The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-29
coRpoRATIoN coMMlssloN.

CORPORATION COMMISSION.
Sec. 10. \ corporation commission
is hereby created. to be composed OF
| three pcraoEg. who sIall be elected
| by the people at a general election
for state officer. and their terms n
office shall be six years: Provided.
corporation commissioners first elect
ed under this constitution shall holI
office as follows: one shall serve un.
/ IN the first Monday in January, nine.
teen hundred and nine; one until the
| first Monday in January, nineteen
| hundred and eleven; and one until
the first Monday In January, nine
teen hundred and thirteen: their
terms TO be decided by lot immediate.
ly after they shall have qualified. In
case Of vacancy n said office. the
governor Of the state shall fill the
vacancy by appointment until the
next general election, when sue
cessor shall be elected to fill any
uneXpired term.
Sec. 16. The qualifications of such
commissioners shall be "a follows:
To be resident citizens OF this state
for over two years next preceding the
election. and qualified voters under
the constitution and law, and not
less than thirty years OF age; nor
shall such commissioners, or either
OF them, be, directly or indirectly, in
terested in any railroad, street rail
way. traction line canal, steam boat.
pipe line. car line. sleeping car line,
car association, express line. tele-
phone or telegraph line operated for
hire, in this state, or out OF It, or any
stock bond, mortgage, security, or
earnings OF any such railroad street
railway. traction line. canal, steam
boat, pipe line. car line. sleeping car
line. car association, express line.
telephone or telegraph line. compress
or elevator companies; and IL such
commissioner shall voluntarily be
become vacant; and II any corpora.
tion commissioner shall become so in
terested otherwise than voluntarily, he
shall within reasonable time. divest
himself OF such interest; and failing
10 do this, his office shall become
vacant. Nor shall any such commits
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the government OF the United States.
or Of this state. or any other state
government, and shall not while such
commissioner engage, in any occupa-
tion or business inconsistent with
his duties as such commissioner.
Sec. IL Before entering upon the
duties of his office, each Of said
commissioners shall take and sub.
scribe to the oath OF office as pre-
scribed in the constitution. and shall
In addition thercto swear that he
is not, directly or Indirectly, inter.
ested in any railroad, street railway,
traction line, canal, steam boat, pipe
line, car line, sleeping car line, car
association, express line. telephone
or telegraph line, nor In the bonds,
stocks, mortgages, securities. con.
tract or earnings OF any railroad,
street railway, traction line canals,
steam boat. pine line car line. sleep
ing car line, car association ex.
press line, telephone or telegraph
line, and that he will, to the best of
his ability, faithfully and justly, ex.
ecute and enforce the provisions OF
this constitution, and all the laws OF
the state concerning railroads, street
railways, traction lines canals, steam
boat. pipe lines, sleeping car
lines, car associations. express lines.
telephone and telegraph lines, com
press and elevator companies, and
all other corporations over which said
commission has Jurisdiction. which
oath shall be filed with the secre-
tary OF state.
Sec. rs. Tho commission shall
have the power and authority and be
charged with the duty OF supervising.
regulating and controlling all trans
portation and transmission oompa-
nies doing business in this state. In
all matters relating to the perform.
ance of their public duties and their
charges therefor, and of correcting
abuses and preventing unjust discrim.
inatlon and e1tortion by such oomps-
mics; and to that end. the commits
sion shall from time W time
prescribe and enforce against
such companies, in the man
ner hereinafter authorised, such
rates. charges, elassiflcations OF
traffic and rules and regulations. and
shall require them to establish and
maintain all such public service. "a
cillties and conveniences as may be
reasonable and Just. which said ratee,
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