Whenever any coal shall be brought into this state by any carrier where the point of shipment is outside of the state, the same shall be weighed by the carrier at the nearest track scales within the state to the state line; and after being so weighed, as to its further carriage all of the provisions of this article, shall apply thereto in the same manner as if the shipment originated within this state.
R.L. 1910, § 853.