Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-26

mission bill which they recommend 10 the
LEGISLATURE II provides for board oil
tbrea commissioners TO be appointed 10y
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OF the senate, 10 noIu oil'ce w 9N''''
the board TO appoint IA clerk No person
holding any official relation with rail
ro,d or o,rriu,, snruritiss nj, i'm an manner
..i,,,,.,,l =, ,,o,d tbo. ohio,
colhecueu WILL" r"liio"''' w io'' 'ii' ''''o'
OF commissioner, nor any commissioners l"
perform any professional service Tor
railroad or make any uuusuai business
contract nor receive any present ol 'N"i"
from railroad. ANY TWO commissioners
10 constitute u quorum, anu Illec''hN Y"
ne helu upon me c"li vi any ',cu'pcl ON
reasonable notlce. ne poaru mas power
SO Tar as IS necessary Tor the performances
Oh us duties 10 EXAMINE poohS' ACCOUNTS
ana papers OF raIltoaus' 9upporha VII
nesses, administer oathS' ana any person
| refusing the same commissioners may
apply 10 any JudSe vi me supreme CourO
VINO shall summon said person before MN
| anu enforce ms al,en'lail'e anu eNi iol'iuh
OF the DOCKS called lot, necessary l0r the
performance ol the uuViGS vi the pOaru'
Witnesses 10 ne pau ny the o'a!e' Coiil-
illlssioherS may employ experts Ill any
ihVestlRatloh anu nave the rlshI
10 . enteL tne oli III oePotS ana cars
IN the discharge OF thelr duties ana en-
tltleu 10 Tree Transportation Whlie per
forming the same. hallroads shail on
request lurhlsh ule commissioners an III
~ Oiila'loh lequesteu CohcelHlhS the con
uIti0i' operation ana management Oh thelr
Ioaua rates vi rare anu cnalSeS Oh trans
poTtallolt' sucn information 10 ne maze
puollc ~ so Jar a. Is necessary, or any
IallIoau ReIuslns such lulorlna'loil OF
hllitiell ~ u ooool uctihS 'he commissions
III me ulscHarSe Oh lls uulles may DE sum
lnolneu Geiolu any suPreliie VI county
oouIt' etiu court W lSaL lne P"Itleo anu
lnake such ORDERS as IL deems necessary 10
/ eallJ lu.o elleCI .he prov isipls vi thlS acl'
any person Ruilly ol MllIul !alsehoou III
lsIillsilinS suGn iilioIliiatloll 10 ne s'iity
" pei Jui9 anu pulisle,l aoooi ne
DoaTu mas general SUPERVISION Oh an ran
to"''o ~ i"i a1 10 ivIeo9"i9 ~ wy pei
! III iiaiCe vi .leii usOIes' oiall heeP .helh
oelNeT lliloi N.Y. u Inelr CoiIitloli "ii"
mn pIiaiioe WIN ne iaMs VI uiils 1tlte,
ne iiii!l9oioii aiiaii INV c9'iSate cai'ees
w "cE''Vii'a ~ ihii o"t,S anu 'uoil9l 'ieii
OoIOlu9lolo 'Iiclcon' nc ,o"P'iI"tt
~ ~, ~ any l,'llloa't silaii lhioiih
;he no'ti u vi "ocI''e!it9 i'9ulS!hS III 9ti lou9
,hJul " PelsoiiH tne oo"lu ~ NV ~ S"'c
NY SUM- Hi'ti o'loe ~ 'hS l'lil"""'
w neii IalllHau ii's Niolattu law OF ne
it t',t ~ romlPlA M Miih us Cna!3ei on NE
o.p' ~ uu0 i""9 " l"l9 W PioNiuc ~ nv
puollC SecuIltS VI uuJus'lS ulSClIil'
liIa'e9 III l".e9 vi 1l"!sppi '"'iui,
VI ieiuoe7 " ooIlplH VIII "uS
io"9on"pic lcOo'.i'I'clu,''oh vi .lc
oot'ru OF enters mo coiilnlnall9IS 10 IN
Tle'oe Ia.es Vi coAI I'll coiil.!loI'ltlea, we
poalu altel no',ce snalI lepoIu tiIe sai!le ~
th9 General AhseilpIE anu II III thelr
JuugillesnC lequaleu may Apply 70 "a, CHe
Coui 70 loi ieSal leiiieu!e9. III c"se vi lall-
ule Vi proper CONNECTIONS Vi proper, ac'
III W liti3n'
the co.iiilloelon sHail liahe S.cu recon-,
iiielua'iols as .neS eLal' ueell JuoV anu
give eheLl CONCLUSIONS W .ilE Pupllc. 40
@cC vi Wy 0oillilio9lol Siiaii ihPt the
lesa! uutles vi l!Enls Vi lle ItliroaoS
anu the reports vi tHe commission shdiI
lioV oe received III eNiueilGe III any luui
ulitl lrlpunal a4alust saiu corporation or
pelsoli. ne poalu shali lhNes'iSa,e as W
necessary lePaila oii iailioauS, tuuitloh9
10 roiliuS stoch' changes Ill stations,
.iianses III i".ee " iaie vi an! on'!iSe ~
tne opelal,ol q. me ioau, anu lailloauS
snaii colhplS WIN such reco,iilhehutliohs
81 'le poatu aS are JuSu anu Iea 'oildple-
tne 7u pieiile Co.'i. as d col'lu VI equity 10
na'e power 10 Goillpel cohlPllanct there
WIN IL III the Jug ilel' VI Saiu coul1 upoh
heailuS anu leEai pio9l vi ouch Iecoi'l
iii re-, "ie JuoV gnu leaoolapie.
/ ne oOtru sildIl Hidhe pieHlilai report
10 the l-eS'Sidtuit vi 'ielr piocCeulh-S
ana Oh lne WORKINGS Oh raiIloaus anu
llahe Sucn SuSeeStlons as ihey ueth
PloPel anu ttl9o STATEMENTS nip"lnS re-
celPls anu eA3tIlul'llfes oL each ralIIoal
anu the colui.loi Vi sucl roau anu ~
eIu i! i ~ ule cHse vi the paaSaTe VI
the commissioners shall rs far ,,s
consistent win the laws OF TINS
n,a n comply WIN tne s"i M al ~
may recommend a uniform system of me-.
counts and returns so as to conform rs far
aS practicable to uniform system in com
mon with other New England States, New
York and Canada. The railroads 20 adopt
IA system of accounts and returns recon-
mended by the board and conform to the
same SO far as is consonant with the
methods of business and connections of
| said road The board shall publish 600
copies of their biennial reports to be print
ed at the expense of the State. The com
mlssioners shall receive for their services
IS per day each and actual expenses while
engaged away from home in the perform
ance of their duties clerk to receive s. per
day and expenses while so engaged The
compensation and expenses of the board
and its clerk to be paid by the State, pro
vided that the whole expense including
service of experts, witness fees. printing
and stationary not to exceed $1,000 pei