Chase v. . New York Central Railroad Company

The defendant was only allowed, by law, to exact and receive two cents a mile for the fare of a passenger, except as modified by the act of 1857, chapter 228, by which it is declared that if any person shall, at any station where a ticket office is established and open, enter the cars of the said company, as a passenger therein, without having first purchased a ticket for that purpose, it shall be lawful for the said company to demand or receive from such person a sum, not exceeding five cents, in addition to the usual rate of fare for the distance such person may desire to be transported.…