The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-11

trocd by the State the term charter shall the charter
corporation by under which any corporation formed The
license shall the authority under which all foreign corpora
iions permitted to transact business in this State.
RAILROAD AND PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS.
Section Every railroad oil pipe car express telephone
telegraph corporation association organized authorized do
transportation transmission business under the laws OF this State
for such purpose shall each respectively have the right to construct
and operate its line between any points this State and such to
the State line with like lines and every such company shall
have the right with road Inc to neect connect With
any railroad or such line
Section Every railroad car or express company shall each
respectively and transport without delay discrimination each
either loaded empty tonnage and passengers under such rules
regulations may be prescribed by law commission created
by this Constitution by OF the legislature, for that purpose
Section All oil pipe companies shall be subject to the
able control regulation the Corporation Commission and shall
and transport each others tonnage oils commodities
under such rifles and regulations shall be prescribed by law such
commission
Section All telephone and telegraph lines operated for hire
shall each respectively receive and transmit each others
without delay discrimination and make physical connections with
others lines under such rules and regulations shall be IRE
scrbed by law by any commission created by this Constitution
any act Of The Legislature, for that purpose
Section Railroads heretofore constructed which may hers
after be constructed in this State hereby declared public highways
Every railroad other public service corporation organized doing
business this State under the laws authority thereof shall have
and maintain public ohc place in this State io the transaction
Of its business where transfers of stock shall be made and Wee shall
be kept inspection by the stockholders Of such corporation books
which shall be recorded of capital stock ubscrc HE
the stock paid and by whom the transfer Of said stock
with the date Of transfer the amount OF its assets and liabilities
The and places Of residence Of its officers and such other mar
required by law by order Of the Corporation Commission l
directors of every railroad company other public service corpora
ton shall hold least meeting annually this State public
notice OF which shall be gwen ry DAYS previously ana n tS
dent superintendent OF every railroad company and other public
service corporation organized doing business this State under
the laws Of this State the authority thereof shall report annually
oath and make such other reports be required by law
order Of the Corporation Commission TO SAID Commission q their
acts and dongs which report shall include such matters relating
railroads and other public service corporations be prescribed
by The Legislature shall pass all laws enforcing by
suitable penalties, ali the provisions in this section
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longing any railroad transportation transmission other public
corporation in this State shall be considered personal property and
real personal property part thereof shall be liable to
and sale in the the property OF individuals
and the Legislature shall pass no laws Nepng any such property
from execution and sale
Section 8 No public service corporation, or the ee pn
caers managers thereof shall consolidate the stock property
franchises such corporation with lease purchase the works or
franchises OF any CONTROL any other public service corpora
ton owning having under its control parallel or competing Inc
except by OF the Legislature upon the recommendation OF
the Corporation Commission Provided however That the Legislature
shall never any permitting any public service corporation
purchasers managers thereof when such pubic service
corporation organized under the other State Of the
United consolidate the stock property franchises OF such
corporation with lease purchase the works ot franchises OF or
in any way control any other public service corporation organized
under the other State of the United States owning
having under its control III this State parallel or competing me nor
hall officer OF such corporation act an officer OF any other
corporation owning controlling parallel or competing line
Section Neither shall any railroad company transportation
company transmission company organized under the laws III this
State consolidate by private judicial sale or otherwise with any
railroad company transportation company OF TRANSMISSION company
organized of other State the United States
Section No law shall be passed BY the Legislature granting
the right and operate street railroad within CITY,
town or village upon any public highway without first acquiring
the Of the local authorities having control OF the street or high
way proposed to be occupied by such street railroad
Section No railroad transportation, transmission or other
public corporation existence the time OF the adoption of
this Constitution shall have the benefit Of any future legislation
cent on condition complete acceptance of all the provisions OF this
Constitution applicable railroads transportation companies trans
mission companies and other public service corporations Provided
That nothing herein shall be construed validating charter which
may be invalid wang any OF the conditions contained IN any
charter
Section f. No railroad company shall transport within this
State any article commodity manufactured mined produced by
H. or under its authority which may in whole in part
o in which may any interest direct indirectly except such
ARTICLES commodities may be necessary and intended Tor the
lin the conduct of its business common carrier
Section a. No railroad corporation transportation company
or transmission company shall directly indirectly issue give
free frank free ticket free pass other free transportation for any
use within this State except 10 is employees and their families Its
officers agents Surgeons physicians and attorneys at law ministers
Of religion travelling secretaries for railroad Young Mems Christian
Associations Of hospitals and charitable and eeemonary
institutions and persons exclusively engaged charitable and eeemo
WARY INDECENT destitute and homeless persons and to scl
persons when transported by charitable societies hospitals and tho
necessary agents employed such ranspoaons TO inmates OF the