Nothing in the General Railroad Law shall apply to the carriage, receiving, storing, handling or forwarding of property carried for the United States, or any state thereof, at lower rates of freight and charges than for the general public or to the transportation of articles free or at reduced rates of freight for charitable purposes or to or from public fairs or expositions for exhibition.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1082; 1952 Code Section 58-1082; 1942 Code Section 8298; 1932 Code Section 8298; Civ. C. '22 Section 4845; Civ. C. '12 Section 3169; Civ. C. '02 Section 2087; G. S. 1444; R. S. 1650; 1887 (19) 840.