Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-31
THE RAILROAD coMMIssION.
The BIZ which the House Committee
VIII Report FavOrably.


The legislative House committee on
railroads has spent some time in an in
vestigation Of bill amending the railroad
commission law. There We're three dis
tinct factions-one in favor Of granting
the right Of appeal, another in favor OF
| abolishing the commission, and the third
in favor OF allowing the law to stand az 1t
Is. The bill which the committee has
agreed TO report fayorably is as follows:
A BILL 10 be entitled "An act to prescribe and
regulate the mode OF procedure by tine rail
road commissioners OF this State IN certain
cases; TO provide the manner OF establish
ing or altering the schedules, rules ana
orders OF said commissioners.
SECTION l. BE II enacted by the GeHern a.
sen6tV AZ this State. That from and after the
passage OF this act, in all cases where the rail-
road commissioners shall propose 70 consider
ne prOpriety Of altering, changing or amend
ing any of the schedules, rifles or orders
affecting the charges Of any railroad hereto
fore or hereafter established by them for the
regulation Of the railroads OF this state or
either Of them or shall propose to consider
the prOpTlety TO establish or put into opera
ton any schedule. rule, order or regulation
anccuug the charges Of any railroad. ~ addi j.
tton 10 those already established, Tor the gov
crnment of any or all of the railroads OF
thib state, 10 shall be the duty Of said COM
nlssl0ner5 TO have prepared and published
| one time IN the public gazette IN me city Of
Atlanta, IN which the notices VI sad commits
siOnefs usually appear, a citation or notice
setting forth in substance the action 10 be
! considered by them, and calling upon all
parties Interested to show cause on day Ger
tain, not less than ten days from the date OF
the publication or said citation, why the pro-
posed change, amendment or alteration should
not or should I've male, or said new schedule,
rule, order or regulation Oc not or be estab-
lirhed; and no such change, amendment or
alteration shall be made, or new schedule,
rule, order or regulation established, except
IN the manner provided IN this act, provided
That IN extraordinary Gases, sald notice shall
an tho discretion OF the cOmmlssOn) be also
given by telegraph 70 ali parties interested,
and the hearing be had in three 49, days from
the date Of the notice.
SEC. 2. Be 10 further enacted, That on the
day named IN such citation or notice, it shall
be the right OF any railroad company or other
pere0n Interested in or affected by said pro-
posed action, to appear and submit in writing
objections to the same. and Introduce evil
deuce in support of such objections under the
usual rules applicable thereto. And IN like
manner any person or corporation interested
IN or affected by said proposed act lion. may
appear and submit evidence IN support there
Of, 50 that a full hearing shall be had. and the
commissioners shall make up a decision on all
the facts, having in view the constitution and
laws Of the State applicable to the matters IN
question. The commissioners may, in their
discretion, allow reasOnab time to either
party, and after such herring shall render
judgment or decision AZ early as practicable.
SEC. 3. Be 10 FURTHER enacted, That all the
Office papers in each case shall be kept on file
| by the secretary of such commissioners, and
the judgment or decision accompanied by any
comment that the commissioners may deem
proper TO make IN rendering the same, shall
be recorded by said secretary in n book to be
kept for that purpose. and shall always be
open 20 the inspection of the public, and such
decision or judgment shall also be published
one time IN the gazette IN the city of Atlanta
where the orders Of such commissioners are
usually published.
SEC. 4. Be IL further enacted, That all laws
and parts OF laws in cOn1cJ with this act DO
and the same are hereby repealed.