Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-07-09
The
Constitutional
Convention.
CONTINUED from last issue. !

of this Constitution aud to such re-
quirements, rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by law. the
State Corporation Commission shall
he the Department of Government
through which shall be issued all
charters aud amendments or exten.
sions thereof, for domestic corpora
tions, and all licenses 10 do business
IN this State, to foreign corporations;
and through which shall be carried
out all the provisions of this Con.
stitution and of the laws made in
pursuance thereof. visitation super
vision, regulation and control of
corporations chartered by, or do
lug business IN, this State. The
said commission shall prescribe the
forms of all reports which NAV
be required of such corporations by
this Constitution or by law; it shall
collect, receive and preserve such re-
ports. and annually tabulate and
publish them in statistical form; il
shall have all the rights and powers
OF, aud perform all the duties now
devolved upou, the Railroad Com
missioner aud the Board Of Public
Works, except So far as they are in
consistent with this Constitution. or
may be hereafter abolished or
changed 10y law.
(b) The said commission shall
have the power, and be charged
with the duty, of supervising, reg
ulsting and controlling all transpor
tation and transmission companies
doing business in this State, in all
matters relating To the performance
of their public duties and of their
charges thereof. and of correcting
abuses therein by such companies:
! and to that end the said commission
shall, from time TO time, prescribe
and enforce against such companies,
In the manner hereinafter authorized
such rates, charges, classification of
traffic, and rules and regulations.
and shull require them to establish
and maintain all such public service.
facilities, and conveniences. AS may be
reasonable and just, which said rates,
charges, classiiications, rules, regula-
tions, and requirements the said
commission may, from time to time
alter or amend, and all rates, char
ters, clsssiiications. rules aud regula.
tions adopted, or acted upon, by
any such company, and which are
Inconsistent with those prescribed oy
said commission. within the scope
of its authority. shall be unlawful
and void. The said commission
shall also have the right at all times
to inspect the books and papers of
all transportation aud transmission
companies doing business in this
State. and TO require from such COM
panies from time to time, special
reports and statements under oAh
concerning their business: il shall
keep itself fully informed of the
physical condition of all the railroads
Of the State, as 10 the msuner in
which they nre operated, with ref
erence TO the security and accommo
dation of the public, and shall. from
time TO time, make and enforce such
requirements, rules, and regulations
as may be necessary to prevent un.
by any transportation or transmission
company in favor of, or against, any
person, locality, community, connect
ing line, or kind of traffic, in the
matter of car service, train or boat
schedule, or efficiency of trausporta
ton, or otherwise, in connection with
the public duties of snch company.
Before the said commission shall pre-
scribe or fix any rate, charge, or
classification Of traffic, and before it
shall make any order, rule, regula-
ton, or requirement directed against
any one or more companies by name,
the company or companies to be
effected by such rate, charge, classili.
cation, order, rule, regulation, or
requirement, shall first be given by
the said commission at least ten days'
notice of the time and place, when
and where the contemplated action
of the commission in the premises
will be considered and disposed of by
the said commission, and shall be
afforded u reasonable opportunity to
introduce evidence, and to be heard
thereon, to the end that justice may
, be done, and shall have process to
enforce the attendance of witnesses;