The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-17
Railroad Commission Bill.
y Bill, to be Entitled An Act to
Provide for the Regulation of
Railroad Freight and Pas
Scngcr Tariffs in the
State.
THE GcHefot AsscmJty Of North Oar
Ohlln do Enact

| The G0erm assembly Of North Gar
OttnG do Enact:
SECTION |. There shall be three
commissioners elected by TIE
General Assembly to carry Oh't
the provisions of this act, one
OF whom shall be Of experience
III law, and one shall he a prac.
tlcal farmer; and one shall be
OF experience in mercantile and
manufacturing or machanical
pursuits or i'll the railway busi-
ness The terms of office of said
commissioners shall begin on
the lst day of April Eext after
their election, and shall contin-
ue Tor six years, but the term
OF Office Of the commissioners
llrst stated which shall be by
this General Assembly shall be
a. follows One for two years,
one for four years, and one for
SIX years. In case Of vacancy
the Governor shall appoint to
such vacancy, and his appointee
shall hold until the qualifica
tlon Of his successor, who shall
be elected by the next Genera
Assembly that shall convene
next after the vacancy has taken
place, and the person then cho-
sen shall hold the office for the
unexpired term.
The said commissioners, in
addition to the oath to support
the Constitution and the laws
OF the State Of North Carolina
shall take, to be administered
by one Of the Justices of the
supreme Court, the following
oath of office:
81 do sOlemnly swear Tor af-
tirm) that | am not the owner of
any steamboat or Of auy stock
or bond OF any railroad or other
transportation company, or the
agent or the attorney or en-
ployee Of any such company.
that | have no interest in any
way in any such company, and
that | will we'll and faithfully
execute the duties Of my office
OF Railroad Commission to the
best Of my knowledge and abil-
lty without fear, favor or NAL
ice, or reward, or the hope of
reward. So help me God"
Said commissioners shall not
jointly or severally, Or in any
way be holders Of any railroad
stock Or bond or be the agent
or employee or attorney of any
railroad company, or have any
interest in any way in any rail
road and sholi so continue dur
ing the term Of his Office, and in
Case any commissioner or distri-
butee or legatee or in any other
way have or become entitled to
any stock or bonds or interest
therein Of any railroad compa-
ny he shall at once dispose of
the same, and in case any COM
missioner shall fail in this. or
i'll care any of them shall be-
come disqualified to act, then
it shall be the duty of the Gov-
ernor to suspend him from Office.
and to report the fact to the
next General Assembly,; and the
question of his removal from
office shall be determined by a
majority of the General Assem-
bly,, in joint session. To any
case OF suspension the Governor
shall fill the vacancy, aud if the
General Assembly shall deter
mine that the commissioner sus-
pended shall be removed, then
the appointee of the Governor
shall hold uctil his successor is
elected ana qualified, as here
in before provided; but if the
General Assembly shall deter
mine that the suspended COM
missioner shall not be removed
from his Office then the effect
shall be to reinstate him in his
said Office. The person d.
charging the duty of the office
shall be entitled to the salary
for the time he is SO engaged i
but a commissioner who is sus-
pended shall not be allowed the
salary during his suspension,
though he may not be removed
blythe General Assembly and
may be reinstated in his office.
SEC. 2. The salary of the COM
missioners shall be twenty-five
hundred dollars per annum, pay
able quarterly by the public
Treasurer On the warrant of the
Auditor, and they may employ
a clerk whose salary shall be
twelve hundred dollars, which
shall be paid quarterly on the
warrant of the Auditor. The
Office of said commission. rs
shall be kept in Raleigh, and
they shall be furnished with an
office, necessary stationary and
furniture, which shall be paid
for by the public Treasurer on
the warrant CT the Auditor: Pro
rided, that the sum expended on
said account shall not in any one
year exceed the sum of FIVE hun
dred dollars. Any one of said
commissioners shall have power
to administer an oath in any
and all matters relating to their