The Brookhaven leader., 1890-11-06

any railroad company or corporation IN this
State, shall be Considered personal property
and shail be liable 10 execution and sale as
SIC. $50. The Legislature shall pass laws
20 prevent abuses, unjust discrimination and
exfortion in alf charges OF express, tele.
phone sleeping car, telegraph and railroad
cnTnpsnies, and shall enact laws for the SUI
pervision Of railroads, express, telephone.
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or otherwise, and shall provide adequate
penalties. 70 the extent, II necessary Tor that
purpose, Of forfeiture of their franchises.
SIC. 1877. No railroad hereafter con-
structcd in this State shall pass within
three miles OF any county SoGt without
passing. through the same, and establishing
and maintaining a depot therein, unless
Prevented by natural ohstacics; provided,
euch town or its citizens shall grent the
right of wey through its limits, and suifi-
eient grounds for ordinary depot pur-
SIC. ISIS. No railroad or other transporta-
ton company shall grant free passes or
tickets or passes or tickets at 2 dls-
or any state. district, county or mu-
nicipal officers, except railroad commits
sioners. The Legislature shall enact suitable
laws for the detection, prevention anu pun
ishrnent of violations OF this pruNislNn.
SEC. lS9. All charters granted to private
corporations in this Stete shSll be recorded
in the chancCry elerk's Office Of the county
in which the PRINCIPAL office or place, oI
business of such company shall be located
SEC. 100. The exerc.Sepf the right Of eial-
nent domain shah never be SHRUGGED or 80
. Construed as 10 prevent the Legislature
from taking the property and franchises of
incorporated companies and subJectlng
them 80 public use, and the exercise of the
police powers of the state snail never
permit corpoTSt ions TO conduct their
business in stich q manner as to in-
fringe upon the rights OF individuals or the
general well-beifis of the state.
SEC. 191. The legislature shall provide for
the protection Of the employees OF all corpora-
tions doing business in thls State from m
reference with their sociaL civil, or political
rights by said Corporations, their agents or
SIC. ioe. Provision shall be made by gen.
eral laws whereby cities and towns may
be authorized to aid and encourage the estaD-
lishment of manufacturers, gJsworts, water
works and other enterprises OF public ut,hty,
other then railroads, within the limits OF
said cities or towns, by eXelnpnng AL PROP
erty usel for such purposes from municipal
taxation for period not longer imam ton
years. IN
corpor. ton shall have the same right and
remedies for any injury suffered by nm from
the act or omission OF seiG corporation, or us
employees, as are allowed by law TO other per-
sons not employees, where the injury results
from the negligence of superior agent
the right. to5leontrol or direct, the
services of the party injured, and also
when the injury results from the negligence
of a fellow-seTtaflt engaged in another de-
partmant OF labor from that of the party
Injured, or of q feliow-servant on another
train of cars, or one engaged about a differ
ent piece of work. knowledge by any eiu-
ploye injured of the defective or I'M
safe character or condition OF any ma;
be r''l no defens9 to action for injury
caused thereby, except as to conduc-
tors or engineers in charge OF dangerous or
unsafe cars, or engines voluntarily oper-
afed by them. Where death enSues from
any injury to employees, the legal or per-
sOnal Representatives of the person injured
shall have the same right and remedies as
are allowed by law to such representatives
of other persons. Any contract or agree
ment, express or implied, made by any en-
ploye to waive the benefit OF this section
shall be null and void, and this section shall
not be construed TO deprive any employe OF
q corporal ton or his legal or personal repre-
sentative of any night or remedy that he
now has by the law of the land. The Leg
islature may extend the remedies herein
provided for to any other class OF employees.
SEC. 194. The Legislature shall provide by
law that in ali elections for directors or man |
ayers of incorporated companies every |
stakeholder shall have the right |
to vote in person or by proxy for
the number OF shares OF stock !
owned by him, for as many persons as there |
are directors or managers to be elected or |
10 cumulate said shares, so as to give one |
candidate as niGny votes as the number Of |
directors multiplied by the number of his |
them on the same principle among as many |
candida ties as he snail see hit; ana Such III
rectors or managers shall not be elected IN i
any other manner: but no person VINO is en- |
gagged or interested in a competing business. |
either individually or as employe, or stock |
holder, shall serve on any board OF directors |
Of any corporation without the consent OF a |
majority IN interest of the stockholders |
SEC. 195. Express, telegraph, telephone
and sleeping ear companies are declared |
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business and subject to liability as such.
SEC. 1876. No transportation corporation |
shall issue stocks or bonds except for money. |
labor Done or IN good faith agreed to be |
ceiYed; and all fictitious increase OF stock or |
shall be void.
SEC. 1917. The Legislature shall not grant !
to any foreign corporation or ASSOCIATION |
license to hISld operate or lease any rail- /
road in this State; but i'll all cases where a |
railroad Is to be built or operated, ana the |
same shall be partly in this and partly IN !
another State, or in other States, the owners |
or projectors thereof shall first become IN |
under the laws Of this State; nor |
shall any foreign corporation or ASSOCIATION
lease OF operate any FaIlroai IN TINS State or |
purchase the same, or any interest therein;
of any railroad lines and cor |
pora ton in this State with others shall be
allowed only where the consolidated COM
pany shall become domestic corporation
OF this state. No general or special law
shall ever be passed Tor the benefit of any
foreign corporation Operating u TSluoau
under an existing license from this State, or
under ar existing lease; and no grant OF any
right or privilege, and no exemption from
any burden, shall be made to any such
foreign corporation except upon the condi-
tion that the owners or stockholders thereof
shall first organize a corporation IN this
State under the laws thereof, and shall
thereafter operate and manage the same and
the business thereof under said domestic
charter.
SEC. 1913. The Legislature shall enact laws
to prevent ali trusts, combinations, contracts
and agreements i1nnIical to the public wei
fare.
SEC. 199. The term corporation used in
this article shall include all associations
and all Joint stock companies for pecuniary
gain, having privileges not possessed by in
dividusls or partnerships.
SEC 200. The Iegislatur shall enforce
the provisions of this article by appropriate
legislation.
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