The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Railroad Company by personal notice. If
such Officers or directors or either OF them
can be found within the State OF Indiana
and in the event that neither or any OF
them can be found within the State or In
diana. by. publication in a daily paper OF
general circulation. printed and published
IN the cities of Indianapolis and Terre
Haute. by three consecutive publications.
and demand of said company the making
ana furnishing of said statement.
Sec. .. Immediately following the 9Th day
OF February, 1887. or sooner, in the event
such statement is filed with him, the at
torney general shall report 10 this General
Assembly such statement, and in the event
that such statement is not filed with him.
to report that fact together with the steps
that have been taken by him to notify such
companies of the passage of this law.
Sec. 4. Whereas an emergency exists Tor
the immediate taking effect of this law. the
same shall be in force from and after its
passage.
Immediately after the passage of the bill
the resolution prepared by the attorney
general was offered by Mr.. Henderson and
adopted without discussion. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Whereas. BY the terms and provisions
OF the charter granted by the General As
sembly of the State of Indiana on the
Haute * Richmond Railroad Company and
its successors, such corporation was re-
quired 10 pay TO the treasurer OF the State
of Indiana for the use of the common
schools certain of the surplus profits of said
corporation, as provided in said charter;
and.
y oOlll vi EAin9
have ever been paid TO the State OF Indiana
TO the treasurer thereof for the use of said
common schools,
therefore. be it resolved by the House
of Representatives. the Senate concurring.
That a committee consisting of four MEM
bers of the House and like number of the
Senate, of which committee the speaker of
the House of Representatives shall be eX
officio chairman. be appointed, and that
said committee be required. with all rea-
sonab,e dispatch. to inquire what legisla-
ton. if any, be necessary In order 10 en-
able the State of Indiana. for the use OF
said Terre Haute & Richmond Rail-
road Company and its successors
the right reserved under said char
ton said committee shall be and they are
hereby authorized 10 send for persons and
papers and make such inquiries as to them
may seem necessary in order 10 1ully IN
form themselves. and. upon arriving at d
conclusion. said committee is required; Win
all reasonable dispatch. TO prepare ana SUD
nit to this General Assembly Tor It's ac-
ton such a bill as in its Judgment may
be necessary and proper in order 10 en-,
able the proper suit TO be instituted ana
maintained to require said Terre Haute
& Richmond Railroad company ana It's
successors TO account FOR ana pay oNer 10
the State for the use of the common
schools under the provisions or SAID CHAR
ter.
ance of said duty said committee be and
they are hereby authorized TO call upon
the auditor of state. the attorney geheral
ana any OIncT OillCtI VI Shih
sist them in the matter so committed 10
them, and hat in the event they shail
deem it necessary that they small employ
| experts. for any purpose. they shall forth
| with report to the General Assembly Sucn
| necessity. and their report IN that pehah
| shall nave precedence of all other matters
then pending in either house. .,
Resolved. further. That upon the nnaI
| report of said committee
| legislation the said report shall in either
| house have precedence of any ana All mat
| ters as soon as the matter then pendlhg
shall be disposed of. and ii shall be IN oruer
| for said committee to call up Tor dlSpoSl-
| ton the report of the committee with the
legislation recommended Immediately upon
the conclusion OF the particular matter theh
| bending before either of said houses.
''Resolved, further, That in the event OF
| the reference of the report or saio com
| mittee or of the bill recommended by IL 10
any OF either house. IL shaii be
i'm order for any member OF the comnhttee
appointed under this resolution, III the
! event that a report shall not be made upon
this bill within five days from ana aIter It's
| reference to any committee in either houso,
to require a report thereon forthWlth anu
RI recall the same from the standing COM
mittee. for action by the House at large
Notwithstanding any rule OF the house III
| which the bill is then pending.