The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09
A FAR REACHING ORDER
RAILROADS MUST KEEP RECORDS or
ALL TRANSACTIONS.
The Railroad Commission Proposes that
the Details Of Their Operation
Shall Be Accessible.

Austin Texas, February s-rhe railroad
commission issued the following important
osder this afternoons "it is hereby ordered
that there shall hc retained. Kept aud pre-.
served az each railroad freight station In
Texas. copy Of each bl, O. ladn1 sae1
tissue Impression or o-hor copy ct each
way bin made, the original Of euch way
bin received Tor II as hereinafter provided
such way bills are forwarded to tie audi.
tors office. then n complete record OF the
particulars contained in snch way bEis,
the station cash book showing in detail
each amount received and from whom, and
each amount paid ont ana to whom con.
sleacos' receipts for all freight Delivered,
and tissue impressions or other true copies
al M reports. daily. quarterly, monthly or
Otlcr. made M such station TO any general
offices OF the railroad compauy to which
such station belongs or 10 any one else
ut Is further ordered thar there shall be
retained. kept aud preserved in the Office
Of the auditor Of each railroad IN the State
Of Texas ,or IN ease the general accounts OF
a railroad are kept LIZ m officer wlth %
different tide thau that of auditor, then IN
the od,co of such other oJiccr true copy
Of each way bill for freight passing wholly
or IN part over such railroad whether inter
line or local. al original way bids forward
ed To suyh office from local Stationsi all ac-
counts OF other papers on which the Nouch-
ers are based or payments in any manner
made; the originals Of AL reports made 10
such Office by local agents; registers OF
records OF all vouchers made and the IN
dexes TO the same; registers of records OF
all claims passed upon in said Office relating
to either lost or damaged freight OF TO
uverCDarscs ON freight, al ieItef poIhs an
journals itQlgrs auu books bS Whatever
title known IN which records are sept IN
whole or part, tine accounts between tle
ralroud company and IT'S officers ana !ts
agents OF o.her railroad companies or otuei
indy idunls, Nrms and companies
lit is further ordered thdt an oIlcefS OF
railroad companies In Texas, especially the
following: Presidents, vice presidents, see
UCturies, treasurers, local tlcdautcts' aNul
tors general freight agents, traHlc nun
ayers, general managers, general suletlh'
tendeuts, general passenger anu tItNNs
agents chief engineers, superlntehuents OF
motive power and machinery master ny
chanics masters OF transportation tSain'
masters, stock and fuel agents. eidlu'
agents and those By any other title per
forming the duties understood 70 he usual
IN performed by officers bearing tue utile
herein mentioned, shall keep ana preserve lH
their respective offices I'm this state on 90
IN correspondence, records, books ann p
pers. OF whatever nature pertaining 10 wy
respective offices and relating 20 inc nu
ness and affairs OF the ra!rond company VI
which they are respectively the Officers
The commission also issued an oraeF IS
oulrlug roads In the state 10 make ln9h.niif
rtports showing the gross earnings OF rall
road property for each month stating sep
arRtely the earnings from freights, pas
scngers mail express. ETC. ana or opet1s
ingH evnensps Of property for the same
month. stating separately. the respective
amounts for maintenance Of way ana strHc
tnrce for conducting transportation. foI
r,ointnuance OF equipment and for genera
eVmepses Said reports must be siGne1 any
sworn to by the proner officer ana as ~,
~ nn1nose thc reports must be In within
thirty days after the receipt Of the forms