The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-12

nv the construction CT enlargement of their works.
highways, er Improvements, which compensation
IaH be paid or secured before sHch taxing mary,
prohibited from depriving ant person of an appeal
n,,aipst any such corporations Individuals made
I bV viewers otherwise: and the amount of such
Id 1f ether n rarty. be ddtermined by fury ae
! cording to the course of Tie common law.
SEC. 9. Every banking law shall provide for the
registry and countcrsisning by an officer of the
State, of nl notes bills designed for circulation,
and that ample security the full thereof
! shall be deposited with the Auditor General for
| the redemption OF such notes or bills.
| SEC. TO- The General Assembly shall have the
power to alter, revoke, annul any charter of in
( corporation existing, and revOcable at the
adoption of this constitution, any that may here
after be created whenever in their opinion may
be injurious to the citizens of this Commonwealth,
in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be
done TO the corporators. NOIaw hereafter enacted
shall create, renew. extend the charter of moro
| than one corporation.
SEC. IL. No corporate body to possess banking
ans discounting privileges shall be created
months previous public notice at the place OF the
intended location of the intention to apply for such
privileges, in such manner as shall be prescribed
by law, shall charter for such privilege be
! granted for longer period than twenty years.
zed for the purpose, any individual, shall have
the right 10 construct and maintain lines of tele-
graph within this state ana 10 eonnect the same
with other lines; and the General Assembly shall,
by general law of uniform operation, provide rea
sonable regulations to give full effect to this sec
tion. No telegraph company shall consolidate
with hold n controlling interest in the stock
bonds of any other telegraph company owning
competing line. or acquire by purchase or other
wise a..y other competing line of telegraph.
SEC. l3. The term corporations, as used IN this
article shall be construed include all joint stock
companies associations having any of the powers
privileges of corporations not possessed by indi
yiduals or partnerships.
ARTICLE XVII.
RAILROADS AND CANALS.
| SECTION !. All railroads and canals shall be
! public highways and all railroad and canal com
I hall bap
corporation organized for the purpose shall have
the right to construct and operate r4roaG az Se
at the State line with railroads of other States.
Every railroad company shall have the right with
other railroad and shall receive and transport each
| or empty. without delay or discrimination
| SEC. 2. Every railroad and canal corporation or
! ganlZed in this State she'll maintain an office
therein where transfers Of its stock shall be made,
and where its books shall be kept for inspection by
any stockhoder or creditor of such corporation, in
which shall be recorded the amount of capital
ste x subscribed or paid in, and by whom, the
names of the owners of its stock and the amounts
owned by them. respectively, the transfers of said
stock, and the names and places of residence of its
SEC. 3. All individuals, associations, and
porations shall have equal right to have persons
and property transported over railroads and ca
nails and no undue or unreasonable discrimination
shall be made in charges for in facilities for
transportation OF freight or passengers WITHIN the
State, coming from or going to any other State.
Persons and property transported over any railroad
shall be delivered at any station at charges not ex
ceeding the charges for transportation of persons
and property OF the same class in the same dircc-
tion to any more distant station: but excursion
and commutation tickets may be issued at special
rates.
SEC. 4. No railroad, canal, other corporation,
the lessees, purchasers. managers of any rail-
road canal corporation, shall consolidate the
stock propeFsy. or franchises OF such corporation
with, or lease purchase the works franchises
of, or in any way control any other railroad
nal corporation owning OF having under its control
parallel or competing line, nor shall any officer
of such railroad canal corporation act Off
of any other railroad or canal corporation own
ing having the control Of a parallel or CON-
peting line and the qutstion whether railroads
canals are parallel or competing lines shall when
demanded by the party complainant, be decided by
jury in other civil issues
SEC; .. No incorporated company doing the bust
ness of common carrier shall. directly indirect
ly, prosecute engage in mining manufacturing
articles for transportation over its works nor shall
such company, directly or indirectly, engage in
any other business than that of common carriers,
OF hold or acquire lands freehold or lease hold di
rcctly Indirectly. except such shall be neces-
sary for carrying on its business; but any mining
or manufacturing company may carry the products
of it's mines and manufactures on It's railroad
canal not exceeding hfty miles in length.
SEC. 6. No president. director. officer. agent,
employee of any railroad or canal company shall
be Interested, directly indirectly I'm the furnish
ing OF material or supplies 10 such company or In
the business OF transportation as common carrier
| of freight passengers over the works owned,
| leased, controlled OF worked by such company.
So. = No discrimination in charges facilities
for transportation shall he made between transpor-
tation companies ana individuals. or N favor OF
either, by abatement, drawback. OF otherwise and
/ ger or employee thereof shall make any prefer
cnccs I'm furnishing cars OF r4notivc power
Ef'. = \ railroad. railway other iTan~pOrta
tl9n company shall grant tree passes passes At
discount To any persons except officers or employ
ees Of the company.
SEC. 8. No street passenger railway shall he
structed within the limits of any city. borough
township without the consent Of ts local authorI-
tics.
SEC. 10. No railroad. canal OF other transporta-
tiUn company in existence at the time of the adOp
o1 of this article shall have the benefit OF any f-
ture legislation by general special laws except
ON condition of complete acceptance of all the pro-
visions of this article.
SEC. IL. The existing powers and dutics of the
Auditor General i'm regard to railroads, canals anl
other transportation companies. except as to their
accounts, are hereby transferred to the Secretary
of Internal Affairs. who shall have general SUI
pervison over them. subject TO such regulations
and alterations as shall be provided by law and
in addition to the annual reports required to
De made, said Secretary may require special re-
ports at any time upon any subject relating the
business OF said companies from any officer Off
thereof
SEC. II. The General Assembly shall enforce by
appropriate Legislation the provisions of this ar
| tice.
ARTICLE XVIII
FUTURE AMENDSENYz.