The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-24
The Railroad Act.

board Of railroad commissioner and who
snall mold their Office for the term Of two wears
rom The first of April next The governor
snaI, III IKE manner, appoint others to fill any
paeancy caused by the death, removal, resig-
nauon, or by the expiration of term of Office
SAM commissioners shall hold their Office until
fed. anu IMAM
NO person owning bonds, stocks, or other
properly IN any railroad company, or who is in
tHe employment OF, or who is in any manner
pecuniarily interested in any railroad ~eornora-
non, public warehouse or elevator. shall be
ellglpie to the Office of railroad commissioner.
SAID commissioners shall be qualified electors
OF the territory and shall be selected, as nearly
Ss practicable, one from the southern, one
part IF the TERRITORY.
sec. = Said commissioner shall have GEN
eral supervision of all railroads in the terri
tory, and shall inquire into any neglect or vio-
latlon or the laws of this territory by any rail
road corporation, it's officers, agents or employ
es, DONG business therein, and shall from
tllne TO time carefully examine and inspect the
condition of each railroad IN the TERRITORY and
tne manner OF Its conduct and management
Win reference to its safety and general rela-
lions to the public business of the territory.
BIC. . Whenever, in the judgment of the
railroad commissioners, it shall appear that
any corporation fails in any respect or particu-
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lts charter, or when, in their Judgment, any
repairs are necessary upon its road, or any adj,
uiuon 10 It's rolling stock, or any addition
or change in its station houses. or
any change in the rates of passenger
are or Its charges for transporting freight, or
transferring the same from one road or station
to another, or any change in the manner of op-
Grating lts road, and conducting its business is
reasonable and expedient in order to promote
the security, convenience and accommodation
OF the public, said commissioners shall inform
such railroad corporation of the improvements
and changes which they adjudge to be proper
by anotlce in writing, to be served by leaving
a copy thereof, certified by the commissioners
clerk, with any station agent, clerk Tor treasur-
er, or any director Of said corporation, and q
report of the proceedings shall be included in
the report Of the railroad commissioner to the
legislature. Nothing in this section shall be
construed as relieving any railroad company
from their present responsibility OF. liability for
damage to persons or property.
Sec. 4 The said railroad commissioners
shall, on or before the first Monday In Deem
Der in each year, make a report to the governor
of their doings for the preceding year, con-
tanning such facts. statements and explanations
as will disclose the workings of the system of
railroad traI sportation in this territory and
its relation to the general business and pros
perlty of the citizens of the territory, and such
suggestions and recommendations in respect
thereto as may to them seem appropriate.
Said report shall also contain as to every rail-
road corporation doing business in this terri
tory:
L. The amount of its capital stock.
2 The amount OF its preferred, il any, and
the amount of its preferment
3. The amount Of its fuI.sed debt and the
rate of interest.
a. The amount of its floating debt
5. The cost and present value of its road
and anTinuaant innluHinU rnQrTnanQnf vuou
buildings and rolling stock, all real estate used
exclusively in operating the road, and all fix
lures and conyeniences for transacting its bust
ness.
q. The estimated cash value of all other prop
erty owned by such corporation, with a sched-
ule of the same, not including and granted
IN aid of its construction.
z. The number OF acres originally granted
in aid OF construction of its road by the United
States or by this territory.
8 Number of acres of such land remaining
unsold.
8 A list Of its officers and directors, with
their respective places of residence.
10. Such statistics of the road, and Of
its transportation business for the year,
it may, In the judgment Of the commits
~sioners, be necessary and proper for the in
formation of the general assembly, or as may
be required by the governor. Such report
shall exhibit and rafer to the condition of such
corporation on the first day of July of each
year, and the details of its transportation
business transacted during the year ending
June SO.
IL. The average amount of tonnage that
can be carried over each road in the territory
| with an engine of given power.
Seq 5. To enable said commissioners to
make such q report the president or managing
officer of each railroad corporation
doing business in this territory shall
annually make to the said commits
sioners, on the fifteenth day of the month
of September, such returns, in the form which
they may prescribe, as viii afford the informa-
ton required for their said official report
Such returns shall be verified by the oath Of
the officer making them, and any railroad cor
poration whose return shall 1,56 be made as
herein prescribed by the fifteenth day OF Sep
TENDER shall be liable to q penalty Of one hun
dred Q00 dollars for each and every day after
the sixteenth day of December that such re-
turns shall be wilfully delayed or refused
Sec. 5. The said commissioners shall hold
their Office at such place as they shall deter
mine. They shall each receive a salary Of
So, to be paid as the salaries of other terri
torial officers are paid, and shall be provided
atthe expense OF the territory with necessary
Office furniture and stationery, and they shall
have authority to appoint a secretary, who
| shall receive a. salary of fifteen hundred
Q.50O) dollars per annumL
Sec. z. SAID commissioners and secretary
shall be sworn 10 the Que apn IaitnIul perioiIh-
ance of the duties of their respective offices
before entering upon the discharge of the
same, and no person in the employ Of any rail
road corporation, or holding stock in any rail-
road corporation shall be employed as score
tary. Each Of said commissioners shall enter
into bonds, with security to be approved By the
Governor IN the sum OF ten thousand Q0s0OO)
dollars, conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of his duties.
Sec. {. The said commissioners shall have
I power In the discharge OF the dlties OF theii
Once TO examine any of the books, papers OF
documents Of any such corporation, or to ex-
anime under oath or otherwise any officer, di-
rector. agent or employee Of my such corpora.
ton. They are empowered to issue subpenas
and administer oatls IN the same manner anc
with the same power to force obedience there.
10 in the performance of their said duties o.
belong and pertain to courts Of law In this ter
ritory. and any person who may willfully OBJ
struct said commissioners in the performance
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