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23-4-609. Connecting railroad lines under one management.
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23-4-609. Connecting railroad lines under one management.
(a) Where in this state two (2) or more connecting lines of railroad are operated by, or under, one (1) management or company, or where the majority of the stock of each of two (2) or more railroad companies whose tracks connect is owned or controlled, either directly or indirectly, by any one (1) of these companies, the lines of railroad of all these companies, in respect to the application and making of rates within the meaning and intent of §§ 23-4-601, 23-4-602, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101 shall be considered as constituting but one and the same railroad.
(b) Rates for the carriage of freight or passengers over these railroads or any portion of them shall be computed upon a continuous-mileage basis, the same as upon the line of a single railroad company, whether these railroads have separate boards of directors or not.
(c) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall have the power to fix different rates for different lines bearing the relation to each other described in this section whenever it finds such action necessary to do justice.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-609
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23-4-609. Connecting railroad lines under one management.
(a) Where in this state two (2) or more connecting lines of railroad are operated by, or under, one (1) management or company, or where the majority of the stock of each of two (2) or more railroad companies whose tracks connect is owned or controlled, either directly or indirectly, by any one (1) of these companies, the lines of railroad of all these companies, in respect to the application and making of rates within the meaning and intent of §§ 23-4-601, 23-4-602, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101 shall be considered as constituting but one and the same railroad.
(b) Rates for the carriage of freight or passengers over these railroads or any portion of them shall be computed upon a continuous-mileage basis, the same as upon the line of a single railroad company, whether these railroads have separate boards of directors or not.
(c) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall have the power to fix different rates for different lines bearing the relation to each other described in this section whenever it finds such action necessary to do justice.
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23-4-601. Construction of §§ 23-4-602, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101.
Nothing in §§ 23-4-602, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101 shall be so construed as to amend or repeal any act prior to May 28, 1907, in force, nor to curtail or limit the powers and duties of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-601
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-601. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-4-602. Violations of §§ 23-4-601, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101, tariff of charges, or rules of department — Penalties — Recovery.
(a) If any person or corporation operating a railroad or express company in this state or any receiver, trustee, or lessee of any such person or corporation violates any of the provisions of §§ 23-4-601, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101, or aids or abets therein, or violates the tariff of charges as fixed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation or any of the rules regarding railroads or express companies as made by the department and for which there is no other penalty prescribed, then such a person or corporation, receiver, trustee, or lessee shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each violation of §§ 23-4-601, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101 or such tariff of charges or rules and regulations.
(b)(1) The penalty may be recovered by an action to be brought in the name of the State of Arkansas in the county in which such a violation may occur.
(2)(A) The department shall institute actions for the recovery of the penalties prescribed in §§ 23-4-601, 23-4-608 — 23-4-610, 23-4-615, 23-4-706, 23-10-301, and 23-11-101 through the prosecuting attorney of the proper district.
(B) The prosecuting attorney shall be allowed a fee by the court not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected.
(C) If any prosecuting attorney neglects for fifteen (15) days after notice to bring suit, the department may employ some other attorney at law to bring the suit, who shall be allowed a fee therefor to be fixed by the court not to exceed twenty-fiv
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-602
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-602. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-4-608. Penalties for violations of §§ 23-4-606 and 23-4-607 — Actions to recover penalties.
(a) If any person or corporation operating a railroad or express company in this state, or any receiver, trustee, or lessee of any such person or corporation, violates any of the provisions of §§ 23-4-606 and 23-4-607, or aids or abets therein, or violates the tariff of charges as fixed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation or any of the rules regarding railroads or express companies as made by the department, and for which there is no other penalty prescribed in §§ 23-4-606 and 23-4-607, then the person or corporation, receiver, trustee, or lessee shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each violation of §§ 23-4-606 and 23-4-607, or such tariff of charges or rules and regulations.
(b)(1) The penalty may be recovered by an action to be brought in the name of the State of Arkansas in the county in which the violation may occur.
(2)(A) The department shall institute that action and actions for the recovery of the penalties prescribed in §§ 23-4-606 and 23-4-607 through the prosecuting attorney of the proper district.
(B) The prosecuting attorney shall be allowed a fee by the court not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected.
(C) If any prosecuting attorney neglects for fifteen (15) days after notice to bring suit, the department may employ some other attorney at law to bring the suit who shall be allowed a fee therefor to be fixed by the court not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected. In such a case, the prosecuting attorney shall not interfere.
(3) No action for the recovery of penalties shall be dismissed or compromised without the c
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-608
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-608. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-4-610. Railroads — Through-freight rates and regulations.
(a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall have power, and it is its duty, to investigate all through-freight rates and regulations on railroads in Arkansas.
(b)(1) When the through-freight rates and regulations are, in the opinion of the department, excessive or levied in violation of the interstate commerce law or the rules and regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission [abolished], the officials of the railroads are to be notified of the facts and requested to reduce the rates or make the proper correction, as the case may be.
(2) When the rates are not changed or the proper corrections are not made according to the request of the department, the department is to notify the Interstate Commerce Commission [abolished] and to apply to it for relief.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-610
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-610. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.