Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-07
RAILROAD RULES.
The House Passes the BIZ Regulating
the Commissions Procedure.

The House Passes the BIZ Regulating
the Commissions Procedure.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 6.-The House
to-day passed the bill to prescribe and
regulate the mode of procedure Of the
Railroad Commissioners OF the State in
certain cases; to provide the manner of
establishing or altering the schedules,
rules, and orders of said Commissioners.
SECTION l. Be II enacted 6V the General As
SeD1btg Of this State, That from and after the
passage Of this act in all cases where railroad
commissioners shall propose to consider the
prOprlety Of altering, changing or amending
any Of the schedules, rules or orders affecting
the charges of any railroads heretofore or
hereafter established by them for the regu a.
tion OF The railroads Of this State, or either Of
them, or Hha / propose TO consider the pro-
prlety Of establishing or putting INTO opera
ton any schedule, rule, order or regulation
Affecting the charges Of any railroad In addi-
tlon to those already 0atebltshed for the gov
ernment Of any or all Of the railroads Of this
state it shall be the dOty u said commission
ers to have prepared and published one time
in public gazet 10 the city of Atlanta, in
which the notices OF said commissioners
forth in substance the action Go be considered
by them, and calling all the parties Interested
to show cause ON day, certainly not less than
ten days, from the date OF the publication OF
said citation, why the proposed change.
amendment or alteration should not or should
be made; or SAID new schedule rule. order or
regulation be not or be estaD ished. and no
such change, amendment or alteration shall
be made, or new schedule, rule order or regu-
latiOn established, except in the manner pro-
vided in this act; provided, that IN eXtraOr-
dinary cases SAID Dotice shall, In the discre-
lion Of the commissioners be also given BY
telegraph to all parties interested, and hear
ing be had In three (8) days from the date Of
the notice.
SEC. 2. Be t further enacted, That on the
day named in such citation or notice IL shall
be the right Of any railroad company or other
person interested or affected by said proposed
action TO appear and submit In writing OBJ
Jectlons TO the same, and Introduce evidence
In support of such jectiOns under the usual
rules applicable theregO, aud In like manner
any person or corporation Interested In or
affected ny said proposed action may appear
ana submit evidence in support thereof, 50
that a full hearing shall-be had, and the COM
mlssiOners shall make up their decision on all
the facts. having In view the constitution and
laws OF the state applicable 20 the matters in
question. The commissioners may IN their
discretion allow reasonable time TO either
party. and after such hearing shall renusr
their judgment or decision as early a. prac-
ticable.
SEC. 3. Be II further snaotsd. That All onice
papers in each case shall be kept on file by
the Secretary Of such comm iss oners and the
judgment or decision accompanied by any
comments that the commissioners may deem
proper to make in rendering the same shall
be recorded by said secretary In q book 10 be
Kept for that purpose, and shall always be
pen 10 the inspection OF the public, and such
decision or Judgment shall also be published
one time in the gaz tie in the city OF Atlanta
whore the orders OF such commissioners are
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