Article X — Public Service Commission and Common Carriers
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Neb. Const. art. X, § 1 Reports under oath
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Every public utility corporation or common carrier organized or doing business in this state shall report, under oath, to the Railway Commission, when required by law or the order of said Commission. The reports so made shall include such matter as may be required by law or the o…
Neb. Const. art. X, § 2 Property liable to sale on execution
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The rolling stock and all other movable property belonging to any railroad company or corporation in this state, shall be liable to execution and sale in the same manner as the personal property of individuals, and the legislature shall pass no law exempting any such property fro…
Neb. Const. art. X, § 3 Consolidation of stock or property
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No public utility corporation or common carrier shall consolidate its stock, property, franchise, or earnings in whole or in part with any other public utility corporation or common carrier owning a parallel or competing property without permission of the Railway Commission; and …
Neb. Const. art. X, § 4 Railways declared public highways; maximum rates; liability not limited
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Railways heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed, in this state are hereby declared public highways, and shall be free to all persons for the transportation of their persons and property thereon, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law. And the leg…
Neb. Const. art. X, § 5 Capital stock; dividends
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The capital stock of public utility corporations or common carriers shall not be increased for any purpose, except after public notice for sixty days, and in such manner as may be provided by law. No dividend shall be declared or distributed except out of net earnings after payin…
Neb. Const. art. X, § 6 Eminent domain
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The exercise of the power and the right of eminent domain shall never be so construed or abridged as to prevent the taking by the legislature, of the property and franchises of incorporated companies already organized, or hereafter to be organized, and subjecting them to the publ…
Neb. Const. art. X, § 7 Unjust discrimination and extortion
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The Legislature shall pass laws to correct abuses and prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in all charges of express, telegraph and railroad companies in this state and enforce such laws by adequate penalties to the extent, if necessary for that purpose, of forfeiture of t…
Neb. Const. art. X, § 8 Eminent domain for depot or other uses
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No railroad corporation organized under the laws of any other state, or of the United States and doing business in this state shall be entitled to exercise the right of eminent domain or have power to acquire the right of way, or real estate for depot or other uses, until it shal…