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Texas Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes - Article 6481. Railroad To Furnish Cars

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Art. 6481. [6678-79] RAILROAD TO FURNISH CARS.  When any 
person, firm or corporation, desiring to ship any freight of any 
kind shall make written application to any superintendent, agent, 
or other person in charge of transportation, to any railway 
company, receiver or trustee operating a line of railway at the 
point the cars are desired upon which to ship any freight, it shall 
be the duty of such railroad company, receiver, trustee, or other 
person in charge thereof, to supply the number of cars so required, 
at the point indicated in the application, within a reasonable time 
thereafter, not to exceed six days from the receipt of such 
application, and shall supply such cars to the persons so applying 
therefor, in the order in which such applications are made, without 
giving preference to any person.  If the application be for twelve 
cars or less, the same shall be furnished in three days;  and 
provided further, that, if the application be for fifty cars or 
more, the railway company may have ten full days in which to supply 
the cars.  Said application for cars shall state the number of cars 
desired, the place at which they are desired, and the time they are 
desired.  The place designated shall be at some station or switch on 
the railroad.

Acts 1887, p. 133;  Acts 1899, p. 67;  Acts 1st C.S. 1913, p. 23.             

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