The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
GENERAL LAW s
Enacted By the Legislature of Alabama

service; and to further prescribe the
 powers, duties and authority of the Rail-
 road Commission, with respect to said
 railroads and other common carriers,
 and fix penalties for violations of regu-
 lations and of the orders of said Rail-
 road Commission.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That if, in the judg- ment of the Railroad Commission, re- pairs or improvements to or changes in any trains, switches, terminals or terml- nal facilities, motive power, or any other property or device used by any common carrier. railroad corporation or street railroad corporation, subject to the super vision of the Raiload Commission, In or in connection with the transportation of passengers, freight or property, ought reasonably to be made, or Chat any ad- ditions should reasonably be made there to, in order to promote the security or convenience of the public or employees, or In order to secure adequate service or facilities for the transportation of pas sengers, freight or property, the Commis- sion shall, after hearing had either on its own motion or after complaint filed, make and secure an order directing such repairs, Improvements. changes or addi- tions to be made within a reasonable time and in a manner to be specified therein, and every common carrier, railroad cor poration and street railroad corporation, subject to the supervision of said Com mission, is hereby required and directed to make all such repairs, improvements, of hX any order of the Commission served on it..
 Sec. ?. If. in the judgment of the Rail road Commission, any common carrier, railroad corporation or street railroad corporation subject to the supervision of said Commission, does ont runs trains enough cars enough or possess or operate motive power enough reasonably to accommodate the traffic, passenger and freight, transported by or offered for transportation to it, or does not run its trains or cars with sufficient frequency or at a reasonable, or proper time, hav- ing regard to safety, or does not run any train or trains, car or cars, upon a reasonable time schedule for the run, the Commission shall, after a hearing on it's own motion, or after complaint filed have power to make an order directing such common carrier, railroad corporation or street railroad corporation to increase the number of it's trains or of it's cars or of it's motive power, or to change the time schedule for the run of any train or car, or make any other suitable order that the Commission may determine reason ably necessary to accommodate and transport the traffic, passenger or freight, transported or offered for transportation.
 Sec B. The Commission may, when it deems it advisable to do so, establish d uniform system of accounts to be used by common carriers, railroad corporations and street railroad corporations which are subject to the supervision of the Commission and may prescribe the man. ner in which such accounts shall be kept. It may .also in its discretion, prescribe the forms of accounts, records and mem- oranda to be kept, including the accounts, records and memoranda of the movement of traffic as well as the receipts and ex- penditures of moneys. The system of accounts established by the Commission and the forms of accounts, records and memoranda prescribed by it as provided above, shall conform as near as may be to those from time to time established and prescribed by the Interstate Com merce Commission, but the Commission may vary said system and forms from time to time, in such manner, and re- ouire such additional accounts, records and memoranda to be kept as It may deem expedient or necessary. The Com mission, and any member thereof, shall at all times have access to all books. accounts, records memoranda, contracts and documents kept by such common carrier railroad corporation and street railroad corporation, wherever the same may be kept, whether within or without the State, and may prescribe the ac- counts in which particular outlays and receipts shall be entered. The Commits sion may designate any of its members or employees, or employ special agents or examiners, who shall thereupon, when so designated or employed, have authority under the orders of the Commission to inspect and examine, make analysis of and take copies from any and all ac- counts, records, memoranda, books, con- tracts and documents of such corpora
 
 or without the State. The special agents or examiners, or employees designated or employed as above provided, shall have power to administer oaths examine wit nesses and receive evidence. Any special agent or examiner or other person em- ployed by the Commission who divulges any fact or information which may come to his knowledge during the course of any such inspection or examination, ex- cept in so far as he may be directed by the Commission or by court or judge thereof, or as authorized by law, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
 Sec. A. Whether it be required by the Railroad Commission or not every rail- road corporation. other than street rail- road corporations, shall make and keep A full, true and correct record, mem- oranda or account of the following facts, in addition to such others may be re- ouired by law or by the Commission, in such manner that full, true and correct furnished to the Commission at the end of each fiscal year and at the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, and may be included in the annual reports, of said corporation to the Commission, and it shall be the duty of every such cor