Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-07-02

of February, 1909. The said com
missioners, first appointed, shall. i'm
medistely after their appointment.
forthwith euter npon the duties of
their Office, and shall elect one Of
their members chairman of the com
mission, which position they shall
annually refill by similar election
No person appointed on said commits
sion, either for regular term. or to
fill n vacancy. shall continue in Office
after the General Assembly snail
have refused to confirm his appoint
ment, nor after the General Assembly
shall have adjourned sine die. subse-
quent 70 his appointment, without
confirming the same, nor shall he hr
eligible for reappoiu,ment to fill the
vacancy caused hv such failure or
refusal to confirm. Whenever a va
cancy shall occur on the said COM
mission, the Governor shall forthwith
appoint qualified person to fill the
same for the uueXpired term. subirs;
to confirmation by the General A.
sembly az aforesaid. No person " hile
employed by, or holding anv oflir, in
relation t", any transportation "r
TRANSMISSION company. or while IN
any wise financially interest, there
lD, or while engaged IA pracIiciue
law, shall holt otlicr as su,h con B.
missioner, or perform any of the
duties thereof. At least one men!h r
of said commission shall. have The
same qualifications prescribed for
members of the Suprem- Court of
Appeals; and am of the members e
the SAID commission may he imp,ach-
ed or remuNcd ia the same MANNER
provided for the impeac chm-nj or re-
mOval of members of the said couti.
The said cuu,nis>iuu shall have ore
clerk aud one Lailitf. and such oth.r
clerks, officers, assistants and suhor
dinrtrs a. may Ice pio,idrd bv lnw
all of whom shall !r appointed. suu
subject 10 removal. hy the suid COM
mission. aud said commission shall
prescribe its own rules of order and
procedure, except so far aS the Same
are specified IN this Constitution ur
any amendment thereof as tho hu,i
ness of the State corporation commits
sion may Justify it. the General As
sembly may, from time to time, estab
liSh IN that department, aud subject
TO the supervision aud control of the
said commission, such subordinate
bureaus of insurance, banking, or
other special branches of the business
of the department, ~. in the iudg-
ment of the General Assembly. may
be desirable and expedient All ses
sions of said commission shall be
public, and n permanent record shall
be kept of all of its Judgments. rules,
orders, findings, aud decisions. and of
all reports made tO. or by. it. And
two of said commissioners shall
constitute quorum for the
transaction of business. whether
the office of the other commissioner
be, at the time, vacant or not The
office of the commission shall he open
for business on every day except sun
days and legal holidays Transpor-
tation companies hereafter doing
business in this mission and their
officers, or any of them, when engag
ed on their official duties. The
General Assembly shall provide suita.
bic quarters for the said commission.
funds for its incidental expenses
Gncluding ray of witnesses summons
ed, and costs of executing processes
issued, 10y the commission of its own
notion, and salaries for it's members.
clerks, assistants, and subordinateS:
provided, that the salary of each
commissioner shall not be less than
four thousand dollars per annum.
After the first day of January,
1908. the General Assembly may pro-
vide by lsw for the election of the
said commissioners by the people Of
the State at large, instead of their
appointment by the Governor as here
inbefore required. and in that event
the General Assembly shall provide
for filling vacancies.
tpo be continued i'm newt is>,.