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 THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS ACT mon carrier to permit or allow another to use its tracks or terminal facilities. 13. That no common carrier shall charge more for the transportation of passengers or of a like kind of property under sub stantially similar circumstances and condi tions for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line in the same direction. Upon application, the Commission may, however, authorize a common carrier to charge less for longer than for shorter dis tances in special cases, but the order must specify and prescribe the extent to which the common carrier is relieved from this prohibition. 13. That every common carrier engaged in the transportation of freight shall upon reasonable notice furnish to all persons and corporations applying and offering freight for transportation sufficient and suitable cars. Moreover, every railroad and street railroad corporation is required to have sufficient cars and motive power to meet all requirements fdr the transportation of pas sengers and property which may reason ably be anticipated unless relieved there from by order of the Commission. In case at any particular time there are not suffi cient cars to meet all requirements, all cars available shall be distributed among the several applicants without discrimination between shippers, localities or competitive or non-competitive points, but preference may always be given to the shipment of livestock or perishable property. In addition, the Commission is given power to make reasonable regulations for the furnishing and distribution of freight cars to shippers, for the switching, loading and unloading thereof, for demurrage charges and for the weighing of cars and freight. 14. That every common carrier, railroad and street railroad corporation shall upon demand issue either a receipt or bill of lading for all property delivered to it for transportation. No contract, stipulation or clause therein shall exempt or be held to exempt any such corporation from any

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liability for loss or injury caused by it to freight or property from the time of its delivery for transportation until it shall have been received at its destination and a reasonable time has elapsed after notice to permit its removal. 15. A penalty of $5000 for each offense or each day's continuance is imposed for viola tion of the provisions of the act or orders of the commissioners by a common carrier. Moreover, every officer and agent of any such common carrier or corporation who shall violate or who procures, aids or abets any violation by any such common carrier or corporation or any provision of the act or of an order of the Commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 16. That no common carrier or railroad corporation shall enter into any combina tion, contract or understanding, written or oral, to prevent by any arrangement or under standing or by any other means or device by which the carriage of freight and prop erty shall be prevented from being continu ous from the place of shipment to the place of destination, and no breakage of bulk, stoppage or interruption of carriage made by any common carrier shall prevent the carriage of such property from being treated as one continuous carriage; nor shall any breakage of bulk, stoppage or interruption of carriage be made or permitted by any common carrier except to be done in good faith for a necessary purpose without inten tion to avoid or unnecessarily interrupt or delay a continuous carriage, or to evade any of the provisions of law or order of the Commission. 17. A smaller penaltyjis imposed for viola tion by other corporations than carriers. Every person, who, either individually or acting as an officer or agent of such a cor poration, shall violate any provision of the law or an order shall be guilty of a mis demeanor. The act specifically provides that as to .forfeiture and penalty, the act of any direc tor, officer or other person acting for or