The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-03-08
OUR NEW RAILROAD Law.


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Gu no wi" P'e'ou ~ ma '"''
turned 10 the Legislature on their Tecoro
made this winter, the following bill was
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Is the best law ever passed by any STATE on
the railroad question. Our fears all the
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which could not De enforced would De pass
ed, but happily we think this law will correct
oil ,buses ,y;,Iou, cr;nn,i,c tho railroads mr.
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SECTION !. 40 ra,irVad company shall
charge OF receive Iaie III excess Oh Lnree
cents per mic ior the transportation OF any
passenger VINO ~ over WE'VE years Oh age,
upon any raiIroao IN tpis statc. nor IN excess
"a nan that SUN per nl"e 10, lhe uAesporta-
uoh OF any passcnger OF lne age OF we've
os ano1 ,v;n passehSer o,e ,,, ime,e
" age psy,ne na,e suan oe enIi.aeo 10
na'e 'anspoioe u "nous any auuil'ona,
cnnse, passaee ho' cAceeu'hg one hunureu
pouhas IN "eignt, anu eacn passenger Oh
lwene seas .,, oid anu unoer, paying Ia!e'
shail DC chliueu 10 nave transported wltn-
~; us .icu .a eH a.; , ohssage MOI eAceeo'
rug n,ly pouuus tn III "eIen.,
ioN :. tno eaecut'e councu snan,
peIoIe .ne III 81 va, vi APrl next, eiect three
coMpetent persons, VINO shaii CONSTITUTE
poaru " iailioaa colii 1 ahd VINO
suaIi nou 'n1li ulnoes iIo,ii .he oales OF tneir
Tespectlve eiections lor tue Terms oil one,
Two, auu thrce years from the nrst gay OF
i mpi. nont. ny eA.cu..te counc,i snail; ~
IKE manner, oeIoIe the nrst day OF April IN
eacu year .neieaieef eiect commissioner,
10 continue IN once ior the term OF three
years from Date and IN case any vacancy
ocuu i ~ saia ooaao, py iesignatoh or oth-
crwise, snah III ,ne SAINT manner eject u com
inIssioneI 10 serve lor tne residue OF the
.e me eAecutise council may, NJ any
tiihe' remove sucn commissioners, or any OF
Lneni, anu e.cc' otners 10 M Tie vacancy
anu az VOTES cast py each member OF the
cAecuu.e sounei LOT Tue eiection OF any
person " ane once s oL raliroad commission
~ a. ien ; iv1i .ne saine snali pe recoru-
ca al u yournai KEPT Dy them Tor That pur.
pose, winch Hournai snaii De kept open AT all
times 70 puDIc inspection. Inc SAID board
~ connnissionels shaii nave authority 10 ap-
punt neele! aul remove nun, NJ pleas
uIe. w peison OWING any ponds, STOCK,
"a piopeIv III any Iai! oaa company, OF VINO
10 IN Tue enPio!ment OF, OF VINO Is In any
way OF manner pecunIariy Interested IN any
AN oau snaii pc engipIe 10 the once OF ran.
osu oo uii i or secretary OF SAID
poaa,. oain Iaiiloau colnnlssioners ana
State, provided, that not more than two of
the commissioners shall belong to the same
political party Said commissioners and
n,, ,aa,t sna.i NC e"o,n W .ne uue ana ialth-
. ~, la;'. -, .ne uu.cs vi their re-
discharge of the same. Each Of said com.
missioners shall enter into bonds with se
curity to be approved by the State treasurer.
in the sum OF ten thousand dollars condi-
toned for the faithful performance OF his
duties.
SEC. 3. Said commissioners shall keep
their Office in the capitol, or at some other
suitable place in the city Of Topeka. Said
board or any member thereof may act off.
cially in any part of the State. They shall
each receive 4 salary of three thousand dol.
lars per annum, and the secretary shall re-
ceiye a salary OF 81 800 per annum. to be
paid as the salaries of other State officers are
paid, and said board shall be provided, at
the expense OF the State, with necessary of.
flee furniture and stationary.
SEC. 4. To provide fund for the nav.
ment Of the salaries and current expenses of
the board of commissioners and secretary,
the board shall certify TO the auditor of state
on or before the Goth day of Nav, i'm each
year, the amount necessary to defray the
same which amount shall be divided pro rata
among the several railroad companies, ac-
cording to the assessed valuation OF their
property in the State, and the auditor shall
thereupon certify to the county clerk of each
county, the amount due from the several
railroad corporations located and operated
in said county, and the county clerk shall
place the same on the tax rolls OF his county
TO be collected the same as other taxes upon
railroad property, and the county treasurer
shall account 10 the State for the same ne
provided by law for other State funds nro
vided that in unorganized counties the
amount so found due from railroad compap-
les therein, shall be included in and levied
and collected with such taxes as are levied
and collected by the State from railroad COM
panics located In said unorgapized counties.
SEC. 5. Said commissioners sh ali have the
general supervision Of all railroads i'm the
State operated by steam and all eynress
companies, sleeping-car compan:es. and All
other persons, companies or cOrporations
doing business as common carriers in this
State, and shall inquire into any neglect or
violation of the laws of this State Inv onv
person, company or corporation enpared 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 insnect
the condition of each railroad I'm the safe.
and of its equipment and the manner Of its
conduct and management with reference 10
the public safety and convenience When.
ever. in the Judgment of the railroad com.
missioners, il shall appear that any railroad
corporation. or other transportaiion com
papy fails. I'm any respect or nartic,lar IN
comply with the terms of its charter or the
laws of the State. or whenever. in their
Judgment. any repairs are necessary nnon
its road, or any addition 10 ia rollinr stact
or any addition To or change or ;ts s,.t;on,
or station houses or any chance in ;ts ro,as
for transnortinp freiobfs or any cbonra in
Tho mode Of oner,t;ng ;,s raod "a onse,