The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-11

of the State. Such reports may be made
public Immediately upon the fling of the
Governor.
Sec. D. No railroad commissioner OF
clerk of the commission shall, during his
continuance in office, personally. OF
through any partner, or agent, render
any professional service, or make or per-
form any business contracts for or with
any corporation, firm, company or asso-
citation, or person owning or operating a
railroad in this State, except contracts
made in the capacity or such corpora
ton. firm company or association, or
persons as common carriers.
Sec. 10. The term transportation com
pany" as used herein shall mean and en-
brace all corporations. companies. indi-
vidu~ls, associations of individuals. their
lessees. trustees. or receivers, that now
or may hereafter own, operate, manage
or control. as common carriers any rail-
road. or part OF railroad, in this State;
o. any ears or other equipment used
thereon. or bridges. terminals or side
tracks used in connection Herewith,
whethNr owned by such railroads or
otherwiNe The term transportation
company as used herein. shall also
mean and embrace express companies.
car companies and sleeping ear COM
panies. over all which the commission
shall have the power of supervision and
control.
Sec. Il. The provisions of this act shall
apply to the transportation of passengers
and property between points within this
State. and to the receiving switching,
delivering. storing and hauling of such
property, and to all charges connected
Herewith. and shall apply to all rail-
road corporations express companies, car
companies and to all associations of per-
sons, whether incorporated or otherwise,
that shall do business as common car
riers upon or over any line of railroad,
in whole or In part, within this State,
or partly by rail and partly by water;
but nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as a regulation of or interference
with interstate commerce
Sec. II. This Act shall not apply to
street and electric railroads engaged sole
ly in the transportation of passengers
within the limits of any one city nor to
logging or private railroads not doing
business as common carriers.
Sec. 10. Every transportation company
is hereby required to furnish reasonably
adequate service, and facilities and the
charges made for any service rendered,
or to be rendered in the transportation
of passengers or property, or for any
service in connection herewith, or for
the receiving, switching, delivering, stor-
ing or handling of such property shall be
reasonable and just, and TO that end the
Railroad Commission of Alabama shall
have the power and be charged with the
duty of supervising, regulating ana con-
trolling all transportation companies do
| ing business in this State, in all mat
| ters relating to the performance of their
public duties, and their charges therefor
! and of correcting abuses therein by such
companies, and the Commissioners shall
from time to time prescribe and enforce
/ against said transportation companies, in
the manner hereinbefore authorized such
| rates, charges, classi6cations of freight
storage, demurrage and car service
| charges, rules and regulations, and shall
require them to establish and maintain
| all such public service, facilities and con-
Veniences as may be reasonable and just
which said rates, charges, classitications
| rules, regulations and requirements the
Commission may from time to time, al.
Draui1p6 ar bni
| where the rates or charges Tor the trans
portation of any articles, or property, oil
the classification of freight. have beer
fixed or prescribed by statute the ~om-
| mission shall not have power to increase
| such rates or charges, or change such
classification in such manner as to in.
crease such rates or charges All rates
charges. classiticatlons, rules and regula.
tons adopted or acted upon by any trans
portation company inconsistent with
those prescribed by the Commission act
| ing within the scope of its authority, OF
inconsistent with those prescribed by any
| statute, shall be unlawful and void.
Sec. II. The Railroad Commission shall
have the power and authority subject al
all times to the control of the Legisla-
! ture, of regulating railroad freight and
| passenger tariffs, the locating and build
| ing of passenger and freight depots, cor
rection of abuses preventing unjust dis
elimination and extortion and requiring
reasonable and just rates of freight anc
passenger tariffs.
| Sec. Is. The Commission shall have the
authority to inquire into the manage.
ment of the business of all transportation
| companies and shall keep itself Informed
| as to the condition, manner and method
| in which the same are conducted with
| reference TO the security and accommo-
dation of the public and their compliance
with their charters and the laws of this
State They shall have the right and
| power to obtain from any such company
full and complete information necessary
to enable the Commission to perform its
duties and carry out the objects for
which II was created. And the Commits
sioners, in the performance of their du-
ties, shall have the right to pass free OF
charge on all the railroads of the State
and 10 take with them free of charge
any person in their official employment
And the Commission shall have the au-
thority and is hereby required to enforce
and require compliance with all the pro-
visions OF all laws, now in force or here
after enacted regulating railroads and
other transportation companies or pre-
scribing the duties thereof
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