The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-10

Of the commissioners TO exercise con.
stant diligence in informing themselves
o: the rates and charges of transporia'
ion and transmission companies ana
common carries engaged in the trans.
pOrta'iOn Of passengers and property
from points in this state to points be-.
yohd its limits, and from points -
OF her states TO points IN this state; aud.
whenever IL shall come to the knowledge
OF the commission by complaint or w.
any other manner, that the rate charg
cd by any transportation or transmits.
son company or common carrier, OF ~.
tcrst ate business. or that such rates lis.
criminate against the citizens Of the
STATE, and in the judgment of the corn.
mission such complaint is well founded
and the public warfare involved th"
commission shall institute and prose.
nuit' 20 a final determination before 80
, b rrstate Commerce Commission ~
commerce court. or other lawful authuli
~ having jurisdiction in the premise
'uch proceedings as il may deem eNpr
dent 10 obtain such relief as conditions
'uay require
See. l0.--NO transportation or trans.
mission company or common carrier shall
charge or receive any greater cOmpensI.
ton in the aggregate for transportii
as interstate commerce, the same ,lu,s
| of passengers, or a like amount, and the
same class of property or for transmit
ting the same class of message betwcel
points in this state, over "A shorter than
Il longer distance along the same line
nnl in the same direction, the shOrtct
being included in the longer dis ancc.
but this section shall not be construed
as authorizing any company or common
- charge or receive "a great compensn.
| IN IL. a shOr,Gr - fu - ',Ugcr dr.
itnce; provided, ;nat telegraph and tcic.
phone companies may in c"itain cPSCs
VIA the Hpl ,u Of the ,Ommiss, -
base their charge upon the air line
distance instead of the distances actu.
ally travelled by the messages. The com.
mission may from time 10 time author.
izc any such company or common ear.
rier to disregard the foregoing provis.
| ions of this section, by charging such
rates as the commission may prescribe
n Just and equitable between such com.
pany or common carrier and the public,
to or from any junction or competitive
points or localities. or where the cOmpc'
tition points located without or within
this state may ncccssitate the prescrib.
ing of special rates for the protection
| III lllt commerce VI IHt NINlf Ut III tNNtN
of general cpidcmirs. pest Hence. calam.
atous visitation or other cNigencics.
This section sha.. not apply to mileage
tickets or to any special excursion or
commutati lou rates: ar 10 special rates
for services rendered in the interest OF
any public or charitable object. when
such tickets or rates will have been pre-.
scribcd OF authorized by the commission,
nor snail IL apply To special rates for
services rendered tu the United States or
this state.
See. 1.-THE commission shall have
the right al all tunes Ia inspect the
books, pnpcrs aud records of all such
companies and common carriers doing
business in tins state, and To require
from such companies and common ear.
rlers from time To time special reports
and statements. under oath. concerning
their business. This commission shan
have in thrir power 10 administer uHths
and certify Ia their Official acts
See. l2.--NO corporation IN existence
nj the time of the adoption of this con.
stitution shall have the benefit of any
future legislation. nor shall any amend
mcnt or extension To its charter he
granted. until such corporation shall
have filed In the office OF the commits.
sion an acceptance Of the provisions Of
this constitution, provided, however,
that whether or not they Ale such ac.
ceptnnce, such corporations shall be sub.
ject to the provisions of this constitution
and the laws of this state,
General Provisions
See. l3.-The Legislature shall provide
for the organization of corporations by
general law All laws relating to cor.
poratiOns may be- altered, amended ar
repealed by the legislature at any time
when necessary for the public good and
general welfare, and all corporal ions
doing business In this state may us 10
such business be regulated, limited, or
restrained by Jaws not In conflict with
the constitution OF the United States
or of this constitution.
See, 1.-THE police power of this
state is supreme over all corporal ions
as well ms individuals,
See, l5,-Every railroad. ear or OK.
press company shall respectively
receive aud sport with
out delay or discrimination each other \
ears, tonnage and passengers, under such
rules ana regulations as may he pre-.
scribed by the commission,
See. l6.--All tcicpnOne and telegraph
lines. operated for hire. shall receive
and transmit each others messages with,
out delay or discrimination, aud make
aud maintain connections with each
other : lines, unuer such rules aud regu'
lations as may be prescribed by the
commission,
See. l7--Any railroad corporation or
association organized for the purpose
shall have the right to construct aud
operate n railroad between any points
within this state or elsewhere with the
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