Commonwealth v. Illinois Central Railroad

*746Opinion of the Court by

Judge Nunn

Affirming.

The Illinois Central Railroad Company was indicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court for the offense, “of unlawfully and wilfully charging an adult in excess of 2yz ■cents per mile for the carriage of such,” as a passenger. This was alleged to be in violation of Chapter 68 of the Acts of the 1914 session of the General Assembly. To this indictment the lower court sustained a demurrer and the Commonwealth appeals.

So much of the chapter as is necessary to illustrate the issue is as follows:

“Chapter 68.

“An Act to establish and regulate the maxium rate of…