Litchfield enquirer., 1877-07-05
House Bill No. 217.1

sS CHAPTER CXLIV. ..-l n .f 'E
 An Act concerning the Board of Railroad v ~NFz Commissioners. srs Beit enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 SECTION l The Governor shall annual ly,l within sixty days after the or ganization of the General Assembly. nominate, and with the advice and consent of the Senate. shall appoint one railroad commissioner, who shall hold and after the next succeeding first day of July. The Senate shall act on all nomi- nations of the Governor within ten days after they are made. If the Governor shall fail to nominate within sixty days
 from the organization of the General As sembly, some person for railroad commis- sioner, who shall be confirmed by the Senate, the General Assembly shall fill the vacancy which will arise during the yeay. n-e a~s-1 -a- .gE-~z- s.-s-y~a~
 Sec. 2. One of the railroad commission
 CTS shall be lawyer in good standing in his profession, and of at least ten years practice. One of said railroad commis. sioners, as hereafter appointed, shall be
 8 capable and experienced civil engineer
 of at least ten years practice in his said business as civil engineer; and the other of,said railroad commissioners as hereafs ter appointed, shaif be good practical business man, and they shall be and con- stitute The Board of Railroad Commis- sioners.
 Sec. 8. Ifany vacancy occurs in said Board of Railroad Commissioners at a time when the General Assembly is not in
 session, the Governor shah aappolnt a Railroad Commissioner to fill such vacafl- | cy until the rising of the next session of
 the General Assembly; and all other va
 cancies shall be filed for the remainder I of their respective terms in the manner provided by section one of this act; and l no stockholder or agent of any railroad
 company shall be Commissioner. ] Sec. 4. The board shall appoint clerk l and f1age an offioe in HartfoFd where it's l records slraH be preserved, which shall be. kept open during the usual business hours. If the Comptroller does not fur | nish said board a proper office, it may fivehuudfed dollars. ssfsusE a'-Essss asa -s - | Sec. 5 The Railroad Commissioners 1 shall keep record of all communications
 Addressed to them officially, of all their l official acts and proceedings, and of all factsslearned in relation to any casualty.
 with the names of the persons from whom | they were derived or by whom they may
 be proved; may employ experts or other agents when necessary, and shall have the
 powers and be subject to the duties spec
 flied Tn chapter two, part nine of title
 seventeen of the General StatutessL
 Sec. 6. The office expenses and salaries of theIboard shall be paid quarterly from the treasury and in Julv m each year tha 1 whole amount so paid during the year
 ending the fourth day of July, shail be
 apportioned by the Comptroller among
 the several railroad companies in propor- ton to the length of the main track or
 tracks of their respective railroads in this State, and each company. and the trus. tees, assignees, lessees or other parties operating any such railroad. shall pay the treasurer their proportion of such | Sec. I. All acts and parts of acts in consistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, March 23, 1s77.