The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-28
copied from the law now in force and are familiar to the reading public.
 The Objectionable Section.

1 copied from the law now in force and are
 familiar to the reading public.
 The Objectionable Section. | Section Il, which Is said to be abjec-
 uonable to the friends of an elective ] commission is as follows:
 i Sec. Il. The railroad commission must
 near and determine all complaints made | 10 them In writing by any person, firm or corporation or association of persons l against any tariff of rates or against any parucular rate or rates charged by any railroad for the transportation of freight between points in the State; and uporh such complaint being made, and upon the security for costs of such proceedings be- Ing given by the party making the com
 plaint the commissioners shall forthwith
 nx the time and place for hearing such
 complaint, and shall furnish the person
 or corporation operating the railroad
 asainst Whose rate or rates complaint Is
 made, with copy of such complaint and
 with notice of the time and place where
 such complaint will be heard; and at
 such tune and place. said railroad com
 mission small proceed to hear and deter
 mine the complaint under such rules of
 procedure and other rules as they may
 adopt, giving the parties interested i1
 such complaint a full hearing in person or
 by attorney, and they shall examine such
 witnesses and other evidences as parties shall offer. Upon the hearing of the
 matter. said railroad commission shall determine whether the rate or rates com plalned of are reasonable. If they deter mine such rate or rates are reasonable they shall so declare; but if they deter mine that such rate or rates are un- reasonable, then they shall fix and deter mine what are reasonable rate or rates In the case or cases complained of, and shall enter an order fixing and establish ing the rate or rates to be thereafter charged in the case or cases complained or The said commission may adjudge the cost of such proceedings against a rkry I,.l surety. or against the railroad complained oI as the equities of the case may requre. The items of cost to be taxed in such eases shall correspond In amount to like Items allowed by law in cases in the cir | cult courts of this State. Sectlons l2, S, IA. 15. Is, F, IS. lY 20 2 | Zz ana 2S are practically the same as the | present
 Increases the Powers.
 The remainder of the bill increasing the | powers or the commissioners was drawn by Representative B. deG. waddell of Russell with the assistance of President John V. Smith of the Railroad Commits sion.
 The remainder of the bill is as follows:
 Sec. 24 That for the enforcement of all orders by the Railroad Commission or Alabama in the exercise of its lavyfIIi powers. other than those enumerated In oectlons S4ol' S452 and 34j3 of the Code of Alabama; that the Railroad Commfssion through the President, be authorized anj Is hereby made the duty of said railroad to institute suit. either s1 or by injunction, mandatory or preventive, in the Circuit, Citv nr Chancery Court or court of like furisdic- non, in the County in which the oootro- versy or matter in dispute shall arise or De situated, and that service thereof he as in other suits.
 Sec 25. That whenever any nersop ar corporation operating a railroad fails or refuses to comply with any order of the Railroad Commission, 1t shall be the dutv 1t said Commission, through its Presi lent 10 certify to the Attorney General me facts of such failure or refusal, to- setner with certified copy of the order made by said Commission in such mat .er' Whereupon 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney General or some attorney at aw to be by him appointed to imme- lately file in the Circuit, Chancery. City Court, or court of like Jurisdiction ap- 'Topriate pleadings in the way Of com 'lalnt. petition or bill as may be in ac- ordance with the rules of pleading and ractice in such cases, or cases of siTni- ar nature, setting out the name and 7 tyle Of the case heard before the Rail- l oad Commission, the relief asked for. : nd the order Of the Commission grant 1 'g such relief, or if such order is made Z