The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-05

or d .structfon The General Assembly is hereby
rom any rTciiminary assessment of damages
against any such corporations or individuals maize
ty viewers or otherwise: and the amount of such
damage in all cases of appeal shall, on the de-
mand of either party. be determined by jury
cordin. to the course of the common law.
SEC. 9. Every banking law shall provide for the
registry and counters.gGing by an officer of the
State of all notes or bills designed for circulation,
and that ample security the fsf amount 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 now existing and revocable at the
adoption of this nsitution or any that may here
after be created. wherever in their opinion it may
be injurious to the citizens of this Conmonwealth
in such manner, however, that injustice shall be
done to the corporators- Nolaw hereafter enacted
shall create. renew. or extend the charter of more
than one corporation.
SEC. IL. No corporate body to possess banking
and dscounting privileges shall be created OF or
ganized in pursuance of any law without three
months previous public notice at the place of the
privileges, in such manner shall be prescribed
by law. shall a charter for such privilege be
granted for a longer period than twenty years
SEC. II. ANY association or corporation organ
lied for the purpose any individual, shall have
the right to construct and maintain lines of tee-
graph within this State, and to connect the same
with other lines and the General ssembly shall,
by general law of uniform operation, provide rea-
sonablc regulations to give full effect to this
tiGn. No telegraph company shall consolidate
with or hold controlling interest in the stock or
bonds of any other telegraph company owning
competing line, or acquire, by purchase or other
wise, any other competing line of telegraph.
SIC. l3. The term corporations, as used in this
article shall be construed to include all joint stock
companies or associations having any of the powers
or privileges Of corporations not possessed by lnd
viduals or partnerships.
ARTICLE XVII
RAILROADS AND CANALS.
SECTION 1. All railroads and canals shall be
public highways, and all railroad and canal COM
panfes shall be common carriers. Any association
corporation organized for the purpose shall have
the right to construct and operate railroad be-
tween anv points within this State and to connect
at the State line with railroads of other States.
Every railroad company shall have the right with
It's road TO lntersect, connect win, or cross any
other railroad and shall receive ana transport eicn
the others passengers. tonnage, and cars, loaded
or empty, without delay or discrimination.
SEC. 2. Every railroad and canal corporation or
ganized in this State shall maintain an office
therein, where transfers of its stock shall be made
and where its books shall be kept for inspection by
any stockhoder 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 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 cor
pOratiOns shall have equal right to have persons
and property transported over railroads and ca
mails, and no undue or unreasonable discrimination
shall be made in charges for or in facilities for
transportation of freight or passengers within the
State, or 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
eeeding 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 communication tickets may be issued at special
rates
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or the lcssees purchasers or managers OF any rail
road or canal corporation. shall consolidate the
stock, properly, or franchises of such corporation
with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises
of, or in any way control any other railroad
parallel or competing llne nor snail any oihcer
OF such railroad or canal corporation act an Off
Ger OF any other railroad or canal corporation own
ing or having the control OF n parallel or com
pcting linz. and the question whether railroads or
canals are parallel or competing lines shall, when
demanded by the party complainant, be decided by
. n Jury as ~ other civil issues.
SEC. >. No Incorporated company doing the bust.
ness OF common carrier shall. directly or indirect
ly, prosecute or engage in mining or manufacturing
articles for transportation its works ner shall
such company, directly or indirectly. engage in
any other business than that of common carriers
or hold or acquire lands, freehold or leasehOd di
rcctly or indirectly, except such shall be necCs
sary for carrying on its business; but any mining
or manufacturing company may carry the products
canal not exceeding fifty miles in length.
SEC. 8. No president, director, officer, agent OF
employee of any railroad or canal company shall
he interested, directly Indirectly, in the furnish
ing ~ material or supplies to such company. or in
the business of trans poration as common carrier
/ of freight or passengers over the works owned
. leased controlled or worked by such company.
for transportation shall be made between transpor
tatton companies and individuals, or in favor o
either, by abatement. drawback. or otherwise. anC
no railroad OF canal company. or any lessee, mana
ger, or employee thereof, shall make any prefer
ences in furnishing cars or motive power.
SEC. S. No railroad. railway or other transporta
tton company shall grant free passes passes at
discount. to any persons except officers or employ
SEC. 9. No street passenger railway shall he con
stTuctcd within the limits Of any city, borough o.
township without the consent Of its local authOri
ties
! SEC. 10. No railroad canal or other transporta
ton company. in existence at the time of the aGop
ton of this article shall have the benefit of any flu
turc legislation by general or special laws, excep
on condition of complete acceptance of all the pro
/ visions of this article.
] SEC. IL. The existing powers and duties of th
Auditor General in regard to railroads. canals an'
other transportation companies. except to thei
accounts, are hereby transferred to the Secretarl
/ of Internal Affairs, who shall have general su
pcrVIsion over them. subject to such regulation
and alterations as shall be provided by law: an,
in addition to the annual reports required t.
be made said Secretary may require special re
ports at any time upon any subject relating to th
business of said companies from any officer or on
GERS thereof
SEC. u The General Assembly shall enforce h,
appropriate legislation the provisions of this ar
ticle.
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