, 1889-08-01

by any other transportation
company or individual shall be delivered
at any station, landingor port at charges
not exceeding the charges for transpor-
tation of persons and property OF the
same class In the same direction, TO any
more distant station, port or landing.
Excursion and Communication tickets may
be issued at special rates.
SEC. 10, No railroad corporation shall
consolidate its stock, property or ran-
chises with any other railroad corpor-
SEC. 90 The rolling stock and other
movable property belonging TO any rail-
road company or corporation in this state
shall ce considered personal properly
and shall be liable to execution ana safe
in the same manner as the personal
property of individuals, and such prop
erty shall not be exempt from execution
and sale.
SEC. 81. A railroad commission, con-
sisting of three members, is hereby es-
tMsbli,shed, tai The railroad copmissionsrs Mss .1s,s
and shall be elected by the state
at large at the general state
elections and their term of office
shall commence on the Monday
following the first day of January next
succeeding their election. The commits
sioners elected at the election held upon
the adoption of this constitution
shall at their first meeting, so classify
themselves by lots that one shall hold
Office for the term of three years, one
for the term o. five years and one for
the term of seven years, and they shall
certify the result of such casting of lots
to the secretary of state. After the first
election the term of each commissioner
shall be for six years. In event ofa va
cancy existing in such commission the
governor shall fill the same by appoint.
ment, and the person so appointed shall
hold his Office until the next general
election, and the person elected shall
hold for the remainder OF the unexpired
term. A majority Of said commission
shall have power TO transact any of its
business. 1t shall be the duty of such
railroad commissioners to exercise super
vislng control over all railroad canal,
and other transportation companies, as.
sociations and corporations and over all
other common carriers, and in the ab-
sence of legislation upon the subject to
regulate fares and freights and prescribe
and limit the charges therefor; to pre-
vent and correct abuses, discrimination
and eXtortion by such companies, US
sociations or corporations, and to per
form such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law. The legislature shall
enact laws necessary to carry the fore
going provisions into effect and shal
powers, duties, responsibilities, and Il,
the compensation of the railroad com
missioners.
SIC %. The legislature shall have
power to pass laws establishing reason
able maximum rates of charges for thu
transportation of passengers and freight
and TO correct abuses and prevent dis
elimination and eStortion in rates o
freight and passenger tariffs on th'
| carriers in the state, and shall enforce
such laws by adequate penalties.
SEc. %. Any association or corpora
tion, or the lesseee or managers thereof
organized for purpose, or any individual
shall have the right to construct anC
maintain lines of telegraph and tele
phone within this state and 10 con
meet the same with other lines OF TIT
same character, and all of such com
panies are thereby declared to be com
| mon carriers. The legislature shall, b,
a general law of uniform operation, pro
vide reasonable regulations to give ful
effect to this section.
SIC. "a. Monopolies and trusts arc
contrary to the best interests of fret
government, and shall never be allowed
in this state, and no incorporated com
pany, copartnership or association o
persons in this state shall, directly o.
indirectly, combine or make any con
tract with any other incorporated com
pany, foreign or domestic, through
their stockholders or their trus
tees or assignecs of sucl
stockholders, or with any co
partnership or association of persons
or in any manner whatever for the pur
pose of fixing price or regulating tn
| production or transportation OF an,
product or commodity. The Legislature
shall pass laws for the enforcement o
this section by adequate penalties, anI
in case of incorporated companies, /
necessary for that purpose, may declar
forfeiture OF their property and fran
chises.
We have duly considered the severa
propositions of Messrs. Buchanan, God
man, Browne, Dyer and Lillis, and tn
memorial oil the board of trade of til
city of Olympia, referred TO US from tim
to time, and in the preparation of thi
article have incorporated therein sucl
portions thereof as we deemed suitabl
and proper, and we herewith return tn
originals with this report. Respectfully
submitted
J. J. WEIsENBURGEB, Secretary.
JOHN r. kINNBAR, Chairman
| FRANCIS HENRY.
LEWIS NBAoE.
j. p. 7. McCRosKEY.
b. l.. SHARPsTRIN.
CHARLES p. CoEY.
JOHN A. SHouDY.
Except section 9,I concur in the abov
with the exception of section u an
recommend the following in its stead:
SEC. II. The legislature shall pas
laws establishing reasonable maximum
rates of charges for transportation c
passengers and freight and TO correc
abuses and prevent discrimination an
extortion in rates of freight and paasser
ger tariffs on different railroads an
other common carriers in the state, AIN
shall enforce such laws by adequat
penalties. A railroad committee ma
be established and its powers and dutie
fully defined by law.
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