The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12

mower. which, It is provided, shall In adj
Sdtion to the powers provided for under s ~
this chapter have power to 40 the o lls-
mess Of general electric lghtlng q - NJ
power company with all the rlgnts,f DOW pow
ers and privileges OF such companies 3 x g NJ
fully ana effectively as II such corpora -sSss
& ton were created under the proVislOn&o en-
chapter Of this act-that IS to SLY, r.eesi Ttss
lating to the creation OF pubic seFYASSt,SiiE
corporations other than ds-that ~ ~
to say, telegraph, telephone, turnPlk'N;JSSSx
etc. corporations z, Il 4lSS
Page 532--This Is a brief ena ctmeh y, re:-it55
Jaulring common carriers doing business
in this State to receive and recelpt !o liss
all freights delivered to them When \. !, &C.
llvered for transmission at any o. tnels "a
freight receiving depots, W. %deliysrs
ready for shipment during 4sse ~ u
hours established at such depot ~ = iiss
exception Is made. however. to The 81 . ecL II
that the act shall not apply 70 I've
stock, lumber, pershable freight Of. to@i
such freight as requires special cars
shipment. . n J, 3, y, ) Il
q Page 545-An act TO amend and re- enac .t$l
section OF chapter 8 Of an act con-
cerning public service corp lions p -3aS
proved January 1S, 1904. Mss =. a$F .%
The first clause of section five Is LEI f5HSss
substantially unchanged, with these x-3$ta N
ccptlons: l. That the words rfllcting 8 a.
penalty of one hundred dollars ""tof5 II, e
person sending or wishing to send such
Dispatch" arc changed to persons SEND 81. sss
Ing or offering to send such dlspatch ,,sai3sss
and by the addition Immediately the res;tbssft
after OF the words s'or to the person to \;
whom it was addressed a RI Iss3: Z, h, .s
A new section. however, su lts
extends the provision Of the foregoing
| section ii 10 1.every telephone mpany WI
doing business OF transmitting and 3re'ss
ceiyng messages for compensation ton VI n 4
this state" whose duty 1t Is decla re1#
to be ito receive dispatches and mes;-sgg.
sages from and for other telephone II S !lr
telegraph companies or lines DONG Ing ing
business OF receiving or transmlttln 8 h
messages for compensation, and # from
md for any person. Tho same penalt ~
one hundred dollars, Is imposed 3s.S' l Iors
nverv failure to transmit q dispatch Or
message faithfully and impartial In
fnvor5of the person sending or fishing &
to send such dispatch or messag g Sss s
1t is to be noted here that the sWo lIuls$5
wishing" which was changed In t llel \
previous section to offerlng g = r l'7'
tanned. u, J. /.
Page $50: An act to define and regulate l'as'
fraternal beneficiary assocat 'ns,6 ord1 s
or societies. l. ,Sss
This act covers nine printed pages and
contains many provisions aifectlng VI ths
substantive law Of such orders "hicn
should be carefully studied along VI tn "
tho act heretofore referred iaScrealiIs
n bureau OF insurance. lsSss.S3 VI
Page ASS: An act prohibiting the co l.-'NS
runt@ influencing OF agent, employees Or y
servants, and prescribing penalties upon h
persons using such influence and pom Z
agents, employees or servants submitting
themselves thereto. Isl I. 20! i, Z, y.
This is popularity known as the 'if:a ~ n
Act and Its purport Is comprehens!Yely,55
stated in it's title. a tino of one huns
dred dollars. or, such fine and imprls on- Sc D
ment for not more than one year, are \
prescribed MS penalties for the Violate ~;
It Is provided that nothing contained IN
tho act shall be construed to mean tina t;Ss
an agent servant or employe shall n l
resign his position whenever ne So .dfi
sIres, nor that no person shall employ
said agent, servant or employe. q BY @ s
further proviso witnesses called Tor py4S;
tho court and giving evidence for IheI
prosecutions are given immunity FOR any
offense committed under the net concern-S
Ing which they testify. but they may pc s, 4
compelled to testify, and for refusal shatl%
BIO fined not less than ono hundred Coz Cos.
lars and be imprisoned for term ni oce
exceeding SIX months. s.8ss
I In concluding his paper MI. bryanf s
smoke of tho carless manner IN WHICH
many of the new laws were drawn, ana Il
EXPRESSED tho opinion that laWmakeras
should be watched very closely Whe!1jS
legislatures are In session. III