Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-01

90 The amount OF its floating debt.
90 The cost and actual present cash
value Of its road equipment. including per
manent way. buildings and rolling stock
all real estate used exclusively in operating
the road. and all fixtures and conveniences
for transactlng its business.
go The estimated value OF all other
property owned by it. with schedule OF the
same. not including lands granted in aid
Of its construction.
CD The number OF acres originally granted
by the United States or this state in aid OF
the construction of said road.
90 The number of acres of such land re-
naming unsold.
| go A list of its officers and directors,
with their respective places of residence.
uO) Such statistics of the road and of
its transportation business for the year as
may, in the judgment OF the commission
ers be necessary and proper for the in
| formation of the legislature, or as may
be required by the governor.
QD The average amount of tonnage that
can be carried over each road in the state
with an engine OF given power
Said report to exhibit and refer to the
conditions Of said railway companies on the
first day Of July Of each year, and the de-
tails of its transportation business trans
acted during the year ending June thir-
| tieth
(o) The records. schedules, orders, rates.
| classifications, charges, rules and regula-
lions and all findings of whatsoever char
acter Of the commission, shall be authentl-
| Gated by a certificate thereto attached
under the seal of said commission, signed
by the chairman thereof that the same is
a true and correct copy Of the original rec
ords, schedules. orders. rates, classical
lions and findings In the office of said COM
mission. and shall be received in evidence
In all courts of this state without further
proof.
(p) Power to investigate charges out
side Of the state to points inside of the
state.
Appeal to Interstate Commission.
1t shall be the duty Of the commission
to investigate thoroughly all through
freight charges from points without the
state to points within the state, both those
now fixed and those that may be hereafter
fixed. Whenever the commission finds that
a through rate charged from point with
out the state to point within the state
is, in their opinion. excessive, unreasonable.
unjust. or discriminating in its nature, It
shall be the duty Of the commission to call
the attention of the railroad officials to
the fact and urge upon them the proprlety
Of changing rate or rates. Whenever such
rate or rates are not changed according to
the suggestions of the commission, IL shall
be the duty of the commission and 1t is
hereby given power and authority, to pre-
sent the facts to the Interstate Commerce
commission and appeal to it for relief. In
such appeal and in the prosecutions of the
same before the Interstate Commerce COM
mission the State Railway commission shall
have the assistance of the attorney general
and may employ special counsel, in case
1t deems Il advisable to do 50, at such COM
pensation as the commission shall fix.
cd The commission may, in its discre-
ton. prescribe the forms Of any and all
accounts, records, and vmemoranda to be
kept by carriers subject to the provisions
OF this Act, including the accounts. rec
ords. and memoranda of the movement Of
traffic as well as the receipts and expendi-
lures of moneys. The commission shall at
/ all times have access TO all accounts, rec
! ords and memoranda kept by carriers sub
ject TO this Act, and II shall be unlawful
for such carriers to keep any other ac-
counts. records or memoranda than those
Iprescribed or approved by the commission
and 1t may employ special agents or ex-
an .ners. who shall have authority under the
order OF the commission to inspect and ex-
dIllne any anu dii dCCOuHNSt TcNOfus
/ memoranda kept by such carriers. This
provision shall apply to receivers OF car
riers and operating trustees.
| Penalties.
Section 5. Penalties.
Any railway company or common carrier
subject to the provisions of this act who
shall, upon proper demand, fail or refuse
4 to exhibit to the commissioners. or any OF
AN. IA
missioners to investigate the same, any
book, paper, document or records of such
railway company or common carrier, which
is in the possession or under the control OF
said railway company or common carrier.
or any officer, agent or employee thereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined for
each offense a sum not less than one
thousand dollars nor more than FIVE thou
sand dollars.
Any officer, agent or employe of any
railroad company who shall, upon proper
demand. fail or refuse to exhibit TO the
commissioners, or any OF them, or any
person authorized by said commissioners
to investigate the same, any book.
paper. document or records OF such
railway company or common carrier.
which IL IN the possession or under
the control Of such officer. agent or en-
ploye. shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction in any court having
Jurisdiction thereof, shall be fined for each
offense a sum not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than FIVE hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than ten days nor more than thirty,
or both within the discretion OF the court
Sec. T. Railway company and common
carrier. defined.
The term railway company as used herein
shall be taken to include all corporations
companies, individuals and associations Of
individuals. their lessees or receivers Zap
pointed by any court whatsoever) that may
now or hereafter own operate, manage or
control any railroad or part OF railroad
in this state. and all corporations, COM
panies and associations of individuals
their lessees or receivers, as shall do the
business OF common carriers on any rail-
road in this state
Common Carriers Defined.
4 The term common carriers as used herein
shall be taken to include all corporations
companies, individuals and association of
individuals, their lesseea. OF receivers Zap
pointed by any court whatsoever) that may
now or hereafter own, operate, manage or
control any railroad. interurban line, oper-
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