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

when such tickets or rates shall have
been prescribed or authorized by the
commission
Sec. 81. No railroad. oil pipe line
telephone, telegraph. express or car
corporation. organized under the laws
of any other tate. or Of the United
States. and doing burinecs. CT pc
posing TO do business IN this state.
shall be entitled to the benefit of the
right Of eminent domain in this state
until it shall have become a body
corporate pursuant to or In accord
ance with the laws Of this state
Sec. 32 The said commission shall
have power, and II is hereby made
its duty, TO investigate all through
freight or passenger rates on rail.
roads in this state. anu when the
same are. IN the opision OF the com.
mission. excessive or levied or laid
in violation OF the interstate com.
merce law. or the commission, the
proper officials Of the railroads arc
10 be notified OF the facts and re.
qucsted to reduce them or make the
proper corrections, as the case may
or the proper corrections are not made
according to the request Of the com
mission. T. shall be the duty OF the
latter TO otify the interstate com
merce commission and to make prop.
er application to 1t Nor relief. and the
attorney general shall represent tha
commission in all such matters.
Sec 49, ANY person, firm or co..
pvration owning or operating any
coal. lead, iIon or zinc mine, or any
saw mill. grain elevator, or other In
dustry, whenever the commission
shall reasonably determine that the
amount of business is sufficient To
justify the same. near or within n
reasonable distance of any track, may
at their own expense, build and keep
railroad to such mine, saw mill, elc-
yator or other industry; such rail
road company shall be required to
furnish the switch stand and frog
and other necessary material for max.
ing connection with such side track
or spur. under such reasonable terms,
said commission may prescribe. and
shall make connection Herewith. the
party owning such mine, saw mill, ele-
vator, or other industry, shall pay the
actual cost thereof II any railroad
company, after proper demand there
for is made. shall refuse to furnish
said material for making said connec
tiOn and put the same in place, or aft
or tho building of such switch, shall
fail or refuse to operate the same
' such railroad company failing or re
fusing for reasonable time, shal
b forfeit and pay to the corporation az
b grieved the sum of five hundred dol
recovered by civil action in any court
of competent jurisdiction; and every
day Of such refusal on the part O
the railroad company to operate sucf
switch as aforesaid, after such de
> mand is made, shall be deemed n sep
arate offense..
In 10 uVtfg Ia
the term transportation company,
shall include any company, corpora
tion, trustee, receiver, or any othei
= person owning, leasing or operating
for hire, railroad, street railway
canal, steam boat line. and also any
freight car company, car association
express company sleeping car compa
ny, car corporation, or company, trus
tee or person In any way engaged II
such business as common carriel
over a route acquired in whole or II
part under the right of eminent do
main, or under any grant from thu
government OF the United States; tn,
term rate" shall be construed To meal
rate of charge nor any service rem
dered. or to be rendered." the termi
! rate" charge and regulation,
shall include joint RITES, joint charg
es and joint regulate, as. respectively
the term transmission company
. shall include any company, receive