The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-21

shall he Maid or secured before such taking injury
nr Tcsfruction The General assembly s-herebl
Grobibjted from depriving any person o4 an appeal
from any preliminary assessment of damages
,airs1 any such corporations or individ aafs made
bS viewers or otherwise and the amount of such
damages in all cases OF appeal. shall, on the de
mand of either party, be determined by iurs &C
SEC. g. Every banking law shall provide for the
state of all notes bills designed circulation
and that ample security to the ful amount thereof
shall be deposited with the Auditor General fol
the redemption of such notes or bills
SEC 10. The General Assembly shall have the
power to alter revoke. or annul any charter of in
corporation now existing, and revoeable at the
adoption of this constitution, any that may here
after be created, whenever in their opinion 1t may
be injurious to the citizens OF this Commonwealth
in such manner however, that no injustice shall be
done to the corporatOrs. Nolaw hereafter enacted
shall create, renew, extend the charter OF more
than one corporation.
SEC IL. No corporate body to possess banking
and discounting privileges shall be created or or
ganized in pursuance of any law without three
months previous public notice at the place of the
intended location. of the intention to apply FOR such
privileges. in such manner shall be prescribed
by law. nor shall charter for such privilege be
granted for a longer period than twenty years
SEC. u. ANY association or corporation organ
lied for the purpose, any individual shall have
graph within this State, and to connect the same
with other lines and the General Assembly shall
by general law of uniform operation, provide rea
sonlbIe regulations to give full effect to this see
tion. No telegraph company shall consolidate
with or hold controlling Interest in the stock OIL
bonds of any other telegraph company owning a
competing line, or acquire, by purchase or other
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 power;
or privileges OF corporations not possessed by nd
vIduals or partnerships.
ARTICLE XVII
RAILROADS AND CANALS.
SECTION l. An railroads and canals shall be
public highways, and all railroad and canal com
panies shall be common carriers. Any association
or corporation organized for the purpose shall nave
the right to construct and operate Il railroad be
fNxap moi
at the State line with railroads OF other states
Every railroad company shall have the right with
its road to intcrscct. connect with, or cross any
other railroad and shall receive and transport each
the others passengers. tonnage, and ears, loaded
or empty. without delay or discrimination.
SEC = Every railroad and canal corporation or
ganized in this State shall maintain an Office
therein. where transfers OF It's stock shall be made
and where its books shall be kept for inspection by
any stakeholder creditor of such corporation in
which shall be recorded the amount of capital
stock subscribed paid in. and by whom, the
names of the owners OF It's stock and the amount,
stock and the names anu places OF residence OF its
officers.
SEC g. All individuals. associations, and cor
porations shall have equal right TO have persons
and property transported over railroads and ca
nails ana no@undue unreasonable dtscrInl ina tlon
shall be made in charges for or in facilities for
transportation of freight passengers within the
State coming from or going TO any other State
Persons and property transported 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 direc
tion 80 any more distant station; but excursion
and Communication tickets may be issued at special
SEc J. No railroad, canal, or other corporation,
OF the lessees purchasers, or managers OF any ran
road OF canal corporation snail consolidate the
stock, propersy, franchises of such corporation
with. or lease purchase the works OF franchises
Of or in any way control any other railroad or ca
nal corporation owning or having under its control
parallel or competing line, nor shall any officer
OF such railroad or canal corporation act as an ON
Ger of any other railroad canal corporation own
ing or having the control of parallel or com
peting line, and the question whether railroads OF
canals are parallel or competing lines shall, when
demanded by the party complainant, be decided by
a Jury : in other civil issues.
SEC. 5. No Incorporated company doing the bus
ness of common carrier shall. directly Indirect
Iv prosecute or en- gage in mining or acturing
such company. directly or indirectly. engage in
any other business than that of common carriers
or hold or acquire lands freehold or Ieasehold di
rectly or Indirectly, except such as shall be neces
sary for carrying on its business: but any mining
of its mines anu manufactures its railroad or
canal not exceeding ffty miles in length.
SEC. g. No president. director, ne3c-T. agent OE
empIoy-ee -. ,ay r;,IIrcaG or canal company shall
Interested directly Indirectly. in the furnish
the business of transportation common carrier
of freight or passengers over the works owned,
leased. controlled or worked by ~uch company.
SEC. 7. No discrimination in charges or facilities
for transportation shall he made between transpor-
tation companies and individuals, in favor OF
either, by abatement, drawback. or otherwise, and
railroad or canal company. or any lessee. mana
ger employee thereof. shall make any prefer
ences IN furnishing cars or motive power
EtSEC. 8. No railroad, railway other trGnsporta
ton company shall grant free passes or passes AT q
discount, TO any persons except officers or employ
of the company.
SEC. q. No street passenger railway shall he con-
structed within the limits OF any city, borough OF
township without the consent Of its local authOri
ties.
SEC. 10. No railroad, canal other t-ansporta-
tOn company. in existence 1T the time of the adOP
ton of this article. shall have the benefit of any fu
ture legislation by general or special laws except
condition of complete acceptance of all the pro
visions Of this article.
SEC. IL. The existing powers and duties of the
Auditor General in regard torailroads, canals and
other transportation companies. except to their
accounts, are hereby transferred to the Secretary
of Internal Affairs who shall have a general su-
pervison ever them, subject TO such regulations
and alterations shall be provided by law and
in addition to the annual reports now required to
be made, said Secretary may require special re-
ports at any time upon any subject relating to the
business OF said companies from any officer or Off
GERS thereof.
SEC. r. The General Assembly shall enforce by
appropriate legislation the provisions of this ar
ticle.
ARTICLE XVIII.
FUTURE AMENDMENTS.