The Advocate and news., 1898-02-16

gard 10 any determinations that may occur
In the charges for shipment of property
over railroads within the State Of Kansas
and In regard to the schedules heretofore
In force as to freight rates and classified
tion in the State Of Kansas. Having salts
fed themselves on said subjects, on the
first day OF May or as soon thereafter as
may be possible, the said Board shall pro-
ceed to prepare q schedule OF rates to be
charged for property shipped over railroads
In the State OF Kansas and OF the classlh-
cations to be made Of the said property for
shipment, a. schedule being prepared for
each railroad doing business in the State
Of Kansas. Having prepared the said
schedule they shall have the same printed
and on the first day Of May or as soon
thereafter as is possible they shall cause
the schedule Of each road to be served
on the said railroad company, and for
twenty days thereafter the said parties
so served shall be allowed to file in the
office Of said Board at Topeka, written
protests against any portions of said sched-
ule, supported by aftidayits and such writ
ten argument as they desire to offer. 1t
shall be the duty Of said Board to con-
slider the same and similar protests COM
ing from any person, and having made
such revision in the aforesaid schedule
as they deem just II any, they shall on the
first day of July Of each year or as soon
thereafter as Is possible, having heretofore
printed the corrected schedule anew, IL any
corrections be made, cause to be served on
each railroad company doing business In
lu0 DlHlb OL hHuSdS lne pTluleu 5Cueuule
Of classiiications of property to be shipped
over said road and rates to be charged for
transportation Of the same In the State
Of Kansas. II shall be the duty Of each
railroad company to post Indoors and In
conspicuous place at each station for the
receiving Of freight or other articles Of
transportation, printed copy Of the said
schedule within twenty days after the re-
ceptiOn Of the same. The schedule here
tofore described shall ten days from the
time served upon the said company be the
classlticatlons made of all property shipped
over the said road or by the said company
and the highest rates to be charged by
said road or company. The said Board
shall at the same time and in like manner
prepare and serve upon the roads inter-
ested, schedules OF classihcatlons Of prop
erty and Of joint rates for the transporta-
ton Of such property over such connecting
lines as they may deem necessary and the
Board shall have power to apportlon such
rates among the companies interested on
petition OF any such company and notice
to the other company or companies inter-
ested.
Sec G. That until the revlslons provided
for in this act shall be made by the said
Board OF Railroad Commissioners the
schedules Of classlficatOns Of property
shipped by freight in the State of Kansas
shall be the same as were in force Decem-
ber 31st 1897 and the charges then in
force shall be the highest rates to be
charged by said company and the said
aClcuultb " DO LntHtdLltI lIdut ANNUALLY
and the amendments thereto from time to
time with amendments before the first
annual schedule Is issued shall be clas-
slfcations to be used and the highest
charges to be made In the State of Kan
sas. If any company shall make to one
shipper lesser rate, 1t shall make the
same lesser rate to all persons for like
and contemporaneOus service in the trans
portation Of like kinds Of traffic under sub |
stantlally similar circumstances and condi-
tions.
Sec. Z. That the Board of Railroad Com
mlssloners shall select a Solicitor for the
Board of Railroad Commissioners, who
shall hold office contempOraneOusly with
the said Board and until his successor Is !
selected and qualified, subject to removal
by the Executive Council. The said So
OF s. per annum payable monthly and
shall take oath to support the constitution
of the State Of Kansas and uphold its
laws and attend to the duties of his
office. II shall be his duty to prosecute |
all complaints fled before the said Board
unless in his Judgment the said complaints
are frivolous and without any just cause |
1t shall be his duty upon the order of the |
Board or upon his own volitlon to file with |
the said Board a statement of facts and
a request for an investigation Of the same
whenever In his Judgment or in the judg- |
ment OF the Board an investigation of the |
methods of any railroad company doing |
business In the State Of Kansas shall be
necessary. Such statement and demand |
shall be brought in the name OF the State |
OF Kansas on relation Of the said Solicitor |
for the Board Of Railroad Commissioners |
1t shall be his duty to counsel and advise |
the said Board Of Railroad Commissioners |
on all legal propositions concerning which |
they may desire his counsel and advice. |
In case Of appeals from the Judgments |
or decisions Of the said Board OF Railroad |
Commissioners to the Supreme court of |
Kansas, he shall assist the Attorney Cen |
eral In the Supreme court and shall assist /
the Attorney General in all other legal |
matters In which said Board of Railroad |
Commissioners Is interested in any way |
where 1t Is made the duty of the Attorney |
General to attend to the same. 1t shall be |
the duty Of the Solicitor for the said |
Board Of Railroad Commissioners to rep |
resent the said Board of Railroad Commits |
sioners In all other matters in which the |
said Board of Railroad Commissioners may |
become involved in actions in any court |
except where the Attorney General is al |
ready required to appear in which case |
he shall assist the Attorney General