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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-9-54. Making and retaining freight-storage charges in accordance with rates fixed by commission.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-9-54. Making and retaining freight-storage charges in accordance with rates fixed by commission.

No railroad company shall make or retain, either directly or indirectly, any charge for storage of freight greater than that fixed by the commission for each particular storage.

## History

Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 149, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 2208; Civil Code 1910, § 2651; Code 1933, § 93-404.

## Cross References

Authority of General Assembly regarding regulation of public utility rates, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. V.

Prohibition against rebates, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. V.