Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-28
Special to the Silver Belt.

pa county, your correspondent was to- day handed copy of the bill to be | introduced by MT. O'Neil when the council re-assembles Thursday, provid. ing for the establishment of a railroad commission of three members, to be appointed by the governor and to serve six years. Into the hands of this com mission will be given the power to nix fares and freights of every com mon carrier within the jurisdiction of Arizona. The first three commissioners to be appointed imediately following the passage of the act, shall serve until February l, 1911. In January of that year the governor will appoint one commissioner for six years, one for four years and one for two years, and there after one commissioner biennially. The salaries of the commissioners are fixed at $2,5OO yearly and a secretary draws the same pay.
 Section A provides that "said com. missioners shall have the following qualifications: One shall have gener. al knowledge of railroad law; each of the two others shall have general un. derstanding of railroad transporta- 1 tion''
 Removals may be made by the gov ernor for malfeasance only and all charges must be made public and given public hearing. No commissioner may be pecuniarily interested in any rail road either in or out of the territory. voluntary or involuntary. and neither commissioner nor the secretary may hold any other office. The general of flee shall be at the capitol building in Phoenix.
 Section B, which is one of the most sweeping and important in the entire act, embraces practically every com mon carrier as coming within the fur isdiction of the commission. and reads as follows: "The term railroad as used herein shall mean and embrace all corporations, individuals, associations of individuals, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court what. soever, that now or may hereafter, own, operate, manage or control any railroad or part of railroad as a common carrier Tn this territory, or ears or other equip ment used thereon, or bridges. terminals or side tracks, used in connection there with, whether owned by such railroad or otherwise. The term railroad, when ever used herein. shall also mean and embrace express companies, and tele- graph companies, and all duties required of and penalties imposed upon any rail road shall, insofar as they are appli. cable, be required of and imposed upon express companies and telegraph com. panies and their officers and agents: and the commission shall have the DOW CT of supervision and control of express companies and telegraph companies to the same extent as railroads. y
 Section 3 requires companies to pro. vide facilities as determined bv the commission.
 Section 4 provides for the fling of schedules of freights and fares At such times as the commission may deter mine, and that such schedules shall be open to public inspection at all times. two copies to be kept on file for public inspection in every depot, and when joint with other lines, joint schedules to be kept on file also. No schedules may be changed except on ten days notice to the commission, and proposed changes must be posted for public in spection immediately.
 Sections ,, 6 and [. deal with joint passenger and freight agreements with in the territory, that there shall be but one freight classification. which shah be uniform on all railroads
 Section s provides for handling freight free of charge upon arrangement for charitable purposes. for the United States, the state or any municipality. or for any public purpose. It also pro vides that free transportation may be furnished ministers, officers or agents of incorporated colleges, inmates of sol dier s homes, charitable society agents, destitute and homeless persons, railroad officials or any railroad employees CT their families, or to members of fami.
 
 lies of deceased railroad employees or members of their families where such employees have become disabled in the railroad $ service, or to prevent the ex- change of passes with officers. attor- neys or employees of other railroads and members of their families; provided, that no person holding any public office or position under the laws of this terri tory shall be given free transportation or reduced rates not open to the public. Free transportation is allowed atten. dants upon shipments of live stock.
 Sections 9 and 10 provide for proper depots, etc, and the furnishing of ears for freight shipments, and provides that when demands exceed the number of ears available, the available cars be furnished pro rata among the appli eants therefor.
 Section II deals with facilities for interchange of traffic.
 Section 12 deals with the manner of hearing and adjusting complaints and