Georgia § 46-8-23 - Prescription and enforcement by commission of rules, regulations, and orders as to receipt, transportation, and delivery of freight by railroads.
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§ 46-8-23. Prescription and enforcement by commission of rules, regulations, and orders as to receipt, transportation, and delivery of freight by railroads.
The commission is vested with full power and authority to make, prescribe, and enforce all such reasonable rules, regulations, and orders as may be necessary to compel and require the several railroad companies in this state to receive, receipt for, forward, and deliver promptly to destination all freight of every character which may be tendered or received by them for transportation. In addition, the commission shall have full power and authority to make, prescribe, and enforce such reasonable rules, regulations, and orders as may be necessary to compel and require prompt delivery to the consignee of all freights on arrival at destination. (Ga. L. 1905, p. 120, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2634; Code 1933, § 93-302.)
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