The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-04
TINE RAILROAD COMMISSION Law.



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administrators. and sgfsdnt ,sbe's ~ oil thcn
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tsilrsAf Company, W sho 70 Ia ihs employment
~ ~ -bo !. In az, -s, os mAaHst f~cunl.rtis
interested in sns rsiiNssi ccrl.tsth,a, shAl ts
eligible IA tho once ~ ksiltuAi tsninissinSsf
SAIL toumts>ionsr. shall ~ 2~asia--i el~s .,rs
~ the state The Commissioners shall. Is
NEARLY as prscticstle, t~ sel~sisi, oos frsa the
tastrra, ooe frosn the ,entrsi, aud onv frvsn
the Western = ttions ~ IN. state
81, 4 sAia commissioner shsll have the
general supefvpeioa ~ ell the rsilnAis Ia the
state operated y, steam. aud shall inquire ietS
an' neglect 90 VI ,lathin ~ the la~s ~ this STATE
h, any taiirned c,rtpratinn ipiue tusnc.s
therein, or b, the ofhrct. sxrnt. ~ eaplo,-s
tb-rNi, and shall sl~N fran time a. ume, care
fully examine sni INSPECT the conditioo ~ csch
raiirusi In the state, and ~ IT. ,quirnent ssi
the manner ~ u. cnndact aud management.
9th rrfcrrnrr a. tn. puhlis ssfct, aud cssn,r
nicnc~ aud fnt the purts@. ~ -cping tho
several railroad ,stm psnies advised 80 Ia the
ssfrit ~ their httigrs. shall makU . semi al
nusI ctamlustion of the same, aud rrtsoFt thcir
condition o. the said crnpanic. Aud II sny
bridge shall lie deemed unssf. d, the t'tnnis
.i1ncrs, the, shall notify tho rsilr,si o~,snIsn,
immediately, aud u shall To- the iut, ~ said
t%silrnai COMPANY ~ trpaii aud pat IN g'-Ni
nric', within tea iavs after r~rciNing .shi NJ
tee, said hr,Ae-, and In dcfaul, ,hrrcuf said
commissioners arr hereby authorized snd en-
pow cred Ia stop and prevent said rs,lrosi fr'm
running ~ psssiog IL trains over said b. tigc
white la It, unsafe condition.. Whenever in the
Judgment 10 the kAilr.ad Commissioner, "
shall apI-ar that any rsiiroad cooperation falls
Ia any respect or particular t. comply With tho
! terms ~ iis charter, nv the lave ~ tho state,
or ~h-nrscr Ia their judgment any repsirs arr
ncccssary upon its rad, ~ any addition Ia is
rolling .tock, W any addition a. ~ change ~
its stations ~ station bvis-s, or an, change IN
It's rates ~ fare Tor transporting fr-igh, ~ pas
s"ng-rs, or al, change Ia the moie ~ opera
ting it, roai aud conducting its bu.iacss, IL
reasonable and ~SIedient In order Ia pfum",.
the security, convenicnce and accommodation
~ the public. said Railroad commissioner
shall ioforn such railroad cooperation ~ the
Improvements aud changes Which they sdjudgc
~ he proper by = notice thereof In writing Ia
le served by leaving . copy th~reof. certified
hs the commissioners clerk, With any station
corporation. and . report 81 the Isoereiipgs
shall b~ included Ia the annual rvpoVt ~ the
Commissioners "a the Legislature, Nothing IN
this section shall ,~ construed - rriir wing any
railroad oompsSy from their psrseat respoo.i
bili'y or liability for damage ~ p-rso., or prop
srty,
sEc 4. The said Rail road Coamlsslousrs .hali
on o. 10 ore ths nrpt Monday In D~nemher IN
each year make . report to the Governor ~
their doings fur The preceding year, coatAininA
such facts. s,stements and explanations q. ~iil
d,aclo~e the working VI The aystem u railroad
transportation In a,h stAis. aud itA relation Ia
The general business aud prosperity of the ell.
,ens ~ the State, and such sukse.tIons and
recommendations In respect thrrrto as may Ia
them sesm appropriate. Said report shsll also
business IN this State
First The amount ~ It's capital si1rk.
Ss""d. The amount Of its preferred stock.
II any. aud the condition 81 lie pr-fcfm-nt.
Third The amour, 81 It's funded debt aud
the rate % interest.
Fourth. The amount of its nostiur debt.
FlTh. The cost, aud actual present each val
ne ~ its roai and equipment. inciudlng parma
manent ~, buildingS and rolling stock, all
real estate used exclusively Ia operating III.
rad. snd all fixtures and conyenIsnce. for
trsnssciing IT, business.
sam The estimated valu. ~ ell other prop.
rrty Owned by such corporation. with Q srhri
ale Of the same. not Including lands granted In
AID Of its construction.
S3~~M. III. numt~r ~ acres originally
granted In aid ~ construction cf IL road by thu
United stst~s ~ by this state.
E,ghm Number Of scres VI such Land r..
maining unsold.
N,nk. A list u ia ofncsrs aud d,rrc,ot.
With their Respective pisces u rrsid-nr-.
Tnsh. Such statistics ~ the rned. snA ~ its
transportation business for the year. - NAV In
the Judgment of the commissioner hs nec~s.
nary and proper for the information ~ the Gen.
eral Assembly. ~ q may b. required by m.
Governor. boch report shat! exhfbtt and rvfss
"a the ~,odttion VI such corpprstiOu on the lst
day u July each year. and the d~tAils 81 is
Ganspossston b.sln.ss transacted durtax tbs
E1~~~n. The average amount ri tonnage
that can ~ rsrrfed over earh road IN the stat-
With On engine of givea poser.
30. B. To enable aid commissioner u
make such : refort. ID. pr-.,d.n, o. manager
The btsts shall annually make n ssid c0ssrnis.
s'oners. on The l5h day 0f the uooth of Hrp.
tsmter, such rstorns, nths form which they prs-
scribs, - vii sf3ord the information required
fos their aaid ofhctAl report: such v~tusus shall
b~ vrrieei by the oath oS the ofncsr msLios
them ssd any railroad corporation shase ~
turn shall not be made ~ herein psescnlred by
the 18th dsy of nsptesubes, shall be iisbie ~ !
penaity q o.,s huSdr.d dollass fSs sach and