The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-24
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sine die after his appointment without
confirming tho same, nor shall he be eli
Gible for reappointment to fill the vacan-
cy caused by such failure or refusal to
confirm Whenever a vacancy shall oc-5
cur on the said commission, the Cover,
nor shall forthwith appoint a qualified
person to fill the same for the uneXplred
term, subject to continuation oy .Le
General Assembly as aforesaid. NO peI-
son employed by or holding any once
in relation to- any transportation or trans
mission company. or who IS IN any ~lSS
financially interested therein st'aa n,fl,r!,,
office as such commissioner OF perform.
any of the duties thereof: AT least one
member of said commission sfaii nay ~.
the same qualifica tons preScrlpeu VI
members of the Supreme. Gours VI nf t,eo
peals and any of the members OF nc
said commission may be lmpeachsu; "a ",
removed in the same manner pro 49,,
for the impeachment or removal o., me-
mission shall have one clerk aug urse
bailiff. and such other cisihs. 49, 10
assistants and subordinateS as Nc he
provided by law. all OF W.oIn S'i Ia, the
appointed and subject to removal .! ~;
said commission. and said colnuiis sl,,
shall prescribe its own rules OF oi ~.
and procedure All sessions OF sa.u ~. ,,al1+
mission shall be public. ana pei =. Nd.
nents rules orders. findings and decis5-
ions and of all reports made TO OF. or w 49, -,
Any two of said commissioners SHd!t ~ II.
stitute q quorum for the transacuoii, "
business whether the Office of the othec
commissioner be at the tome vacant VI
not. The Office of the commission snah
be open for business on every Gay e ...,..p
SUNDAYS and legal holidays. TRANSPORTS
tion companies hereafter doing business
in this State shall at all times trans,
port. free of charge. the mempsrs Oh sala
commission and their oiflcers' OF any %
them, when engaged on their, Official du-
ties. The General Assembly snall proFlde
suitable quarters for the said coInmls-
sion. funds for its incidental expenses
Gnclud;ng pay of witnesses summoned.
and costs of executing processes Issued
by the commission of it's own motioS) and
salaries for its members. clerks, assist
ants and subordinates, provided That the
salary of each commissioner shall not be
less than three thousand dollars per an
num-
HOW ELECTED.
After the first day of January. 1909. the
General Assembly may provide by law
for the election of the said commissioners
by the people of the State at large IN
stead of their appointment by the Gov
ernor as hereinbefore required.
Section 4.-(a) Subject to the provisions
of this Constitution and to such require
nents, rules and regulations as nay I've We
prescribed by law. the STATE Cot poi a.Aois
Commission shall be the department o.
Government through which snail De IS
sued all charters and amendments or eA-
tensions thereof for domestic corpoi; a,
tons and all licenses to do business ~
this State to foreign corporations anu
through which shall be carried OUT az
the provisions of this Constitution anp
of the laws made in pursuance tlleltJi'
for the visitation. SUPERVISOR. M
ton and control of corporations cnal-
tered by or doing business IN TINS ets .i,a
The said commission shaii presci','e 20, ~
forms of all reports which may NC
uured of such corporations ny Inls
stitution or by law; it snail cotleSs'
caiye and preserve such reports anu az
nuallv tabulate and publish tneIi III 80 80
tistica1 form: it shall have all Lie li5i,.9
aud mowers of. and perform all the gu,
ties now devolving. upon, t1e Ha p, Ino
CCnn1icsioner and the Board of Pubilc
Works except SO far as tney d. - no
sistent with this Constitution, o1 ,n fo,-
iie I'H ri, said commission shall have
+1,n newer and be charged with the outy
Of the supervision. regulation diiu sG ;o ",
of all transportation ana .,is etata
cnmnanjes doing business III this otale'
in ali matters relating to the perltoILl ni..
arce of their public duties ana OF .t;sll
charges therefor. and or cGa ,nd
abuses therein by such coilaps.irT snail
from time to time prescribe ana elllolcs
against such companies, IN the nlaiiiiet
hereinafter authorized, su9 en-, a ln[e T,,lss
and regulations. and shall require them
TO establish and maintain all such PUBIC
service. facilities and conVenlences az az
the said commission may, ml1iin e +h;s
limitations of the Constitutions OF TINS
state and of the United States, deem
reasonable and just which SAD rates
ciassifications. rules. regulations anu le.
Quirements the SAD coniiillssio,i ia r,s
ali rates, crassiica tons. rules and resu-
lations adopted or acted upon by any
such company, and when are i IA t;l.
,a1 "
sion. within the scope Of its authority.
shall be unlawful and void: The said
commission shall also have the srlSht at
all times to inspect the DOCKS ana pa
pers of all transportation and transmits
sion companies doing business IN TINS
State and to require from such co1npa-
MES from time to time, special Reports
and statements under oatn C .n1s iiims.
Informed of the physical condition or
all tho railroads of the State, as 70 me
manner in which they are operated Win
dation Of the public and shall from time
to time make and enforce such require
ments rules and regulations as MAY De
necessary to prevent unjust or uhrea-
sonable Determinations by any such
transportation company against any per
SON locality, community, connecting lllie'
or kind of traffic. in the matter OF ca
service, train or boat scheduie. or en-
cheney Of transportation, or other"ise ~
connection with the public duties OF Such
company. The authority of the said com
mission Subject to review on appeal as
hereinbefore provided) to prescribe rates
of charges and classification Of traffic
for transportation and TRANSMISSION COM
panies, shall be paramount; but its au-
thority to prescribe any other rules, reSu-
lations and requirements for such COM
panies shall be subject to the superior
authority Of the General Assembly to
legislate thereon by general laws; but
nothing in this section shall impair the
fNyy l.
pal authorities, to prescribe, in any mu-
nicipal franchise granted TO a public ser
vice corporation, the rates of charges to
be observed by such corporation for all
services rendered by it under such tran
chisc and within the limits of the city
or town granting the same. Upon the
request of the parties interested it shall
be the duty Of the said commission. as
far as possible to effect by mediation,
the adjustment of claims and the settle
ment Of controversies between transport
tation or transmission companies and
their patrons
POWER OF COURT OF, RECORD.
(c). In all matters pertaining to the
public visitation. regulation or control
OF corporations, and within the jurisdic-
III a