The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-03
p~ropriate proceedings.

days notice TO the parties concerned,
and after n public caring thereon, un.
less in ease Of default.
Sec. BIT is hereby made the duty
OF the commissioner 10 exercise con.
slant diligence in informing themselves
OF the rates and charges Of t~ransporta.
tion and transmission companies ana
common carries engaged In the trans.
portation Of passengers and property
from points in this state To points be.
yohd its limits, and from points n
other states 10 points IN this state; and,
whenever II shall come TO the knowledge
or the commission by complaint or IN
any other manner, that the rate charQ.
Cd ny any transportation or transmits.
sion company or common carrier. or IN.
tersi ate business, or that such rates lis.
criminate against the citizens Of the
state, and in the Judgment of the com.
mission such complaint is well founded
and the public warfare involved tho
commission shall institute and prose.
cute to a final determination before tho
Interstate Commerce Commission or
commerce cou or other lawful authori.
~ having jurisdiction in the premises
sueh proceedings az il may deem exp..
dent to obtain such relief as conditions
may require.
Sec. l0.-No transportation or Grams.
mission company or common carrier shall
charge or receive any greater compensa-
lion IN the aggregate for Transporting
hs interstate commerce, the same class
OF passengers, or a like amount, and tho
same class of property or for transmit.
ting the same class of message bet ,yeeu
points in this state, over "A shorter than
O longer distance along the same line
md in the aanna Atraaftnu sha aIM.r..
being included in the longer distance.
but this section shall not be construed
"a authorizing any company or connie
TO charge or receive as great compensa.
Ion for "a shor, er rs fOi u 'Sugcr dis.
lence; provided, shat telegraph and teie.
phone companies may in certain eases
" ~ the Apr VA Of the eommiss, "A
base their charge upon the air line
distance instead of the distances aetu.
ally Travelled by the messages. Tho com
mission may from time TO time author
ize any such company or common car.
rier To disregard the foregoing provis-
ions of this section, by charging such
rates AS the commission ma prescribe
as just and equitable between such com.
pany or comm0n carrier and the public,
TO or from any junction or competitive
points or localities, or where the compe.
%tition points located without or within
this state may necessitate the prescrib-
ing of special rates for the protection
of the OF the state or in eases
OF general epidemics. pestilence. calam>
atous visitations or other exigencies.
This section sha.. not apply 10 mileage
tickets or 10 any special excursion OF
communication rates; or 10 special rates
for services rendered in the interest OF
any public or charitable object. when
such tickets or rates will have been pr.
scribed or authorized by the commission,
nor snail 1t apply to special rates for
services rendered to the United States or
this state.
See. 1.-THE commission shall nave
the right at all times TO inspect the
books, papers and records of all such
companies and common carriers doing
business in TINS state, and TO require
from such companies and common ear
riers from time TO time special reports
and statements, under oath, concerning
their business. This commission shan
have in their power 10 administer oaths
and certify to their official acts.
See. l2.-No corporation in existence
at the time of the adoption of this con
stitution shall nave the benefit of any
future legislation, nor shall any amend
ment or extension to its charter be
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 file such a.-
ceptance, such corporations shall be sub.
iect to the provisions of this constitution
and the laws OF this state.
General Provisions
Sec. l3.-The Legislature shall provide
for the organizat ION of corporations BY
general law. All laws relating TO cor.
porations may be altered, amended or
repealed by the Legislature at any time
when necessary for the public good and
general welfare, and all corporations
doing business in this state may as to
such business be regulated, limited, or
restrained by Jaws not in conflict with
the constitution OF the United States
or of this constitution.
See. lI.-The police power of this
state IL supreme over all corporations
as well as individuals.
See. l5.-Every railroad, ear or ex.
press company shall respectively
receive and ranspor with
out delay or discrimination, each Others
cars, tonnage and passengers, under "a, h
rules ana regulations as may be pre-.
scribed by tne commission.
See, l6.-All teicpnone and telegraph
lines, operated for hire. shall receive
and transmit each other : messages with.
out delay or discrimination, and make
aud maintain connections with each
other y lines, un0er such rules aud reRu.
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