Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12
ARTICLE XVI

Sec. l. All lexisting charters, or grants special
or exclusive privileges, under which bona fide or
Ennitntion shall not have taken place and business
: been commenced in flood faith ut tho time of tho
adoption of this constitution, shall thereafter have
Soc. q. The general assembly shall not remit the
forfeiture o the charter OF any corporation now
isting, OF alter amend the samo puss any OF h.
or general special law for the benct Of such cor.
poration except upon the condition that such cor
poration shall thereafter hold its charter subject to
the provisions OF this constitution.
sec 3. The exercise Of the right OF eminent do
main shall never be abridged or so construed asto
prevent the general assembly from taking the
property and franchises OF Incorporated companies
and suhJecting them to public use, tho tame as
the property oil individuals and the exercise of
the police power oithe state shall never be r.
bridgcd or so construed as to permit corporation
to conduct their businessi in such manner as to In
fringe the equal rights oiindivduals the gener-
I alwell being 1.-The elate.
Sec. 4. In all elections for directors or managers
! OF corporation each member or shareholder may
caa The whole number of his votes for candi-
one or distribute Them upon two or more candidates
| ns he may prefer.
Sec. 8. No foreign corporation shall do any busi-
! ness in this stale without having OF more
| known llnces Of business, and an authorized agent
oragenfs In fhe same- upon whom process may be
served.
Sec. Q. Noeorporanon shall engage in any bust
ness ofher Than thai expressly aufhOrizedi u its
chartUr nor shall it fake or hold any real estate ex
cepf such as may be necessary and proper for IFS leg
iHmatc business.
Sec. ] Incorporation shall issue stocks or bonds
except Tor money, labor DONE or money property
aculy received; and all fictitious increase stock
debtedness Of corporations shall not be increased
oXceptin psrsunnee Of general law, nor without
mount in value of fhe stock rsi obiained af meet.
ing 10 he held after sixty days noiee given in pursu
| anec OF law.
| Sec. s. Municipal and ofher corporations aud In
dividuas Invested with the privilege of taking pri-
vafe property for public use, shall make just com
pensaiion for property fnkt n injured OF destroyed
by tho construction or enlargement of their works
Highways or improvements which compensation
shail be paid or secured before such taking injury
/ ia here
prohibited from depriving any person Of M appeal
| from any preliminary assessment Of damages a
/ by viewers or Otherwise; and the amount OF such
damages, In all cases oiappea shall on The demand
| 10 fle course Of The common law.
Sec .. Every banking law shall provide for the
! fcgisiry and countorsigning by an officer Of the
Sfaic OF all nofes or bills designed for circulation
AMI ihGt ample security 10 The full amount theriur
shall be deposited with thc audi ditor general for The
| redemption oisuch notes or bills.
Sec. 10. The general assembly shall have The pow
ertO atcr revoke or aunul auy charter Of iucUT
hon now existing aud revoca6le al fhe adoption of
This constitution or any bRtmay hereafter be GREAT
ell whenever In their opinion ifmay be injurious to
fhe citizens Of this commonwealth, in such manner
however !ai no injustice shall be done 10 The
poraiors No law hereafter enacted shall create re-
new or cxeu1 ihe charter OF more fhnu corpora.
tOn,
Secll No corporate body 10 possess ing aud dis.
counting privileges shall be organized in
pursuance Cfany law wthou! three months previous
public nohce al The place OF the iuie nded location
u
manner as shall be prescribed 10y law nor shall
charter for ouch privilege be grantedlor II longer
period than twenty years.
Sec. H. Any association or corporation organir-
cd for the purpose, or and Individual, shall haze
within t6s STATE sna & maintain al lines OF teie
with other lines; and the General 8sseii,iiy shall
by general law of uniform operation, provide rea.
sonable reguationsto give full effect to this sec.
tiCn. No telegraph company shall consolidate
with or hold n controlling interest in the stock
bonds of any other telegraph company owning
competing line. or acquire, by purchase other
wise, any other competing line Of telegraph.
Sec. 13. The term corporations, rs used in
this article shall be construed to include all Joint
stock companies or associations having any Of the
ed by Individuals or partnerships.
