The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-11-19

roai or canal company shall b. in
terested. directly or Indirectly, in
the furnishing Of material or supplies
to such company, or in the business
Of transportation as common carri-
er OF freight or passengers over the
works owned, LEASED, controlled or
worked by such company.
Sec 7. No discrimination in charges
or facilities for transportation shall
be made between transportation COM
panies and individuals, or in favor of
either, by abatement. draw back or
otherwise, and no railroad or canal
company, or any lessee, manager or
employee thereof. shall make any
/ preferences in furnishing ears or
motive power.
Sec :. No railroad. railway or
other transportation company shall
grant free passes or passes at dis
count, to any persons except officers
or employees of the company.
Sec 8. No street passenger railway
shall be constituted within the lin
its Of any city, or borough or town
ship without the consent Of its local
authorities.
Sec 10. No railroad. canal or 9th
er transportation company, in exist
ence at the time OF the adoption Of
this article, shall have the benefit of
any future legislation by general or
special laws, except on condition of
complete acceptance Of all the pro-
visions Of this article.
Sec IL. The existing powers and
duties Of the auditor general in re-
gard to railroads, canals and other
transportation companies. except as
to their accounts. are hereby trans
f-rred to the secretary Of internal
affairs, who shall have a general sup
eryision over them, subject to such
regulations and alterations as shall
be provided by law; and in addition
to the annual reports now required
10 be made, said secretary may re-
quire special reports at any time up
on any subject relating to the busi-
ness Of said companies from any Of
tictr or officers thereof.
Sec y. The general assembly shall
enforce by appropriate Legislation the
provisions Of this article.
ARTICLE. XVIII.
Future amendments.
Sec !. ANY amendment or amend
meuts to this constitution NAV be
proposed iii the senate or house Of
representatives and if the same shall
he agreed to by a majority Of the
members elected to each house, such
proposed amendment or amendments
shall be entered on their journals,
with the yeas and nays taken thereon
and the secretary Of the common
wealth shall cause the same TO be
published thee months before the
next general election in at least two
newspapers in every county in which
such newspapers shall he published /;
and If. in the general assembly next
afterwards chosen. such proposed
ameniment or amendments shall be
agreed to be majority Of the mem
ltr- elected to each house. the secre-
taTy Of the commonwealth shall cause
the same again to be published in
the manner aforesaid. and such pro
posed amendment or amendments
shall be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the state in such manner.
aud at such time. at Ieastthree months
after being 50 agreed to by the two
houses. as the general assembly shall
prescribe; and if such amendment or
amendments shall be approved by
majority Of those voting thereon.
such amendment or amendments
shall become a part Of the cOnstitu-
ton; but no amendment or amend
ments shall be submitted oftener than
once in five years; when two or more
amendments shall be submitted they
shall be voted upon separately.