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Page 351 - Said commissioners shall have the general supervision of all railroads in the state operated by steam...
Page 128 - Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution, and amend the same?"* shall be decided by the electors qualified to vote for members of the...
Page 353 - It shall be the duty of any railroad corporation, when within their power to do so, and upon reasonable notice, to furnish suitable cars to any and all persons who may apply therefor for the transportation of any and all kinds of freight, and to receive and transport such freight with all reasonable dispatch...
Page 346 - ... of either of them, a greater sum than is at the time charged or received for the transportation of the like kind and quantity of freight, from the same original point of departure and under similar circumstances, to a station at a greater distance on the road of either of them in the same direction.
Page 351 - railroad corporation," contained in this act, shall be deemed and taken to mean all corporations, companies, or individuals now owning or operating, or which may hereafter own or operate any railroad, in whole or in part, in this State; and the provisions of this act shall apply to all persons, firms, and companies, and to all associations of persons, whether incorporated or otherwise, that shall do business as common carriers upon any of the lines of railways in this State (street railways excepted)...
Page 351 - No person owning any bonds, stock or property in any railroad company, or who is in the employment of, or who is in any way or manner pecuniarily interested in any railroad corporation, shall be eligible to the office of Railroad Commissioner.
Page 29 - All offenses less than felony, and in which the punishment does not exceed a fine of one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for thirty days, shall be tried summarily before a Justice of the Peace, or other officer authorized by law...
Page 352 - ... thereof ; and shall also from time to time carefully examine and inspect the condition of each railroad in the state, and of its equipment, and the manner of its conduct and management, with reference to the public safety and convenience.
Page 350 - All railroads in this state shall be classified according to the gross amount of their respective annual earnings within the state, per mile, for the preceding year, as follows: Class "A" shall include all railroads whose gross annual earning-!, per mile, shall be four thousand dollars or more.
Page 159 - That for the purpose of speedily executing this resolution the said committee shall have power to send for persons and papers...