Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-23

1 gers or ffRiEnt may nave Dten
| And the preside at OF said Board shall on
application Of any justice. Common wesi,n
attorney or court Of the commonwealth
| furnish n certificate OF any such adl ludlca-
| tion by the Board and his certlncate OF the
| same, signed by him. shall be evidence ol
| the facts therein stated without PROOF OF
| his handwriting.
IL IL shall be the duty Of every railroad
company within tVeuty-iOur hours atter
the occurrence of any accident 10 f. tram
attended with serious personal injury, on
sny portion OF It's line within the limits OF
bis Stale. to give notice OF the same 10 the
/ Railroad Com m issiOners. who. upon receiV.
ing such notice. or upon public runor. o!
spch accident shall repair or dispatch one
or more ~ iis members 10 the scene OF ssid
accident aud Inquire into the facts and e4r-
cumg,ances thereof the results OF wnich
inquiry shall be recorded in the minutes ~
their proceedings and embraced in their
annual report.
IS. Either Of the said commissioners. IN
all matters investigated or examined by
the Board. may summon witnesses and Re
quire the production OF the documents
and NAV administer oafhs and take tesii
mOny. The fees OF such witnesses for at
tendance and travel shall be the same rs
for witnesses for the commonwealth IN
criminal caSes before the county courts,
and shall be paid IN the same manner.
upoh the certificate OF the president
Of the Board. summons for such Wit
nesscs shan be served and upon GER
ttufhtfN ft The Nf fbhl1eiIr NH hAotEHAius
paid for ~ the same manner as sum"
mons issued on behalf OF the Common
wealth from the clerk Oiiicc Of the county
court IN a tOmmOn tn cas-. And any
Judge OF any county. corporation or circuit
couff, shall. either In vacation or term
time. on application uf the Board. OF us
uiesident, compel the attendance OF such
witnesses, the production of sucn dOcu-
mems. and the giving OF such testimony
before the board, In the san manner and
to the same extent. a. II such witnesses
were summoned 10 testify. or such dOcu-
ments required TO be produced before such
court
Is. The said Board shall make an annual
uy0rt 10 the General Assembly. recon.
mcnding such glslatlon as they may deem
eXpedient. In reference % any of the M At
iers specified IN section 10. Including any
rev lsal or correction OF any schedule OF
rates and also any change which they may
deem eXped eut IN the mode ~ liking sucn
Iates together with any other matters 10
connection with such corporations which
they may be OF opinion demands the etten-
{ on ~ the General Assembly. And such
annual report snail also show the trans
actions Of the Board. Including the time
they have been IN session, and the mum.
Der and character OF the matters lnVestl-
gated or exam med by them. aud including
also such facts statements. and explana-
tons rs VIII disclose the actual working Of
the systems Of railroad iransportatlOns
and Us bearing upon the business and pros
J tllAF " tuF Z DlNl H. hAtA AAAN Nbtl-
dItion affairs. or conduct OF any such cor
poratlOns as may seem 10 them appro-
pirate.
Il. The said Board shall require the an
uual returns 10 be maze by railroad com
pauies IN the manner and form and a. the
time now prescribed 10y law. aud shall be
auf h0rLed 20 require returns 10 Oe made
of such other matters as they may deem
eNp-dient. When tine returns received
ffOm any corporation Is not in due form. or
rrnfQ aFrnuAnn. tho lizard Snail notify
the corpoIRtion % amend the same thin
fifteen days. The Board snail prepare such
tables and abstracts OF all the returns as
they NAV deem cXp,dlenf. and their an
uua report shall he transmitted 20 the
Governor before the nrt " Weiuesday In
Decent Der n each year. 20 be laid before
the legislature. or Il the Legislature 10 not
In session. one copy OK such report shall be
forwarded by mail 20 each member thereof
by the secretary Of tue commonwealth.
. Inc original Of the re- urng OF amended Pc
turns. subscribed and sworn 10 by tue ti-
rcctDrs Of the several corporate shall ue
preserved I'D the Office o, the Board.
Il. The sa.ary of the president ~ ne
said foard shall be- 81 600 per anuum. and
nf tl- ottrr two mem bers 81 800 per au-
uum each. and of the clerk thereof
81 600 psr auuuu. and the sad Eotti
sua'l Be- lowed the further sum o. 81 500
ior the frst year and 81 600 per auuuu
thereafter ursO much thereof rs may De- ne
ccssary % pay the rent ~ tue Office ~ such
may all Of said sums % he paid
quarterly Out OF tho Treasury Of the '1m-
mCuwea.th out ~ money not otherwise ap-
ptlprlsted.
-. The said commissioners and their
CcrE and any accountant or Other expert
employed boy them, snail be- transported
Tree upon every "a road u MS state when
travelling on official business.
q. An act entitled al act 20 create
Railroad tOmuiSsl lOuer for the state OF
Virginia and define his duties. approved
March 81. 1877, is hereby repealed aud the
C;ice OF Railroad Comm iss louer. as created
ly said act of March. II, 1877, is hereby
tto shed such repeal and abolition TO
,ake effect on the lst dsv of April. i--6.
\. so recommendation OrdeC .-Ion OF the
board shall mla.r n any manner the legal
duties and obligations of any sucn corpp-
ration. nor Impair lu any way the rights of
tie tommOnwea,th or individuals n refer
ence To- any matter passed upon by such
Hoard or Tie legal Lab lify Di such cOrpO-
ration FOR the coBsel ucuce Of rs acts or the
neglect or lulsWanagement OF any OF rs
b-fLts or servants
~. Inls al shall be in force from Is pass.
age.
RECONSIDEBATION.
The bill could not be put in proper
shape to be reported to the House at its
Yesterdays session. aud yesterday eve
mig another meeting Of the committee
was held, at which there were more
members present than in the morning,
and the 18th section was again cOnsid-
cred, and, by very large majority in
deed, struck out. This is considered
as the deliberate and final conclusion Of
the committee.
So the bill i, to be reported uttbout
the 18th section.
The law proposed is substantially
that Of Massachusetts,. The two houses
Of tie General Assembly will elect the
three commissioners. The president Of
the Board will receive $4,000 per an
mum, and the two other commissioners
$500 per annum each.