, 1873-11-01
RAILROADS IN PENNSYL vANfA,

RAILROADS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Ponnsylvnntn Railroad Article ns
It Finally Passed tho Pennsy1vnnin
Constitutional Convention, and In
Which Form 1t Will Isc Submitted to
tho People us a Separate Article.
or RAILROADS AND oANALs.
SECTION !. All railroads and canals shall bo
public highways, and all railroad and canal COM
panicB Bhall be common carriora. Any assocla-
tion or corporation organized for The purpose
shall hayo the right to Construct and operate a
railroad between any points within this State
other States. Every railroad compnny shall
have tho right with its road to intersect, connect
with, or croBs any other railroad, and shall re-
ceive and transport each othor's passengers,
tonnage, tor hnd osrs, loaded or empty, without de-
SEQ. a. Eyory railroad and canal corporation
organized in this State shall maintain an ofiica
therein, whore transiers Of Its stock shall bo
spcotlon by any atookholdor or creditor Of such
corporation, In which shall be recorded tho
amount OF capital stock subscribed or paid In,
and by whom; the names Of the owners Of ita
tlvely.; tho transfera OF said stock and tho namca
and places OF residence OF its offlcors.
sEo. 3. The power to tax corporations md cor
porato property shall not be surrendered or sus.
pended By any contract or grant to which the
State shall DO pnrty.
SEC. 4. All individuals, associations, and cor.
porattons shall havo equal right to hayo persons
and property transported over railroads and can
air, and no undue or unreasonable discrimination
shall bo made in chargoa for or in facilities for
transportation Of freight, or passengers within.
tho State, Or coming from, Or going to any
other State, Persons and property transported
over any railroad shall be delivered to any sta
tion at chargoH not exceeding tho charges for
transportation Of persons and property Of tho
game clans in the same direction to any moro
distant station. But excursion and commuta-
tion tickets may be issued Ut special rates
SEQ. 3. No railroad, canal, or other corpora
tion, Bhal consolidate The stock, properly, or
franchises Of such corporation with, nor lease,
purchase or In any way control any other rail-
road OF canal corporation owning or having un-
dor it's control parallel or competing liue; nor
shall any officer OF such railroad or canal corpor-
/ alton act as IN officer Of any other railroad or
canal corporation owing or having the control
of ? parallel or competing line; and tho
qeation whether railroads or canals nre parallel
or competing lines shall, when demanded by tho
party complainant, bo decided BY jury rs in
other civil issues.
sgo. 6. No incorporated company doing, the
busineas Of q common carrier shall, directly OF
indirectly, prosecute orongago in mining or manu-
featuring articles for transportation over tB works.
nor shall such company directly Or Indirectly ,en
gage in any other business than TINT Of common
carriers, or hold or acquire lands. freehold OF
loaseho1d, directly or indirectly, except such aa
shall DO necessary for carrying on its business
but any mining or manufacturing company may
carry the products of itB minoB and manufacto.
ries on its railroads and canals not exceeding sc
miles In length.
SEQ. I. No President, Director, officer agent
or employe Of any railroad or canal company
ahall bo Interested directly or indirectly IN tha
furnishing Of material or supplies, or in the bug
neas or transportation as q common carrier OF
freight or passengers over the works owned,
leased, controlled, or worked by such company.
sEo. 8. No discrimination in charges or faclli.
tics for transportation shall bo made between
favor Of either, by abatement, drawback, or
otherwise; and no railroad or canal company,
nor any loBHee, manager, or employe thereof,
shall make any preference in furnishing cars OF
SEC. Q. No railroad, canal, or othor trana-
portation company shall grant free passes or.
pasaoa OF discount to any porson except oflicera
or employees OF tho company.
SEC. 10, No street passenger railway shall be
constructed within tho limits OF any CITY, bor-
ough, or township without tho couaont Of it's
local authorities.
SEC. II. No railroad, canal, or other trans
tho adoption Of this ARTICLE Bhall have tho bone-
at OF any future legislation by general or spooial
laws, except on condition Of complete acceptance
Of all tho provisions Of this article.
HEO u. The existing powers and duties Of tho
Auditor General in regard to railroads. canals.
and other transportation companies, except as to
tholr accounts, are hereby transferred to tho
Secretary Of Internal Affairs, who shalt havo 4
Populations and attentions as shall DO provided
by law and In addition to the annual reports
now required to be made, said Secretary may ro-
quire special reports at any timo upon my sub
toct relating to tho business OF sail companies
from any ohicer officers thereof.
SEQ. IS. Tho General Assembly shall enforce
BY appropriate legislation tho provisions OF this
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