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

officers, assistants and subordinntes as
may be prescribed by law, all Of whom
shall he appointed aud subject TO re.
moval by the commission. The commits.
SION shall prescribe IT'S own rules of or.
der aud this constitution. The attorney
general of the state, or his legally au.
thorized representative, snail be the at.
torncy for the commission.
See. j.-Thc legislature shall provide
sui,nnIc quarters for the commission,
aud funds for its ,awIul expenses, in.
cluding necessary travelling expenses,
witness fees aud mrcage and costs of
executing process, ISSUED by the com.
mission or the supreme court or the dis.
trict courts. The salary of each com.
missioner shall bc three thousand dol.
lars per nnnum, payable quarterly
&c. i.-Subiect to the provisions Of
this constitution, and such requirements
rules and REGULATIONS as may be pre-.
scrihcd by law. the state corporation
commission shall bc the department OF
government through whIcn shall be is.
sued all charters for domestic corpora.
tiOns AM amendments or extensions
thereof. and all licenses to foreign cor.
pOratiOns TO do business in this state aud
through which shall he carried all pro-
visions of this cOns' ituton relating to
corporations aud the laws made in pur
suanre thereof. The cOmmissiOnn shall
prescribe the form of all reports which
may bc required of corporations by this
constitution or by law. and shall collect
receive aud preserve such reports, and
annually tabulate and publish them. All
fees required by law 10 he paid for the
film" of articles of incorporation re.
ports aud other documents. shall be col.
lcctcd by the commission and paid into
the state treasury all charters and
state documents. shall bc collected by
the commission aud paid into the state
treasury, of tn" territory. the commits.
Sioner uf insurance and all other state
officers. shall he transferred TO the of.
flee of the commission.
See. THE commission shall have
power and be- charged with the duty of
fixing, determining and controlling all
charges aud rates of railway, express
telephone and sleeping ear and other
transportation and transmission com.
pauicS aud common carriers within the
state; Ia require railway companies to
prov ide aud maintain adequate dcpots
stockpcns. station buildings. agents and
an. facilities for tue accommodation of
passengers and for receiving and deliv.
cring freight and express: and to pro.
vide and maintain necessary crossings
culNcrts aud sidings upon aud alongside
of their raoduvu-, whenever in the iudg.
ment of the commission the public inter.
csts demand. and as may he reasonable
and lust. The commission shall also
have power and bc charged with the
duty Ia make and enforce reasonable
and Just rules requiring the supplying
Of ears and equipment for the use Of
| shippers and passengers. and 10 require
all interstate railways trnnsporta nj ion
companies or common carriers to pro-
vide such reasonable safety appliances
in connection with all equipment. that
may he necessary and proper or the
| safety of it's employees and the public
and as are now or may bc required by
he federal laws, rules aud regulations
governing interstate commerce. The
commission shall have power 10 change
or alter such rates, to change, alter or
amend It's orders, rules, regulations or
detcrminnt ions. and tu enforce the same
| in the manner prescribed herein; pro.
vidcd that In the matter of fixing rates
of telephone and telegraph companies.
due consideration shall he given to the
earnings. investment aud expenditure
as u whole within the state.
The commission shall have the power
10 subpoena witnesses aud enforce their
Attendance before the commission
through aud district court or the su'
prcmc court of the state, and through
such court to punish for contempt, and
il shall have the power upon hear
ing to determine aud decide any ques'
! tion given to il herein. and In the ease
of failure or refusal of any person
company or corporation 10 comply with
any order within the time limit therein
unless nm order of removal shall have
been taken from such order by the com
pany or corporal ion to the supreme court
Of the state, aud II shall Immediately
become the duty of the commission "a
remove such order, together with the
evidence ndduccd upon the hearing with
the documents In the ease TO the su
prcme court of this state. In event any
company corporation or common carrier
does not comply WIN the order of the
commission within the time limited
therefor. such company, corporation Oi
common carrier may file with the com
mission n petition Ia remove such cause
10 the supreme court aud IN the event
of such removal by the company, cor
pOraiiOn Or common carrier, or Othc
party to such hearing the supreme cour'
may. upon pppncation. in its discretion
of It's own motion. require or authorize
additional evidence 10 he taken In sucl
cause, hut in tho event of the remova
by the commission, upon failure Of th'
company. corporation or common ear
rier, no additional evidence shall be al
lowed The supreme court, for the con
sidoration of such causes arising here
under shall he in session at all times
and shall give precedence to such causes