The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-17
Report Of The Corporation
Commission Of Oklahoma

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time special reports and statements under oath concerning their
business shall keep Itself fully Informed OF the physical condition
% al The railroads the State The in which they
operated with reference the security and accommodation Of r
public and shall fou time time make and enforce stc require
menis rules aud regulations be necessary to prevent unjust
unreasonable Discrimination and cxoron by any transportation o'
company oil against any person, locality,
community connecting line Of Kind Of traffic IL le matter Of
service boat schedule efficiency oi transportation or Trans
mission or otherwise ia connection with The public duties o s,cI
company Before The Commission shall prescribe x iaie,
charge classification q traffic and before shall nakc any o'i
rule regulation requirement directed against any one q more
companies by name the company Or companies to be affected y Snn
charge. classification order rule, regulation requirement
shall first be given by the Commission least days notice OF the
time and place when and where the contemplated action IN e premises
DISPOSED Of and shall be afforded reasonable
opportunity introduce evidence and TO bc heard thereon 70 the en
may be done and shall have process 10 enforce the attend
Of Witnesses and before aN Commission shall make Or pre-
scribe any general order rule Regulation requirement not directed
against any specific company cLnpancs by the contemplated
general order rule regulation or requirement shall is bc pubse
in substance not less than once week. for four consecutive weeks
in more Of the newspapers q general circulation published IN e
county IN which the Capitol OF tins State may DC located ogc WIN
the notice of the time and place. when and where the Commission WI
hear any objections which be urged BY person interested
against The proposed order rule regulation OF requirements ana every
such general ORDER rule regulation requirement made by the Cont
mission shall be published at length for the time and in the manner
above specified before shall into effect and shall also long
remains in force be published each subsequent annual report
Of the Commission The authority OF the Commission (sbc 70
review on appeal hereinafter provdcd prescribe charges
and casscaons OF traffic for transportation and transmission
panes shall subject to regulation BY law. be paramount b It's
authority ~ nrcsbe anv other rules REGULATIONS IN requirements for
corporations other persons shall be subject the superior authority
Of the Legislature cgsate thereon BY general laws Provided how
ever That nothing in this section shall impair The rights which have
heretofore may hereafter be- conferred BY law upon the
authorities Of any city county 70 prescribe rules regulations
rates Of charges be observed BY any public service corporation
county franchise granted by such city county such
services may be wholly within the limits Of the city county
granting the franchise Upon the Of the parties interested
shall Pc the duty q h Commission as Tar as possible to effect BY
mediation the adjustment Of claims and the settlement Of
between transportation transmission companies and Their
patrons employees.
Section The Corporation Commission shall organizc BY
eecing Of is members chairman and appointing secretary whose
salary shall be fixed by the Legislature majority of said Commits
Sion shall constitute quorum and the OF the majority
Of said Commission shall be necessary decide any question
Section isb As used in this article, the Company shall
include associations and joint stock companies having any power
privileges not possessed by individuals and includes all corporations
except municipal corporations and public institutions owned
tfolel by The State
Section % IN all matters pertaining The public visitation
regulation "a control u corporations and within e jurisdiction oi
ihe Commission shall haze the powers and authority o court q
record to administer oahs 70 compel the attendance Of witnesses
and The production Of papers To punish for contempt person
guilty OF dsrespeotlu disor conduct in the presence o tie
COMMISSION Wne % session and o enforce compliance with any o rs
lawful orders requirements N aadgng and by enforcing Us
appropriate process against the delinquent offending party
pay aler q sal nave ocen fst duly eed proceeded against by
due process OF law before the Commission sitting aud
afforded opportunity to introduce evidence and be heard well
as against the validity usncss rcasonabcn Of the order
requirement alleged 10 have been violated against the liability o
the company for The alleged voaon) such fines other penalties
as may be prescribed authorized W this Constitution BY law The
Commission may vested with such additional powers and charged
with such other duties (not inconsistent with this Contton
De prescribed hy law IN connection with the visitation regulation d
Of corporations with the prescribing and enforcing Of
and charges be observed in the conduct Of business where the
State has the right to prescribe the and charges IN connection
herewith with the assessment Of the property Of corporations
the apprasemcnt Of their franchises for taxation with the nycs
ugaion Of tile subject Of taxation generally ANY corporation failing
refusing obey valid order requirement Of the Commission
within reasonable time less than ten days shall be fixed in the
order may be fined By the Commission proceeding by due process
aorcsad exceeding five hundred dollars
the Commission may deem proper such ID Of five
hundred dollars may be prescribed authorized BY law and each
continuance OF such aufc refusal after due
such corporation Of the order requirement Of the Commission shall
be separate onse Provided That should the operation Of such
order requirement. be suspended pending any appeal ereiom the
period such suspension shall be computed against the company