Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-30

| expenses, witness fees and mile
and costs of executing process, issued
by the commission or the supreme
! court or the district courts, The
salary of each commissioner shall be
three thousand dollars per annum.
payable quarterly.
Sec. G. Subject to the provisions
of this constitution. and of such re-
/ quirements, rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by law. the state
corporation commission shall be the
department of government through
which shall be issued all charters for
| domestic corporations and amend
ments or extensions thereof, and all
licenses to foreign corporations to do
business in this state; and through
I which shall be carried out all the
4 provisions of this constitution relat-
1 ing TO corporations and the laws
made IN pursuance thereof The
commission shall prescribe the form
of all reports which may be required
| Of corporations by this constitution
or by law, and shall collect, receive
and preserve such reports. and an
nually tabulate and publish them. All
1 fees required by law to be paid for
the filing of articles of ineorpora-
/ tion, reports and other documents.
shall be collected by the commission
and paid into the state treasury. All
| charters, papers and documents re-
| lating to corporations on file in the
office of the secretary of the terri
tory, the commissioner of insurance
and all other territorial offices, shall
| be transferred to the office of the
| commission.
Sec. 7. The commission shall have
power, and be charged with the duty
Of fixing, determining, supervising,
regulating and controlling all charges
/ n nr7I u
graph, telephone sleeping car. and
other transportation and transmission
companies and common carriers with
IN the state; 10 require railway com
panies to provide and maintain ade-
| quate depots, stock pens, station
| buildings, agents and facilities for
the accommodation of passengers and
for receiving and delivering freight
and express; and to provide and
maintain necessary crossings, culverts
ana sidings upon and alongside of
their roadbeds. whenever in the judg-
ment of the commission the public in
terests demand. and as may be rea-
sonable and just. The commission
shaH also have power and be charged
with the duty TO make and enforce
reasonable and just rules requiring
the supplying of cars and equipment
for the use of shippers and passen-
EN4af anu ~ require ali IntFaEfafp
railways, transportation companies
or common carriers, to pro
Vlde such reasonable safety
appliances in connection with
all equipment, as may be necessary
and proper for the safety Of its en-
ployes and the public. and as are no n
or may be required by the fedora
! laws. rules and regal zion governing
interstate commerce. The commits
sion shall have power 10 change ar
alter such rates to change, alter or
amend las orders, ruias regulations
| or determinations, and 10 cntofce tie
same in the manner prescribe 4
hereir, provided that the matter
OF fixing rates of telephone and tele-
graph companies, due consideration
shall be given to the earnings, in
Vestment and expenditure as a whole
within the state
The commission shall have the pow
er to subpoena witnesses and enforce
their attendance before the commits
sion, through any district court or
the supreme court of the state, and
through such court to punish for con-
tempt and it shall have power, upon
hearing to determine and decide
any question given 10 it herein, and in
the case of failure or refusal of any
person, company or corporation to
comply with any order within the
time limit therein, unless an order Of
removal shall have been taken from
such order by the company or corpor-
alton to the supreme court of this
state, il shall Immediately become the
duty of the commission to remove
such order, together with the evidence
ladduced upon the hearing with the
documents in the case 10 the supreme
court of this state. In event any COM
pany. corporation or common carrier
does not comply with the order of
the commission within the time limit
ed therefor. such company, corpora
ton or common carrier may file with
the commission petition to remove
such cause TO the supreme court and
in the event Of such removal by the
company, corporation or common car
rier. or other party TO such hearing
the supreme court may, upon applica-
ton. in its discretion or Of its own
motion, require or authorize addition
al evidence to be taken in such sause
but in the event of removal by the
commission. upon failure # The c5n-
pany, corporation or common carrier.
no additional evidence shall he al
lowed The supreme cou.5. for the
consideration Of such causes arising
hereunder. shall be in session at all
times and shall give precedence TO
such causes. Any party t. such hear
ing before said commission shall have
the same right to remove the order
entered therein to the supreme court
of the state, as given under the pro-
visions hereof to the company or
corporation against which such order
is directed.
In addition 10 the other powers
vested in the supreme court by this
constitution and the laws of the
state the said court shall have the
power. and it shall be its duty to d.
eide such cases on their merits, and
carry into effect its judgments. orders
and DEGREES. made in such sases bS
fine, forfeiture, mandamus, in1unc-
| ton and contempt or any other ap-
propriate proceedings.
Sec. $. The commission shall de-
termine no question and issue no or
der in relation to the matters speci-
fled in the preceding section after
ten days notice to the parties con-
eerned. and after a public hearing
thereon. unless in case OF default
See. 9. 1t is hereby made the duty
Of the commissioners TO exercise con-
stant diligence in informing them
selves OF the rates and charges of
transportation and transmission cNm-
panies and common carriers engaged
! in the transportation of passengers
| and property from points in this state
TO points beyond its limits, and from
points in other states 10 points IN ms