Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-10

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR The AP-
POlNTMENT OF A RAILROAD COM
MISSIONER,
IL is nc, eby enacted BY the General Assem-.
bly ofhs State Of Vermont, as foUoUs:
= l. One person. to be styled the
" railroad commissioner, shall be- annually
appointed by the senate and house Of repre-
sentatives in joint assembly, who shall
hold and execute his office according to the
provisions of this act, till his successor shall
be chosen.
:. 2 The duty of the railroad COM
missioner shall be to examine annually, and
ut such times in each year as shall seem to
him best, the affairs Of each and all of the
railroad corporations Of this State, which
now exist or may be incorporated hereafter
TO inspect the condition Of their roads and
means OF conveyance, for persons and proper
ty to thoroughly examine the records. books,
papers, orders. rules regulations, contracts,
engagements and methods of doing business,
ut said corporations. of all persons who have
been or who are their directors, clerks, su-
| pcrintcndents, and Of any and all persons ac-
ting for said corporations or for their direc-
tors, clerks, superintendcnts or other subor-
dinate officers, also, to inquire into and as
certain as far us practicable, the receipts and
the e,pe,td5turcs, for any Of the purposes for
which such corporations were created or may
be created hereafter, and because Of any pow
"rs with which they may have been, or may
re endowed, or, for and on account Of the
business done or erraged 10 be dorc by or for
any and all the railroad corporations alurc-
said, either senaratcly or in any manner AS
''r'utel together, by any or ali of said corpo-
ntiun-, by any or all Of their stockholders
dir""' 'r-. clerks, >npcriu,cndcnt', or by any
.,.., --.r.t.,- l., ,.l- ,rau,nr rmulor. ! -. -,
f,. au, nr All of a,d rorporutions. citLcr
separated, o.. iu any manner a.sociotcl IT,
. either. also. IN like iuaurcr, thorough, to
. examine into the records. books pupcrs. Or-
dq.s. ,iil.. Yo.Illltiuns. contracts cnc,u,n-
l,rut> and u,ni,, of loiu5 busi,,css of ala ,..r
+ ,.ns WHO have breu or WHO are trustees or
rr.tynj.l trustees of or for am, or all bonds
nr n..,i. .ti,u. ~ any mama or dpsi,-n,t;on
yi.,..n.,,,r. or ,,bn bu,. Lcon o- ..r., trnstros
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n,nde tn him and snch otbar Statements as
be n,,,. dn,,, us,f,I
Z Iha .,id rnilr,od cor,,niss;oner
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or ,r.tonin1 ~ atnro.,id ~, c,erts o,,ents
or p,.rsnns i, ,bc;, a,n,'lny ~, nnIsr ,h,'7r d.
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Which oatn the said commissioner is author
lied to administer.
4. /. Every director. stockholder, su.
perintendeut. clerk OF agent "a aforesaid, q
any railroad corporation aforesaid, and ever,
trustee, real or pretended az aforesaid, OF o,
for any or all lunls or on6surion-, or fol
any n ali bon ln,llel,, nlpr.cA. ... u ytacI
creditors Of anv rulro,d clrlnrlt;,u a.pre
sand, and cycrv olrrk, servant Dragon, o