Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-07-16
The
Convention.


shall hereafter accept or effect any
amendment OF extension of its charter,
shall be conclusively presumed to
have thereby surrendered any exemp-
ton from taxation, and any non-
I repealable feature of it's charter, OF
of any amendment thereof, and all
exclusive rights or privileges hereto
fore granted TO it by the General
Assembly, aud not enjoyed By other
corporations of II similar general
character, and to have thereby agreed
To thereafter hold it's charter and
franchises, and all amendments there
of, under the provisions aud subject
to all the requirements, terms, and
conditions 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
Sec. 1.-The exercise of the right of
eminent domain shall never be
abridged, nor SO construed as to pre-
vent the General Assembly from TAX
ing the property and franchises of
corporations and subjecting them to
public use, the same as the property
of individuals: and the exercise of
the police power of the State shall
never be abridged. nor so construed
as to permit corporations to conduct
their business in such manner as to
infringe the equal rightsof individ-
uals or the general well being of the
State.
Sec. s. Nc transportation or trans
mission company shall charge or re-
ceive any greater compensation, in
the aggregate, for Transporting the
same class of passengers or property,
or for transmitting the sane class
of messages, over "a shorter than over
longer distance, along the same line
and in the same direction the
shorter being included in the longer
distance; but this section shall not
be construed as authorizing any such
company to charge or receive as
great compensation for a shorter OF
n longer distance. The State
for corporation may, from time
to time authorize any such
company to disregard the foregoing
provisions Of this section. bv charging
such rates as the said commission
may prescribe as just and equitabl,
between such company and tn,
public, to or from any functional OF
competitive points or localities, d
where the competition of points 10
Gated without this State may max,
necessary the prescribing of specia
rates for services rendered to tn
government of this State, or of tn
United States, or in the interest o
some public object, when the sam
shall have been authorized or pre-
scribed by, the State corporation
commission
Sec. 9. No transportation or trans
mission companies doing business il
this State, shall grant TO any mem
Der Of the General Assembly, nor I
any State, county, district or munic
ipal office Except to the member
and officers of the State corporation
commission for their personal as
during their term of office an
frank, free pass, free transportation
or any rebate or reduction in the rat
charged by such company to tn
general public for like services
For violation of the provisions O
this section the offending compan
shall be liable to such penalties u
may be prescribed by law; and an
such officer or member of the gen
eral assembly who shall, during hi
term of office, accept the benefit o
any such rebate or reduction, or us
any such free pass or free transpor
tation, as is prohibited by this sec
ton, shall thereby forfeit his office
and be subject to such further penal
ties as may be prescribed by law, bu
this section shall not prevent AN
street railway company from trans
porting free of charge any membe
of the police force or fire department
while in the discharge of his ofIicia
duties, nor prohibit the acceptanc
of any such policeman or fireman
of such free transportation.
Sec. 10. The doctrine of fellow ser
want, so far as it affects the liabilit
the master for injuries to his servan
resulting from the acts or omission
of any other servant or servants o
the common master is. to the rvtcm
hereinafter stated, hereby abolishr,
as to any employee of any rnilroa,
company engaged in the physica
condemnation rennir or ,,o,,,,,. .