The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-11-20

COnSUlJUJlOD, OF any Juhb may Hereuile
be created, whenever in their opinion
may be injurious to the citizens of thi
Commonwealth, in such manner, how
ever, that no injustice shall be done t.
the corporators. No law hereafter en-
acted shall create, renew, or extend tn,
charter of more than one corporation.
SEC IL. NJ corporate body to possess
banking aud discountng privileges shal
be created or organized in pursuance o
any law without three months previous
public notice at the place Of the intended
location, Of the intention to apply fol
such privilege be granted for longer
period than twenty years.
Sto IL. ANY association or corpora
tion organized for the purpose, or any
individual, shall have the right to con
struct and maintain lines Of telegraph
within this State, and to connect the
same with other lines; and the Genera
Assembly shall, by general law Of uni
form operation provide reasonable regu
lations to give full effect to this section.
No telegraph company shall consolidate
with or hold controlling interest in the
stock or bonds of any other telegraph
company owning competing line, oil
Acquire, by puchase or otherwise, any
other competing line Of telegraph.
SEC 13. The term Corporations" /"
as used in this article, shall be construed
to include all joint stock companies or
associations having any of the powers OF
privileges of corporations not possessed
by individuals or partnership.
ARTICLE XVII.
RAILROADS AND CANALS.
SECTION |. All railroads and canals
shall be public highways, aud all rail
road and canal companies shall be CON-
mon carriers. Any association or cor.
poration organized for the purpose shall
have the right to construct aud operate
railroad between any points within this
State and to connect at the State line
with the railroads Of other States
Every railroad company shall have the
right with its road to intersect, connect
with, or cross any other railroad, aud
shall receive and transport each the
others passengers, tonnage, and cars,
loadel or empty, without delay or dis.
elimination.
SEC. 2. Every railroad aud canal cor
poration organized in this State shall
maintain an Office therein, where trans
fers of its stock shall be made, and
where its books shall be kept for inspec
ton by any stockhoider or creditor Of
such corporation, in which shall be re-
corded he amount of capital stock sub.
scribed 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
officers.
SEC.ss3. All individuals, associations
and corporations shall have equal right
to have persons aud property transport
ed over railroads aud canals, and no un.
due or unreasonable discrimination shall
be made in charges for or in iaciitie.
for transportation of freight or passen-
gers within the State, Or coming from
or going to any other State. Persons
and property transported over any rail
road shall he delivered at any station at
charges not exceeding the charges for
transportation OF persons and property Of
the same class in the same direction to
any more distant station but excursion
and commutation tickets may be issued
at special rates.
Sec. 4. No railroad, canal, or o.hei
corporation, or the lessees, purchasers
or managers OF any railroad or canal cor.
poration, shall consolidate the stock,
property, or franchises of such corpora.
ton with, or lease or purchase tie works
or franchises of, or in any way control
any other railroad or canal corporation
owning or having under control paral
lei or competing line, nor shall any off
ces or such railroad or canal corporation
act as an officer Of any other railroad OF
canal corporation owning or having the
control of a parallel or competing line
and the question whether railroads o1
canals are parallel or competing lines
shall, when demanded by the party, y,com
plainant, be decided by jury as il
other civil issues.
Sec. 5. No incorporated company do
ing the business of common carrier
shall, directly or indirectly, prosecute o.
engage in mining or manufacturing ar
ticles for transportation over its works
nor shall such company, directly Or indi
rectly engage in any other business that
that of common carriers, or hold or &C
9uire lands, freehold or leasehold, di
rectly or indirectly, except such as shal
be necessry for carrying on its business
but any mining or manufacturing com
pany may carry the products of its mine
and manufactures Oh its railroad O
canal not exceeding fifty miles in length
Sec. 6. No president, director, off
Ger, agent, or employee Of any railroad
or canal compony shall be interested
directly OIL indirectly, in the furnishin!
of material Or supplies to such company
or in the business of transportation as
common carrier of freight or passenger
over the works owned, leased, controlle
or worked by such company.
SEC. 7. No discrimination in charge
or facilities for transportation shall b
made between transportation companie
and individuals, or in favor Of either, b
abatement, drawback, or otherwise, an