Section 62. Sleeping and parlor cars  


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  • Any railroad corporation may contract
      with any person, association or  corporation  for  the  hauling  by  the
      special  or  regular  trains  of  said railroad corporation, the parlor,
      drawing-room or sleeping car or cars  of  such  person,  association  or
      corporation, in which extra accommodations shall be furnished, for which
      said   person,   association  or  corporation  furnishing  such  parlor,
      drawing-room or sleeping car or cars, may charge for  the  carriage  and
      transportation   of   persons   and   property   therein,  a  reasonable
      compensation for such extra accommodation, in addition to the  fare  and
      charges  now  allowed  by  law  for  the  carriage and transportation of
      passengers  and  property  in  the  ordinary  cars  of   said   railroad
      corporation.  But  said  railroad  corporation  so  contracting shall be
      liable in the same way and to the same extent as if the said car or cars
      were owned by it, and shall furnish sufficient  ordinary  cars  for  the
      reasonable accommodation of the traveling public.