The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-23

! Recommendation for further legislation
upon the subject of railroads Is they may
/ deem necessary or advisable for the interests
of the State.
s., IS. BE it further enacted, That on
/ the n 9lication. IN writing, of a director or
Of ans pe-soH or persons owning ore-hfti-
! eth part 81 the entire paid-in capital stock
I 81 any corporation operating railroad, or
dis bonds or other lence of indebtedness
+ of sash corporation. equal in amount to
/ ene-if.ieth part OF its paid-iR capital stock,
/ the Railroad Commissioners shall make an
examination into the books and ha2aeIal
/ condition Of such corporation. and may, III
/ slteif discretion, cause the same to be pub-
! iishesi ia one or moro newspapers in tins
State.
s.. %. BE il further enacted, Tha: the
! Railroad Commissioners shall have at all
/ times access to the list of stockholders OF
/ every corporation operating a raiiroad IN
/ this STATE AMI n IS, in their discretion. at
/ any time cause the same TO be copied IL
whole or in part for their own information,
or for the information of persons owning
stock in such corporations.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted. That 1t
/ shalt thu duty of the railroad commits
| 5 On ~ CORE p pndence, cow n ion
/ ,ttr lie 10 confer with the rsilro4d COM
! mi si1ners of other States of the Union,
1 and with such persons from States having
no raiirc ad commissioners as the Governors
/ of such States may sppoint, for the pur-
| pose OF agreeing if practicable, upon
| draft of statutes to be submitted 10 the
4 Legislature of each State. which shall Sc
! cure such uniform co ltrol of railroad trans
portation in the several States, and from
one State into or through another State, as
! will best subserve the interest of trade and
| commerce of the whole country; and said
| commission shall include in their annual
report to the Governor an abstract of the
procee1in IS of any such confereNca o. con-
ven ion.
Szc. 20. Be it further enacted. TT a no
p,-son holding the Office of Railroad Com
| missioner, or of Clerk for the Railroad
! Commission. shall, curing his continuance
| in Office, personally or throu n any partner
or aGent.render any PROBES 5ional services
or M Ike or perform any bu ,iness contracts
with or for any railroad oEled or operated
in this State, excepting contracts made
with such such railroad IN its capacity as
common carrier.
SIC. 80. Be it further enacted. That wit
nesses su nmone1 to appear before said
Commission, shall be entitled to the same
perdiem and mileage as witnesses attend
ing the circuit court. Wltne sses summoned
by the commissioner shall be paid by war
! rant on the treasury, TO be drawn By the
Auditor on the certificate of the Pre7iden,
of the Board of the amount to which such
! witness s is entitled. Witnesses summoned
by any party to be paid by the party by
whom they are summoned.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, That for
the payment of the salaries of the officers
and all other expenses herein provided for,
the sum of twelve thousand five hundred
dollars per annuIn for two years, or so
M lch thereof as shall be necessary, is here
by appropriated out of any money in the
State Treasury not otherwise appropriated
SEC. 81 Be it further enacted, That sec
tons COZ and COS of chapter 10 of the Re
vised Code of 1880 be and the same are
hereby repealed, and hereafter the property
OF all railroad companies or corporations
shall be taxed the same as the property of
Individuals, except as heretofore exempted
in any act of incorporation.
Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That said
Railroad Commission shall, on notice by
the Governor, attend all meetings of the
! Board of Equalization on railroad proper
| ty, as provided for in sections 500 and 600
| of the Code of Mississippi, and give said
Board of Equalization all information in
| their possession that may be desired to as
sist said Board in the assessment of the
railroad property ot this State.
SRJ. 81. Be it further encc ed, That
wherever any two or more railroads in this
Sta.e are operated, or their operation
controlled by one or more railroad compa-
MES, CIR by a system of railroad companies,
or persons, it shall be the duty of the Rail-
road Commission Of Mississippi to examine
an consider the local freight rates of each of
such railroads so operated in this State, and
II in the Judgment of the said commission,
] pint local fceight rates can or Gu yht to be
made over two or more of said last named
railroads, so as to reduce the trans7orta-
ton of freight over said railroads to lust
compensation and to avoid unjust diScrim-
nation, or oppressive and unjust charges
By means of combined local frei .ht rates,
then it shall be the duty of said commission
to prepare joint local freight rates to be
ed in the operation of said last named
railroads and TO recommend the same to
sid company, companies or system operat- |
ing or controlling the operation of said
railroads in this State.
SEC So Be it further enacted, That in |
preparing such joint rates and making such |
recommendation the said Railroad Com
of the service to be performed and the rules |
and principles governing such transporta-
ton, and shall in every instance make no |
such joint rates or Recommendations which
do not allow the companies or persons
operating such lines a fair and reasonable
compensation for the service to be peg
formed
Sec, 80. Be it further enacted, That the
said commission shall exercise a watchful
and careful supervision over all such joint
rates and the operation of the same, and
shall revise the said joint rates from time
to time, as justice to the public and the
said railroads may require, and shall in
crease or reduce any of said joint rates ac-
cordingly as experience and business oper-
atoms may show to be just.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of every railroad company
or persons operating a railroad in this
State to make monthly returns of the bust
ness of said railroad to the Railroad Com
mission of Mississippi, which returns shall {
all the receipts and expenditures
Of said railroad, and to be made according
to forms furnished by the said Railroad q
Commissioners for that purpose, L
SEC. 38: Be it further enacted, That the $
monthly returns herein provided shall be !
after the end of each month to which they |
relate, and any railroad company, or per- G
sons operating any railroad in this State,
which shall fail or refuse to make the c
monthly returns as provided for in this Act. d
hall forfeit to the State of Mississippi fifty 7
tollars for every day of such refusal or neg
ect. a
SEC. 50. De it further enacted That the u
rue intent and meaning of this Act is not II
n any manner to alter or change the law u
low requiring annual returns to be made o
o the State Board of Equalization
SEC. 40. Be it further enacted, That the j
aid monthly returns shall be sworn to by o
me or more officers of said company, or p
+ the persons operating said railroad. o
rho has knowledge of their truth, and any n
'erson knowingly swearing falsely to any 6
in any of said monthly reports
hall be guilty of perjury. Il
SEc. Al. Be it further enacted, That Is
very railroad company or persons operat- rt
ng any railroad in this State, shall keep C
ooks Of aeceunt which will clearly, cor II
ectly and distinctly set forth and show IL
ne earnings, receipts and expenditures of re
very such railroad. q
SEQ. AZ. Be it further enacted, That th
henever any such company or persons IT
hall fail to keep such books of account it H
GALL be the duty of the Attorney General. vi
: of tbs District Attorney of any circuit
herein said railroad is located, upon com aV
laint made under oath, and upon the COM ia
laInants giving good and sufficient secur- m
y, to be approved by the clerk of the lie
'nrt IN which such information is fled, to CT
e an information in the name of the an
late Of Mississippi, upon the relation of TT,
% said complainant in the nature of a ~
o lc1gTaHto for Judicial forfeiture Of the ial
'rporate privileges and rights of any such TN
'mpany or persons to operate said rail- ne
ad under the laws of this State and con- co
airy to said laws. th'
SEC; 90, Be it further enacted. That the IaI
Id information shall be tried By the court has
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