ARTICLE XVII.
RAILROADS AND cASALs.
Section /. All railroads and canals shall be pub
lie highways, and all railroad and canal cOmpan-
les shall be common carriers. Any association or
corporation organized for the purpose shall have
the right to construct and operate railroad be-
tween any points within this state and to connect
at the state line with railroads Of other states
Every railroad company shall have the right with
its road to intersect connect with, or cross any
other railroad and shall receive and transport
each the others passengers tonnage, and load
ed or empty, without delay or discrimination.
sCc :; Livery railroad and canal corporation or
In where tarnsiers of its stock shall be maue and
where its books shall he kept for inspection 10y any
stock holder or creditor of such corporation, In
which shall he recorded the amount Of capital
etock subscribed or paid in, nnd 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 It's
oticers.
Sec. 3. All indy iduals associations and corpor
ations shall have equal right to have persons and
property transported over railroads and canals.
and no undue or unreasonable discrimination shpl ii
be made in charges for in facilities for transpor
tation OF freight or passengers within the state
coming from or going to any other state Per-
sons and property transported over any rs-us eA' |
shall be dfliUhIaAet AN, r&St,ol aIon of persons
and property of the same class In the sane direc,
ton to any more distant ste tion; but excursion ana
fSmE@"'"'''" fSEes '''"s'' may DO '''u'u 'pee'"'
Sec. 4 No railroad canal or other corporation, |
or the essees purchasers, or managers ofuny rail
rond or canal corporation shall consolidate the /
stock, property, or franchises of such corporation
with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises
OF, OF In any way control any other railroad or
nal corporation owning OF having under its control
parallel or competing line, nor shall any officer
olsueh railroad canal corporation act as an ofi.
Ger of any other railroad or canal corporation ow-
ming or having the control Of parallel or coInpc
ting line. and the question whether railroads or
canals are parallel or competing lines shall, when
demanded by the party complainant, be decided
by u jury rs in other civil issucs.
Sec. o. No Incorporated company doing tho
bus lness of common carrier, shall directly in
directly, prosecute or engage in mining or manu-
iacturlnS articles for transportation over its works
nor shall such company, directly or indirectly, en-
gage in any other business than that of common
carriers or hold or acquire lands freehold lease
hold, directly or indirectly, except such as shall
be necessary for carrying on its business; but any
mining or manufacturing company may carry the
products of its mines and manuiactories on its
railroad or canal not exceeding ftly miles in
length.
SEC Q. No president director, officer, agent or
employee iany railroad OF canal company shall
be interested, directly indirectly In the furnish
ing OF material or supplies TO such company, or In
the business OF transportation as a common car
rier of freight OF passengers over the works own
ed, leased, controlled or worked by such company.
Sec !. No Discrimination in charges or facli-
ties Tor transportation shall be made between
transportation companies and individuals or in IA
vor OF either, by abatement, drawback, or other
wise, aud no railroad or canal company, or any les
see, manager, or employee thereof, shall make |
any preferences in furnishing cars or motive pow.
CT.
Sec. s. No railroad, railway OF other transport
alton company shall grant free passes or passes at
discount, TO any persons except officers or en-
ploycCs Of the company
Sec. y No street passenger railway shall be con
strucied within the limits of any city, borough or
toTnEhtp without the consent of its local authuri-
ties.
Sec. 10. No railroad, canal OF other transporta-
ton company, in existence at the time OF the adop-
tiOn OF this article, shall have the benefit any
future legislation by general or special laws eI-
cept ON condition OF complete acceptance OF all the
provisions of this article.
Sac. IL. The existing powers and dut les Of the
Auditor General in regard to railroads, canals,
and other transportation companies, except as TO |
their accounts are hereby transferred to the Secre-
tary of Internal Affairs, who shall have general |
supervision over them subject TO such regulations
and alterations as shall be provided by law; and In
addition to the annual reports required to he !
made, said Secretary may require special reports /
at any time upon any subject relating to the bust
ness Of said companies from any officer or officers
thereof
Sec. II. The General Assembly shall enforce by |
appropriate legislation the provisions Of this arti
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