Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-12

Austin w.. A...t 81, -,
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Nj III VETO message sent to the senate
,",I. ''i nv, y! HuNyVhur Su'Delson;
ca,,",s. -, - o. 800 10 the
40 80 ,, 1Si,,'te usl ~ .ul' pSIls an
~, ~ a. rusllult%e tne houston East ana
roe5 oi,T nas ti ~, company, rail-
ia,,,, ~ - a'iVn o's"h'heu uhuef the
,,'ai,,,i ' slNue, 70 tase' operate.
.'i,'ii.t"in ahu CuhlIol loI the term OF
t,i,t!etH -lllne years the Houston anu
In 49,, ~, AZ ~ pau ,' q lu'lWay sltuateI
H.. ~ st VI l-ouislalA ana operated
,,,,a,. , I''',e ~ e1iIulat,oh oisHnlIeu
We Avs oi tIlt stute' ~ herWlth
boItn,.r} wlthout apPrelNl' Ihe pm is
artIsI ieN 10 pe IN Nluiation OF section IT,
,'.',,,.',. Az VI uur Soistitgll9h lof the
.eeauhS SVEN ~ ths op!nl'h OF the AT
81 . W"' suuiiil'.c us loiloWa'
,,...,.. an III reuGlpt ol your ldNur OF
ss r11Ti a"g, in mhlv . you ask lor an
,pi., 90 " MhSthtI an act Oh the
,esis,iSure uuithoIlslhs railway cor
li,isa "a ,i''o ~ 60 lgasc tiie run
',ii., LlBnts anu privileges OF ran
WY curporuioh orbhhlzed uhder the
90 We "a niio'"er stat lor lhe perlou
u vi nit'u'S -illle Seurs' coh'raVehes aftl-
.,,T ~, sIes'oii " VI out Vohs
~ ~ i1hs uase " tue stStlvh OF the
NJ .i't,. IeleiIeu 70 " as iolloWs'
~. ~ rlnWay SoIhpaHy 9rGuhlEeu uhdef
t iie AVS VI 'il,s sl5te s'all cohsuHuate'
ny prEnSse or Juuiclal sale or other
Wlse' WIN any ralllo company or
butiNeu unueI inc Jaws OF any otner
State Ut OF tne uhlltu states. lhe
iahB uuBS oL 'he constltutloh ltselI
SIiluh' u!SaIiy Prohi1its Tue IesiAlNtu re
from authorizing runway corporation
Oh inns STATE % lease the iTanehlses'
Ilsii.S nhu proper ~ VI Iul"ay cor
PoIutloh urgoiil"eu uI'ueI tue laws OF
hhotper state Ior such u long period OF
tllhe; me PURPOSE OF the leaHe Is eNl-
utntly 70 cohsoluate t'e Two INES OF
ram an. ~ " .,..-,,,.,..., AT
ne Woru tuilsuiiu ~ as uSeu IN nus
connection rs USED IN the sense Of JOIN
OF unite t9tate w. ~ ~ IL, H. Co..
q Nep.' loiJ a ieaae lot suon lolB
perioa OF tithe VIII us eHectuhly unite
ana JON THESE Two hhes OF rHllroaa,
anu the,epy cuilsoliuate tntIl, us Woulu
an absolute SAFE Whether private OF Jul
dlciai'
Inc supreme court Oh NcDraska' IN
constituting slmllhf provision oil me
constitution OF thut, htatt' uses tIe
iolloWlhg language rms is uh aDso-
iute prohlpllon against ralroau cor
pofntlon consoldhtlhB IT'S htockt prop
erty, rranchises anu earnings WIN any
other railroad corporation owning
parallel ana competing me me woru
consolidate IL here used IN the sense
OF JON or unite me constitutions con-
Nenuon aimed al pracucai results; me
character OF the tltle ana the partlea
operating the ROAD ID OF httle moment
TO the general puphc' me law cannot
be eVadod, therefore, by substituting
lease Tor ueed OF conveyance: Inc
prohibition against me 1olnler oil these
prohibits the leasing OF such roads
THE authorities mold and treat
sale, and a lease ior such long time.
as practically one ana the same thlhgi
they dominate a lease as temporary
alienation, q Am ana eng. Ehcy' OF
Law, 2lo; Dana vs.. Bank OF U. 81 W.
and s., Penn, 22J)
when our constitutional convention
said that railroad corporation organ.
lied under the laws OF thls state 'shali
not consolidate by private or Judiclhl
sale or otherwise wlth any other rall-
ROAD company orsaiiizeo unusl Llp
laws OF any other state or o. me unl-
ted States, II Absolutely lnhlplteu any
such consolidation. me term Sy PIT,
vate or judicial provision or otherWlHe.
includes every method OF consultation
that the ingenuity OF man can invent,
That lease oil ninety-nlne years ~
practically consolidation or two cor
porations is clear. Ihat our courts re-