Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-24

The regulation of the manancr of rail.
road stock aud bonds M sim with the
committee nn Internal improvements
Gazette readers VIII remember the history
Of lhe bin introduced ON Ibis subject
by Representative Hood of fnmin n
went to che committee On informal I'm
proycmnt severed weeks lRp There it
was discussed and argued at length Nh
l.uyuit. me Wnl known railroad ATTORNEY,
appeared before the committee and
tinmplud The bill beneath the heels of
his condemnation
The committee az lcugth appointed d
guh.cOmmitcn 10 give the bin their nm
divided attention tu the uud thnt IL might
BE- shaped iO more nearly meet the Views
0f the MINORITY Oi the committee. ns
shown 10 debate Of the matter Alessrs
Wilaon Of linrison, Moore aud Graves
were un the sub committee aud their
bill as just reported to tho main com
mittoe followed closely the Huggestiuu 90
Governor llUgg on Tie subject recurring
THAI companies desiring 10 Issue bonds
shall make gtltemrnt Of he value of
the property to the railroad commission,
showing The extent Of the improvement
contemplated with The proceeds Of the
bonds i0 be- issued 'i'lny shall also be-
required 10 have the bonds registered,
signed by iho commission, and Rhnll not
issue moru stock and bonds than value
and haif ~ the property on which
they are hnaed
Tho bin dinefa chiefly from that offered
by Mr. Hood Of Fnnin 10 that his meas-
tire required that tie roads might issue
only s2D.OOO per- mile in stool and bonds,
and the commission should have nothing
TO DO with them until the S2OOJu limit
was reached Mr. Hoods hil also pro-
Yidrl for lhe forfeiture OF charters under
judiclal falf which me substitute does
not do Tho substitute also gives the
commission additional authority Ia allow
hig them 20 determine the value Of the
property in question
FELLOW SERVANTS
Following Is the reading IN fun. on
Renutr 800 regarding fellow servants re-
ported fayornbly Ia the house, and now
aWniting action;
section i BE n enacted by the legis
lalurc Of the state Of Texas. That an
persons engaged iu the service OF any
railway corporations foreign on domestic
doing huenesH ~ tiis state. who are
entrusted iy such corporation with the
authority Of supefinteudence. control or
cDmmund " other persons iu The employ
or service of such corporation, on with
the authority ~ direct any other em-
ployee 10 lhe performance OF any duty
of such einploye are vice principals
Of such corporation, and are not follow
servants with such employee
Scr. 2. That all persOuE who are en-
gagged in the common service Of Huch
railway corporations and who, while
- engaged, are working together az The
same time aud place 10 q common pur-
pose Of The same grade, neither of such
persons bclug entrusted by such corpora
lions With any superintendent on con.
mol oyer their fellow employee, are
follow servants with each other PrOyid.
Cd. that nothing herein contained shall
BE- ~ construed o. 20 make employees
81 such corporations 10 ihe service of
sud- corporation fellow servauts with
other employees ~ such corporation, EN-
gagged W. any other department on spr-
vice Ol such corporation Employees
who do not come within The provisions
Of this section. shall not b. considered
fellow servants
See. .. NJ coatract made betwesn