Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-18

commissioners snail meet at the Office
of the commission and elect chairman
who shall serve for two years and until
his successor Is elected. A majority
OF said commissioners shall constitute
quorum to transact business, and any
vacancy shall not impair the right 10
the remaining commissioners to ex-
ercise all the powers of the commission.
h. Said commission may appoint a
secretary at salary of not more than
ST 500 per annum. and may appoint one
clerk, who shall receive an annual sal
airy not exceeding $1,000, and who shall
be an expert stenographer, and may
employ such experts DIS may be neces-
sary tc perform any service II may re-
quire of them, and shall fix sheir COM
pensation.
/. The secretary shall take and sub
scribe to an oath similar to that OF
the commissioners and shall Keep full
and correct records of all transactions
and proceedings of the commission. and
shall perform such other duties us may
be required by the commission. Any
person ineligible to the office OF COM
missioner shall be ineligible 10 the ONCE
of secretary,
!. The commissioners shall be known
collectively as Railroad Commission
OF Utah" and In that name may sue
and be sued. 1t shall have seal with
the words Railroad Commission OF
Utah" and such other design as the
commission may prescribe engraved
thereon, by which II shall authenticate
it's proceedings and of which the courts
shall take Judicial notice.
X. The COM Ission shall keep Tvs Of
flee at the capital, and shall be provided
by the secretary Of state with suitable
room or rooms, necessary office furni-
ture. supplies, stationery. books. period
icals, maps, and all necessary expenses
shall be audited and paid as other state
expenses are audited and paid. The
commission may hold sessions at any
place other than the capital when the
convenience OF the parties so requires.
The commissioners secretary and
clerk. and such experts as may be em-
ployed shall be entitled to receive
from the state their actual necessary
expenses while travelling on the busi-
ness of the commission Such ex-
penditures to be sworn to by the per-
son who incurred the expense, and APP
proved by the chairman of the COM
mission
!. The commission shall have power
to adopt and publish rules to govern
its proceedings and to regulate the
mode and manner of all Investigations
and hearings of railroads and other
parties before 1t, and all hearings shall
be open to the public.
m. The commission may confer by
correspondence, or by attending con-
ventions, or otherwise, with the rail-
road commissioners of other states,
and with the interstate commerce COM
mission, on any matters relating TO
railroads.
THE TERM RAILROAD" DEFINED
Sec. 2. The term railroad" as used
herein shall mean and embrace all
corporations, companies, individuals,
associations of individuals, their les
sees, trustees or receivers (apponted
by any court whatsoever) that now, or
may hereafter, own, operate, manage
or control any railroad or part OF a
railroad as a common carrier IN this
state. or cars, other equipment used
thereon, or bridges, terminals, or side
tracks used IN connection Herewith,
whether owned by such railroad or
otherwise. The term railroad" when
ever used herein shall also mean and
embrace express companies, and all
duties required of and penalties In,
posed upon any railroad or any Off
Ger or agent thereof shall In SO far as
the same are applicable, be required of
and imposed upon express companies
and their officers and agents, and the
commission shall have the power of
supervision and control of express
companies to the same extent as rail-
roads.
a. The provisions of this act shall
apply to the transportation of passen-
gers and property between points
within this state, and to the receiving,
switching. delivering. storing and
to all charges connected there
with, and shall apply to all
railroad corporations. express COM
panies, car companies, sleeping
car companies, freight and freight line
companies, and to all associations of
xvhathay. taI nv all
wise, that shall do business as common
carriers upon or over any line of rail-
road within the state, and to any COM
mon carrier engaged In the transporta-
Ion of passengers and property wholly
by rail or partly by rail and partly by
water.
b, This act shall not apply to street
and electric railroads engaged solely
In the transportation of passengers
within the limits OF cities. nor to other
private railroads not doing business
rs common carriers.
SERVICE RATES, ETC.
Sec. 3. Every railroad is hereby
required TO furnish reasonably ade-
quate service and facilities. and
the charges made for any SER
vice rendered or to be rendered in
the transportation of passengers or
property or for any service in connec-
Nicb tfNi cNitif VI ipt lit lNNcNlltSt
switching. delivering storing or han
ding OF such property shall be reason
able and just, and every unjust and un-
reasonable charge for such service Is
prohibited and declared to be unlaw-
full
SCHEDULES.
Sec, 4. Every railroad shall print
in plain type and file with the
commission within time TO be
ixed by the commission, schedules
which shall be open to public inspec-
ton. showing all rates, fares and SER
vice in connection herewith, which IL
has established and which are In force
at the time, between all points IN this
state upon its line or any line con-
trolled or operated by 1t, and the rates,
fares and charges shown on such
schedules which are to take effect prior
to Jan. II 1908, shall not exceed the
rates. fares and charges shown on the
schedules filed under the provisions of
section 80 OF this act The schedules
printed as aforesaid shall plainly state
the places upon Its line or any line CON
trolled or operated by II In this state
between which passengers and property
VIII be carried, and there shall be
hled herewith the classification
of freight In force. Every railroad
shall publish with and as part OF
such schedules all rules and regula-
tons that In any manner AFFECT the
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