The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-24

corporation, as the case may be, and the
General Assembly shall provide addltona
and suitable penalties Tor the nature OIL
any CORPORATION TO promptly comply with
the requirements of this section or OF any
laws passed in pursuance thefeot; ne
Corporation Commission Shall fetlute 81
corpora tons to comply promptly with me
requirements of this section, ana OF tilS
laws passed in pursuance thereon. %
enforcing such fines and penalties aSalnSI
the delinquent company as may De pro
vided for. or authorized by this article.
SURRENDER EXEMPTION.
Section 6.-Anv corporation heretofore
chartered in this State Whlcil Siisllt ne
after accept or effect any amendment or
extension of its charter shall be cohclu-
sively presumed to have thereby surren7
dered any exemption from TAXATION anu
amy non-responsible feature o. us cH t,ttl1
ter or OF any amendment thereof ana
all other special or exclusive rights or
privileges heretofore granted 10 IL ny
the General Assembly and not enjoyed
by other corporations of a similar general
chara cter and 70 have thereby agreed
to thereafter hold its charter and fran
chises and all amendments thereof. under
the provisions and subject TO all the re-
olIiremerts. terms and conditions of the
other sections of this Constitution and
OF any laws hereafter passed IN pur-
suance thereof. SO far as the same may
be made applicable to SuCh corporation.
Section THE exercise of the right OF
eminent domain shall never be abridged
or So construed as to prevent the Cen
eral Assembly from taking the property
and franchises of corporations and sub
jectinE them TO public use the same as
the property Of individuals; ana the eX-
ercise of the police power OF the State
shall never be abridged or SO construed
as TO permit corporations to conduct
their business in such Il Manner as TO
infringe the equal rights of Individuals
or the general wel-being OF the State.
ion al tSG
by general laws of uniform operation, pro-
vide reasonable and economical reguia-
tons for the ascertainment OF just COM
pensation to all railroads, part of
whose right of may be condemned
for the use of telegraph or telephone
lines. and provide for the condemnation,
in one proceeding of the whole OF such
part of the right Of way of any railroad
N this State, and that telegraph and tee-
phone companies. by such PROCEEDINGS.
shall acquire only an easement in and to
the right of way of the railroads in this
State. for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating their lines,
which must be done So as not 10 inter-
fere with the operation of the railroad
trains: and if at any time d railroad COM
pany shall need for railroad purposes any
portion of its right OF way occupied by
a telegraph or telephone company. such
telegraph OF telephone company shall.
upon reasonable notice. at its own ex-
nense remove its lines 10 such other
points on the right of way as may be
| designated bv THE railroad company the
| railroad company shall have the prior
right to their entire right Of way for
railroad purposes
REGULATION OF CHARGES
Section 9-No transportation or trans
mission company shall charge or receive
any greater compensation, in the aggre
gate for transporting the same class of
passengers or property. or for transmit
ting the same class of messages over
shorter than over Il longer distance along
the same line and in the same direction
(the shorter being included in the longer
distancel. whether such longer distance
be entirely within this State or not; but
this section shall not be construed as au-
thorizinE any such company TO charge
or receive as great compensation TO- a
shorter as for a longer distance. The
State Corporation Commission may. from
time to time. authorize any stich COM
pany to disregard the foregoing proNiS-
ions Of this section by charging Sucii
rates as the said commission may pre-
scribe as just and equitable between
such company and the public. to or from
any functional or competitive points or
localities, or where the competition OF
| points located without this state may
nuke necessary the prescribing OF special
ra tes for the protection of the commerce
of this State
Section 10-No transportation or trans
mission company doing business IN this
state shall grant to any member of the
General Assembly, nor TO any state.
county. district or municipal officer leN-
cept to the members and officers OF the
State Corporation Commission for their
personal use during their terms Of office
any free pass, free transportation or
any rebate or reduction IN the rates
charged by such company to the general
public for like service. For violation or
the provisions of this section the oftefN-
ing company shall be liable 20 such pen,
allies as NAV be prescribed by law: ana
any such officer or member or tne t'eh-
eral Assembly who shall, during his term
of office. accept the. benefit of any SUCH
rebate or reduction, or the use OF any
such free pass or free. transportation, as
is prohibited by this section. shall there
| byeforfeit his Office and be subject to such
further penalties as may be prescribed
by law.
Section 11-Every employee OF. any rail.
road corporation engaged in the phEsica!
construction. repair or maintenance or
| its roadway track. or any OF It's struc-
| lures connected herewith. or IN the phys
zeal operatio of its trains. cars. esluLp
n1ents or switches. shall have tue sdhis
rights and remedies for every INJURY SUI
| fered by him from the acts or omissions
OF such corporations or It's crnpIoSeS as
are allowed by law TO othsr persons ;l no.
employees or passengers "hen the injury
results from the negligence OF superior
agent or officer OF the corporation. or
from that OF person eIlpioE,ed oy u
| having the right to control or direct the
Sc ryices of the party Injured. or tfe ser
vices of the co-emplove by whom he IS
injured. and also when the injury results
from the negligence OF co-employe on
arother train of cars. or who has charge
or any switch. signal point or locomotive
engine or is charged with dispatchinS
trains or transmitting te!esraphic orders
therefor. knowledge by any emp!oye
injured of the defective or unsafe char
acter or condition of any machinery.
WAYS. appliances. or structure, shall not
| of itself be bar to recovery for an in
i,irv caused thereby When death. wheth-
erinstantaneous or otherwise results
from any injury to such an employe re-
ceived as aforesaid. the personal repre-