Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15
management of mixed trains during

management OF mixed trains during
the same time.
Tgenty'sixth. All other expenses
incurred In the running aud manage.
ment of the road during the same
time, including tho salaries Of officers,
which shall DO reported separately.
Twenty seventh. The amount *
pended for repairs of Rood and main.
tenance Of way, including repairs and
renewal of bridges and renewal Of iron.
Twenty .elgth. The amount ex-
pended for improvements and whether
the same are estimated as q part Of
the expense of operating or repairing
the road and il either, whichl
Twenty ninth. The amount expend.
cd for motive power aud cars.
Thirtieth. The amount expended
for station house buildings and fix.
lures.
Thirty. first, All other expenses for
the maintenance of way.
Thirty. second. All other expendi.
lures either for management of road
maintenance of way, motive powers
and cars or for other purposes.
Thirty.third. The rate of fare for
passengers for each month, during the
same time, through and way passen-
gers separately.
Thirty-fourth. The tariff Of freights,
showing each change of tariff during
the same time.
Thirty. fifth. A copy of each pub.
llshed rate of fare for passengers and
tariff OF freight In force or Issued for
the government of Its agents during
the anne time.
Thirty.sixth. Whether the rate of
fare and tariff of freights In such pub
lished lists are the same as that
actually received by the company dur
ing the same time, If not what were
received.
Thirty. seventh. What express COM
panies run on Its roads, and on what
terms, and on what conditions the
kind of business done by them, and
whether they take their freights at
the depots or at the Offices of such ex.
press companies.
Thirty. eighth. What freight and
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road, and on what terms.
: Thirty-ninth. Whether such freight
and transportation companies use the
cars Of the railroad or the cars fur
nished by themselves.
Fortieth. Whether the freight or
cars of such companies are given any
preference in speed or order of trans
portation, and if 30, In what particu.
lar.
Forty-first. What running arrange.
ments it has with other railroad COM.
pauies, setting forth the contracts for
the m
Additional inquiries.
The said board may make and pro-
pound to such railroad companies' any
additional interrogatories which shall
be answered by such companies In the
same manner as those specified In the
foregoing section.
SEC. Ii, Right to pass on trains.
The said board and their secretaries
shall have tho right Of passing, In the
performance of their duties concern.
Ing railroads, on all railroads and rail
road trains In this state.
SEC. IA The board shall have power
to bring actions against railroad cor
porations In the name of the state to
enforce the statutes fixing maximum
passenger and freight charger, and to
compel them to deal fairly and Justly
with the people, and in performing
this duty, If necessary, it shall call to
Its aid the services of the attorney
general of the state, or any
district attorney, such actions may be
brought In any county within the
state in which such railroad corpora.
tions may have an agent.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the
board to make a full report of Its do
ings at the end of every six months to
the governor of the state, showing
with great particularly the relations
sustained by the railroad corporations
to the people of this state, the defects
discovered In the maximum schedules
Of passenger and freight rates when
reduced to practice as fixed by law,
the changes made In the said seized.
ules to better adapt them to the
several roads, and thirty days prior to
the convening of the legislature of
1885, and each succeeding one, trans
NIT to the governor q full report of
their doings, together with any pro-
posed amendments to the e1lstiDg
laws relating to the regulation of rail-
road corporations.
SEC. 16. 1t shall be the duty of the
board to promptly investigate any
complaints made against any railroad
company by any person aggrieved-
SEC. II. The board shall have pow
err to make such changes in the sched-
ules of passenger and freight charges,
fixed by law, In raising CT lowering
them as shall be absolutely demanded
by justice towards the people and
railroad corporations; Provided, thai
sald board before any rate shall be In
creased, or any classification herein
shall be changed, they shall give a
least thirty (30) days notice by post
Ing the proposed change In some con-
s%picuous place In the freight and pas
senger Offices at all stations where
such change or changes are to b,
made, and such notice shall specif!
distinctly the changes in rates o
classification of freight or passenger
tariff which is sought to be made, ant
the date when the same shall TAX
effect.
SEC 10. /. shall be the duty Of tn
, board to have compiled and printed
500 copies Of all laws and suprem
court decisions pertaining to railroad
: in this state for the use of future legis
latures; and 1t shall be their furthe
duty to procure and keep on file Ger
, tilted copies Of the schedule of rates ant