St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-30
HERE IT IS.
The House Railroad Committee Re-
port Bill as a Substitute for.
All the Others,
A Board of Three Commissioners to Make
Rates, Prevent Discrimination and
Enforce the Law.

The house railroad committee presented
the following bill yesterday as a substitute
for the numerous bills before them:
Section I. That railway commission,
which shall be styled ''The Board of Railway
and Warehouse commissioners" shall be
constituted as follows: Within thirty days
after this act shall take effect a board
consisting of the governor, secretary of state,
state treasurer state auditor aud attorney
general shall appoint two persons who, with
the railroad commissioners, shall act as such
com missiuners, and who shall hold office as
such commissioners until the general cleo
| ton of 1886, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Any vacancies that
may occur shall be filled by the aforesaid ap-
| pointing board until the next general cleo
tion thereafter.
| Sec. 9 At the general election in 1886
the qualified voters OF the state shall elect
three persons as such commissioners, one of
whom Shall serve for term of two ~ years,
and the other two for term of four az
years from the first Monday in January fol-
lowing their election, and until their success
sors are elected and qualified. At the general
election next preceding the expiration OF any
| com missiOuer's term OF service. his successor
shall be elected for a term of four (4) years
from the first Monday in Jan,tary following
his election, and until his successor is elected
and qualified. %, 80
Sec. 3. Qualifications-No person shall
be elected or appointed as such commissioner
who is, at the time of his election or appoint
ment, in any way connected with any rail
road company, or who is directly or indi-
rectly interested in any stock, bond, or other
property of, or is in the employment of any
railroad company or warehousenan; and no
| person elected or appointed as such commits
sioner shall, during the term of his office,
become interested in any stock, bond,
or other property of any railroad
| company or warehouse, or in any manner
be employed by or connected with any rail-
road company or warehouse. The governor
shall have power to remove any such COM
missioner at any time upon sufficient evil
dencc of malfeasance or non-feasance in Of
nee.
Before entering upon the duties of his Of
fee, each of the said commissioners shall
make and subscribe, and file with the secre-
tary of atate, an affidavit in the following
| form:
do solemrly swear tor affirm as the case
may beg, that will support the constitution of
| the United States, and the con stitution of the
state OfMnnesota, and that | will faithfully
discharge the duties of the office of commits
sioner of railroads, according to the best of
my ability.
And shall enter into bonds, with security
to be approved by the governor, in the sum
of 500, 900, conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duty as such commissioner.
Sec. +. Compensation, Secretary, Office, Ex-
penses-Each of said commissioners shall
receive for his services the sum of SO, 800
per annum, payable as the salary of other
state officers. They shall be furnished with
n office, office furniture and stationery, at
the expense of the state, and shall have
power TO appoint secretary to perform such
duties as they may assign to him. Said Sec
rotary shall receive for his services $500
per annum. The Office of said commissioners
shall be kept at the state capitol, and all
sums authorized to be paid by this act shall
be- paid out Of the state treasury. and only on
the order Of the state auditor; PrOUided, that
the total sum to be expended by said com
missioners for office rent and furniture and
stationery shall in no case exceed the total
sum of $500 per auuum.
Sec. ). Right to Pass on Trains, ETC.
The said commissioners aud their necessary
assistants shall have the right of passing, in
the performance OF their duties concerning
railroads, on all railroads and railroad trains
in this state.
Sec. g. Report OF Railroads-Every rail-
road company Incorporated or doing busl-
ness in this state, or which shall hereafter
become Incorporated or do business under
any general or special law of this state, shallaJn
or before the first day Of September, in the
year of our Lord 1855, and on or before the
same day in each year thereafter, make and
fro, 10 tha mi efn ala or
appointed by virtue of this act at their Office
in the State capitol, full and true state
ment, under oath Of the proper officers OF
said corporation. of the affairs of their said
corporation, as the same existed on the first
day OF the preceding July, specifying
First-Thc amount Of capital stock sub
scribed. and by whom.
Second-The names Of the owners Of its
stock, and the amounts owned By them re-
spectively, and the residence Of each stock
holder as lar "a known.
Thlri-The amount Of stock paid in, and
by whom.
Fourth-Thc amount OF its assets and LA
bilities.
Fifth-The names and place OF residence
of its officers.
Sixth-The amount of cash paid TO the
company on account of the original stock.
Sevcnth-The amount Of funded debt
Eighth-The amount OF floating debt.
Ninth-The estimated value of the road
bed, including iron aud bridges.
Tenth--The estimated value OF rolling
stock.
Eleyenth--The estimated value of stations,
buildings and fixtures.
Twelfth-Thc estimated value Of other pro-
perry.
Thrteenth-The length OF single main
track.
Fourteenth-Thc length of double main
track.
Filtecnth-The length of branches, stating
whether they have single or double track.
SiSteenth--The aggregate length Of siding
and other track not above enumerated.
Scventeenth--The number of miles run
by passenger trains during the year pre-
cediDg the making OF the report
Eighteenth-TLe number Of miles run by
freight trains during the same period.
Nineteenth--The number OK tons Of
through freight carried during the same
time.
Twentieth-The number Of tons Of local
freight carried during the same time.
Twenty-hrst-Its monthly earnings for
the transportation Of passengers during the
same time
Twenty-seeond--Its monthly earnings for
the transportation OF freight during the same
time.
Twenty-third-Fts monthly earnings from
all other sources respectively.
Twenty-fourih-The amount OF expense
incurred IN the running and management
OF passenger train during the same time.
IWeniy-tfih--The amount OF expense in
CURED 10 the running and management OF
freight trains during the same time; also
the amount Of expense incurred In the run
ming and management Of mixed trains dur
ing the same time
Twenty-siXth-AH other expenses in