SECTION 245

Railroad companies not to give rebates or bonuses in nature thereof; deceiving or misleading public as to rates.

No railroad company shall give or pay any rebate, or a bonus in the nature thereof, directly or indirectly, or do any act to mislead or deceive the public as to the real rates charged or received for freights or passage; and any such payments shall be illegal and void, and these prohibitions shall be enforced by suitable penalties.