Tennessee § 65-18-108 - Charge for transportation.
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§ 65-18-108. Charge for transportation.
The charge for transportation shall be not exceeding eight cents (8¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) on heavy articles, and three cents (3¢) per cubic foot on articles of measurement, per mile, and at the same rate for each fraction of a mile, and not exceeding fifty cents (50¢) per mile for each passenger, and at the same rate for each fraction of a mile, with power to make special contracts with shippers and passengers on their roads in regard to rates of freight, and so as not to exceed the amounts herein designated. Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2249; Code 1932, § 3967; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1808.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-18-108 ("Charge for transportation.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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