Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, for the Year Ending ..., Edição 1

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Kansas Publishing House: T.D. Thacher, state printer, 1884
 

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Página 177 - Company, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has caused the foregoing statements to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of this Company, and having carefully examined the same declares them to be a true...
Página 47 - Valley ; every alternate section of land, designated by odd numbers, for ten sections in width on each side of said roads and each of its branches.
Página 141 - What freight and transportation companies run on your road, and on what terms, and on what conditions as to rates, use of track, machinery, repairs of cars, etc. ? Do they use the cars of your company, or those furnished by...
Página 62 - Railroad Company, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has caused the foregoing statements to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of this Company, and having carefully examined the same, declares them to be a true, full and...
Página 17 - As to the effect of the statute as a regulation of inter-State commerce, the law is confined to State commerce, or such interState commerce as directly affects the people of Wisconsin. Until Congress acts in reference to the relations of this company to inter-State commerce, it is certainly within the power of Wisconsin to regulate its fares, etc., so far as they are of domestic concern.
Página 242 - State by any railroad corporation doing business therein, or by the officers, agents or employees thereof, and shall also, from time to time, carefully examine and inspect the condition of each railroad in the State, and of its equipment, and the manner of its conduct and management, with reference to the public safety and convenience...
Página 286 - ... for a like service, from the same place, or upon like condition and under similar circumstances ; and all concessions of rates, drawbacks and contracts for special rates shall be open to and allowed all persons, companies and corporations alike, at the same rate per ton per mile by car-load, upon like condition and under similar circumstances...
Página 19 - Its business is carried on there, and its regulation is a matter of domestic concern. It is employed in State as well as in interstate commerce and, until Congress acts, the State must be permitted to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the promotion of the general welfare of the people within its own jurisdiction, even though in so doing those without may be indirectly affected.
Página 4 - Whenever, in the judgment of the railroad commissioners, it shall appear that any railroad corporation fails, in any respect or particular, to comply with the terms of its charter or the laws of the state, or whenever in their judgment any repairs are necessary upon its road, or any...
Página 4 - ... stations or station houses, or any change in its rates of fare for transporting freight or passengers, or any change in the mode of operating its road and conducting its business is reasonable and expedient in order to promote the security, convenience and accommodation of the public...

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