, 1889-07-18


of assets and liabilities and tho name
and place Of residence of is officers.
No railroad or other trans sportatinn
company shall combine, or make any
contract with the owners Of any vessel
that leaves port or makes port In this
state, or with any common carrier, 10y
which combination or contract the csrn.
ing. Of one doing the carving nrc to bc
shared 10y the other not doing the carry.
ing. And, whsncvcr railroad or other
transportation company shall, for the
purpose Ot competing with amy other
common carrier, lower its rates for trans.
rortaiion of passengers or freight from
one point to another, such reduced rates
shall not hc aguiu raised or increased
] from such standard without the consent
OF the governmental authority, In which
shall be vested the power to regulate
| fares and freights.
No corporation now existing or here.
after formed under the laws of this state
| shall employ directly or indirectly any
who has declared intention to become
such.
No special privileges or immunitics
shall ever he granted which may not he
| altered, revoked or repealed 10y the lcgis-
/ lature, nor shall any citizen or class of
citizens be granted any privileges or i'm.
nunitlcs which upon the same terms
shall not be granted to all citizens.
The state shall he divided into three
districts, A. nearly equal In population
as practicable, in each of which one rail.
road commissioner shall be elected by
qualified electors at the regular gtlbcr.
material elections, whose salary shall he
fixed by law. Said commissioner, to hc
/ qualified electors Of this state and of the
districts from which they are elected
and shall not he interested in any rail.
road corporation or other TRANSFORMATION
company as stockholdcr creditor, agent
attorney or cmpioyc; and thc act of u
majority Of said commission shall he
deemed the act Of said commission. said
commissioners shall have the power and
/ II shall be their duty to establish
rates Of charges for the TRANSPORTATION
Of passengers and freight hy railroad or
other transportation companies, and
! publish the same from time to time
with such changes as they make, To cX-
anime the books, records and papers of
said companies and for this purpose they
shall have power to issue suhpUna- and
all other necessary process; tn hear and
determine complaints against railroad
or transportation companies; to send for
| persons or papers; to administer oaths,
take testimony and punish for Contcmpt
| of their orders and prOCc~sps In the same
manner and to the same extent a., courts
! oirccord and enforce their decision and
| correct abuses through the medium of
| the courts.
Said commissioners shall prescribe a
uniform system of accounts to he kept
| by all transportation ColhpanCs. Trans.
| rortatiun companies refusing to comply
| with the orders of said commission shall
| be tined not exceeding SnuOD, aud the
| legislature may in addltion to any pen
| altics prescribed enforce this article bv
| forfeiture of charter, and may confer
such further powers on the commission
crs as shall he necessary to enable them
to perform their duties.
The legislature shall have the power,
by a twO-thirds vote of all the mem bcr-
elected To the house, to remove any one
or more of said commissioner, from
Office for dereliction of duty, corruption
or incOmpetcncy.
The legislature shall pass all laws nee
eSSary for the enforcement OF this
article.
MIsCELLANEous.
No appropriations shall he made for
any institution whatever that Is not un.
der absolute control OF the state.
All property In the state, not exempt
under the laws of the United States,
shall be taxed in proportion to IT, value
to he asccrtaincd by law provided that
growing crops, property used exclusively
for the public schools and such as may
belong TO the United States, this state
or to any county or municipal corpora.
tion within the state, shall be exempt
from taxation.
The right of eminent domain Is hereby
declared to exist In the state to all front.
ages ON TIC nuvigable Nstors OF this
state.
Eight hours shall constitute days
work on all public works.
When onC-third of tho members of the
Legislature shall demand the submission
I a IA luW a "A nDnIIAr knfn ~ shall ln
| submitted.
The legislature shall protect, by law,
from forced sale, u certain portion Of the
homestead and other property Of all
heads of families.
Mechanics and laborcrs, artisans and
material mon shall have n lien upon the
property upon which they have bestowed
their labor or furnished material for the
value Of such labor done, or material
furnished; the legislature shall provide
by law for the speedy and efficient en-.
enforcement of such liens,
Persons convicted of bribery. perjury,
forgery, malioasance in office or other
high crime shall lie excluded from office.
serving on jurics aud from the right of
suffrage.
The legislature shall enact laws pro.
viding3
l. For the health and safety of those
engaged in transportation, mining man
uiacturing and building Industries. and
for the Identification of those engaged
therein for injuries received through
lack of necessary safeguards.
. For the abolition OF tho contract
system, ON state, county and municipal
works.
B. For arbitration between employers
and employees, and for the enforcement
OF the decision of the arbiirators.
I. For the prohibition of the employ.
mcnt of children under ii years of
age.
.. For the prohibition Of hiring out
convict labor.