The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-14
HOUGH'S BILLS
PRESERVE CAS-
FOE TIE PEOPLE OF WEST v1R-
GINA BEFORE THE FUEL GOES
ELSEWHERE.

FOR rH1 PEOPLE OF WEST v1R-
GINA BEFORE THE FUEL GOES
ELSEWHERE.
Brooke County Senator Confident His
measures win Meet With Favor
ablo Cons Iteration.
Special Dispatch to The IntnllScnrer.
CHARLESTON. Feb. 1.-TWO OF the
most important bills that nave been in
trodurcd in III" legislature from II
standpnint nr bringing direct results 10
tho people, have been proposed by Soma
tor Elmer Itough. Of Wcllsburg. The
bills propose that West Virginia people
shall have III" benefit OF their gas pro
duction before outsiders. and that West
Virginia people, and industries shall not
suffer IN order that outsiders may have
the fuel One Of III" bills proposes TO
regulate ihr production Of both oil and
gas. and the second or companion bill
tho distribution.
II offer these bills" said Senator
H0urh after d"volInG days 10 the con-
Sid"ru,ion az Tn" subject / have gone
INTO tn" subject Of gas supply and dis
lributi"n "Xhnustiv"ly. and believe that
In tn" bills submitted to the legislature
have hit upon the solution. | have
conferred with prominent members Of
he state senate. and ufte" they have
\!ak-n my bills un have agreed that
fnrv are tho logical medium through
khlrh 70 solve tho annoying conditions
= this winter. Under the bills West
Virginia Gas Will frs, OF NIL be for West
Virginia people and industries.
The bills az introduced by Mr.. I1ou 81
arc not lengthy. and arc as appended:
\ hill rc-ruacting and amending sec
ton 10 OF chapter $50 of the Code Of
West Virginia. by adding section lOa
thereto. regulating the production o: oil
and gas n.'
BE IL enacted by the legislature OF the
State OF West Nirginia:
Sec. JOa. That all public service cor
porationS doing business within this
state and exercising or enjoying III.
right OF eminent domain under the laws
of this state and desiring 10 drill wells
for the production OF oil or natural gas
port oil or natural gas from wei Is here
after drilled within Mis- state shall APP
ply To the Public Service Commission
for a permit so 10 GO. and IN sich APP
plcation shall agree for itself. its sue
cessors and assigns that the state or
West Virginia by its proper authority
shall al all times have and freely eS-
ercise the power to- regulate ana CON
troll the distribution and sale or all nat
ural gas or oil produced by or from any
such well or wells: to the extent. AZ
the election or discretion OF the state
by it's proper authority OF recurring mat
all OF such natural gas or oil snail be
distributed. sold and used within me
state Of West Virginia. or that the full
requirements OF all consumers or GUS
toners III this state upon the ilicS "
the owner OF S;tio wei W via 10,
hn tlrSt Suppilcu pCioie any W So, IL
ura! gas or OIL ~ Trims POI w., ~. ~, ;nr
state. Such aEFccihtnt an ~
snail pc SlEH"u ny 'he "iF'i 81 ;n
part oi me anrilCatipn anu HunIa ~ -
corporatcd by me Iupl'r ~ ',, n,,1
mission mo ana "S :. Ia ~ ni i,arn
every Pcrilil th.t' u ia? W. -, cornorg
under. anu any PurI,J Co., ~ ,bis act
non N'O'tt'lHS wv - ",,,l,y nr 81
snail pay I" tne H,tie 70, ~ natural
l"r rNrIE ~" .',' ~, III vol or wells
snS ~ 49,, ror o,.rry barrel of oil
az. a,,,od tr,,,, 90 ~ ucIi or wells.
-, ~ oe.
oen"te Dali AVE- -'
\ bill In amend ana f'-"lli"t S''t'''I
q uf chapter l%u OF the Cudc oI Nrs'
EIrriuin hy adding lhCr"tO section .3a,
re- guIu1jug TN. delivery of oil and naiu-
RAJ gas tu consumers within tho STATE.
10 II enacted bv The legislature or
W'rSI Virginia.:
Srr ""u 'rhri any Iuhiic service cor
rrratiou authorized under the laws or
iJ,is srr,r in iuynkr. exercise nr enjoy
The ruNrr Of eminent domain In connec-
iiun win the TRANSFORMATION Of oil or
rniurnl ras from VOLS within this state
ar elsewhere shall be deemed Ia have
received from this state the authority
10 invukc. exercise. w." or enjoy III"
mower of r4Im"ul domain in return for
ihc rrriprural uhlicutiun assumed by
s,,rh uuhlt,. service. corporation. of sup
nIyin,, The fall requirements Of all
customers or consumers upon its lines
Within Tins state III preference or prior