The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-03-08
AN ACT.
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An ACT.
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Be IL enacted By the Legislature ofdac
State Of Kansas:
SECTION I. No railroad company
shall charge or receivea rate In oxco1s
Of three cents per mile for the f1a1e
portation Of any pssseoger Who y over
twelve years Of age upon any railroad
In this Stale, nor In e1csss Of half that
sum per mile for the transportation Of
any passenger Of chs age Of twelve
years or under. Each passenger over
twelve years Of aGe. paying fare, shall
be entitled to have transported, with
out any additional charge. baggage not
exceeding one hundred pounds In,
weight, snd pach paasepger Of twelve
years Of age or under, paying fare, shall
BE- sotjtled IN have transported, With.
out additional charge. baggage not ex.
ceeding fifty pounds In weight.
SEc. =. The executive council shall,
before the first day Of April next elect
three competent persons, who shall
constitute boari Of railroad commits
siOners. and who shall hold their Of
fees from the hale Of their respective
elections for he tDrun 81 one. two and
three years from the first day Of April
next. The executive council shall. i'm
like manner, before the hrst day of
April In each year thereafter, elect
commissioner, TO continue in ofiice for
the term Of three years from said date,
aud In case any vacancy occurs 10 satd
board, by resignation or Otherwise,
shall In the same manner elect com.
missioner To serve for the residue of
the term. The executive council may,
nj any time remove such commission
ers, or any Of them, and elect others to
I'LL the vacancy and all votes east by
each member Of the executive council
for the election Of any persOn 10 the
Office Of railroad commissioner, or re-
moval from the same, shall be record
ed In . Journal kept by them Tor thst
purpose, which journal shall be kept
open at all times to public Inspection.
The aaid board OF cotl.missiODess shall
have power to appoint . secretaSy, and
remove him ut pleasure. No person
owning any bonds, stock, or property
in any railroad company. or who Is In
the employment, or who Is In any way
or manner PecuniarialIy Interested 10
any railroad, shall be eligible to the
Office Of railroad commissioner OF sec.
rotary Of said board. Said railroad
commissioners and secretary shall lie
qualified electors Of the state: Pro-
tided, That no more than two Of the
commissioners shall belong To the
same political party. Said commission
ers and secretary shall be sworn 10 the
due and faithful performance Of the
duties of their respective Offices before
entering upon the discharge Of the
same. Each Of said commissioners
shall enter into bonds with security,
to he approved by the executive cOun-
Gil, In the sum OF SO, 1900, conditioned
for the faithful performance Of his du-
ties.
SEC. 3. Said commissioners shall
keep their Office i'm the state house. or
ut some other suitable place in the city
of Topeka, and they or either Of them
may net officially in any part Of the
State. They shall each receive salary
of So 900 per annum .:and the secretary
shall receive salary Of 81 500 per an
mum, to be paid as the salaries OF other
officers are paid, and said boards shall
be provided, Mt the expense Of the
State, with necessary Office furniture
aud stationary.
SEC. 4. To provide fund for the
payment of the salaries and current
expenses OF the board OF commission
ers and secretary, the board shall GER
tify to the auditor OF state. OH or before
the nth of May. in each year, the
amount necessary Ia defray the same,
which amount shall be provided pro
rata among the several railroad COM
panies, according to the assessed valu.
alton Of their property in the State,
and the auditor shall thereupon GER
tify to the county clerk Of each county,
the amount due from the several rail-
road corporations located and operated
I'm said county, and the county clerk
shall place the same on the tax rolls
Of his county, To lie collected the same
as other taxes upon railroad property,
aud the county treasurer shall account
to the State for the same rs provided
by law for the other state funds: Pro
pided, That In unOrganized counties
the amount due from railroad com
panies therein shall lie included in
aud levied ard collected with such
taxes rs are levied and collected by the
state from railroad companies located
In said unorganized counties.
SIC. 5. Said commissioners shall
have the general supervision Of all
railroads In the state operated by
steam. and all express companies,
sleeping car companies. and all other
persons. companies or corporations
doing business rs common carriers In
this state, and shall inquire into any
neglect or violation Of the laws OF this
state by any person, company or cor
pOration engaged in the business OF
transportation Of persons or property
therein, or by the officers, agents or
employees thereof, and shall also from
time to time carefully examine and
inspect the condition Of each railroad
in the state, and of its equipment, and
the manner of its conduct and man
with reference to the public
safety and convenience. Whenever
In the Judgment of the railroad COM
railroad cOrpOrption or other transpor-
tation company fails, In any respect or
to comply with the terms
Of it, charter or the laws of the state,
or whenever In their judgment any
repairs are necessary upon its road, or
any addition to its rolling stock, or any
addition to or change of its stations or
station houses, or any change in Its
rates for Transporting freight, or any
change In tho mode OF operating Its
road and conducting its business Is
reasonable and expedient, In order to
promote the security, convenience and
of the public, said
shall inform such cor
peration Of the improvement and
changes which they adjudge To- be
proper, by q notice thereof In writing,
10 be served by leaving copy thereof,
certified by the commissioners secre-
tary, with any station agent, clerk,
treasurer, or any director of said cor
poration and o report the proceed.
ipes shah he included in the annual
report Of the commissioners to the gov
ernOr. Nothing i'm this section shall
be construed as relieving any railroad
or other transportation cor
from their responsibility or
for damage to person or prop
erty.
SEC. 9. Said commissioners shall on
or before the first Monday. In Decem-
In each year make . repOrtit0 the gov
ergor Of their d0ings for the preced.
ing year, containing such facts, state
nlents and ex plantations as will dtscloees
the working Of the systen Of railroad
Of this state, and its
relations 10 the general business and
prosperity Of the 0itisens Of the state,
and such suggestions and ree0mmen.
datious In respect thereto o. may seem
n nnronri,.ta Said report shall also