The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-22

diyiduals or forieitures by the state against
apy railroad company, shall remain unai-
fected by the provisions of this act
Sec. I. The report of the commission 10
the governor shall state particularly the
character of each complaint made 10 them
OF violations OF law by railroad COMPANIES,
with their conclusion and action thereon,
and in each case, when the truth OF the
complaint is established in the opinion oil
the commission, they shall state the haints
and residences of the witnesses who have
established II.
Sec, s. Said commission shall report, also,
to the governor, on OF before the first day oil
December next preceding session OF the
legislature, the result oftheir inquiries under
this act, and a like report shall be made TO
the attorney general. A like report shall
be made, at or before the assembling OF the
legislature at any called session, with spe-
ciic recommendations for the enactment oil
laws, to correct any abuses they may dis
cover, ana Us far as practicable to enable the
legislature TO fix rates OF freight and passen-
ger travel, which will be just, alike to rail-
roads and the people.
Sec. o. There Is also hereby created the
Office OF state engineer, the incumbent Of
which shall be an experienced civil engin-
eer, to be appointed by the governor, with
the advice and consent OF the senate, If APP
pointed during a session Of The legislature,
whose term of office, official oath and sal
airy shall be the same that is herein pre-
scribed for railroad commissioner.
Sec. 10. The state engineer shall
perform such duties and be in
vested with such powers as are now or may
be prescribed by such a law, and he shall at
least once every four months make II per-
Il -
bridges ana culverts in this state, and make
after each inspection written report 20 the
governor upon the condition in which he
iinds the same, and whether the railroad
companies having railroads in this state are
observing the laws enacted for their main
tenance ana construction; whether the road
beds, bridges and culveris are constructed
and maintained in q manner making them
safe for the travelling and business public;
whether the companies moved promptly,
as required by law, passengers aud freight;
whether proper connections are established
at points of intersection, and he
shall also report any and every violation of
law for the government of said properties
which shall come to his knowledge. When
ever he shall find that any portion of the
road-bed, track, bridges or culverts of any
railroad in this state IL in such condition as
to make IL unsafe for the transit of passen-
gers or freight, he shall ut once give written
notice TO the superintendent If he can read
lily be connected with, and ii not, then to
any officer at the principal Office of said
road In Texas, describing such defect, and
if the same is not repaired in reasonable
time, to be prescribed by the engineer in
his notice, he shall at once report the fact
to the governor, and make publication
thereof in Il newspaper published on the
line or at either terminus in Texas, of
said road, as long as said defect remains;
the cost of said publication shall be paid on
the certificate of the engineer.
Sec. II. The state engineer shall, on the
first day of January of each year, and on or
before the meeting OF helegislature at each
called session, make in writing a report to
the governor, and also To the attOrney-gen-
eral, fall the matters pertaining to the du-
ties of his Office, and especially the result
of his inspection Of each railroad, and when
ever required by the governor, shall make
special inspection or report concerning
any railroad,
Sec. II. Each commissioner ana the state
engineer shall be entitled to receive 3 cents
per mile tor each mile travelled on any rail-
road in discharge of his official duties on his
written statement filed with the comptroller
of public accounts as to the distance trav-
clSu, bhNb ho iiSp tiohobVithtiph
was furnished by II railroad TO him, but,
should o railroad furnish free transporta.
ton, the same may be received in the name
of the state.
Sec. ID. Whenever the railroad commits
sion shall deem it for the public interest
that an examination into alleged violations
of law by any railroad co npany should DO
made at any locality in this state, other
than ut the state capital, they may proct ed
TO said place and there make their investi-
Z atoms, after first notifying the governor of
the time VI their departure and ths place
where they may be communicated with.
Sec. II. For the purpose
of enabling the railroad commission
hereby created, to perform the duties re-
CURED of them and for their salaries and
that of the r secretary, the sum Of thirty
dollars, is hereby appropriated,
and one thousand dollars for book, station
cry, office furniture and contingent ex-
penses. For the state engineers salary,
books stationery, office furniture and trav-
cling expenses, the sum of ten thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated, and five
hundred dollars for contingent expenses.
Sec. 10. When, from death, resignation,
or other cause, a vacancy shall occur in an
office created by this act, tho same shall be
filed by the appointment Of successor by
The governor, who may at any time remove
from office u railroad commissioner or state
engineer