Date Original
1912 October 3
Description
This collection contains Railroad Commission of Arkansas Order No. 1678. The order outlines rules for offices and waiting rooms of depots, and other guidelines for railroad companies. It is dated October 3, 1912.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 1899, acting pursuant to an amendment to Ark. Const. Art. 17, Section 10, the Arkansas legislature created the Arkansas Railroad Commission. Though relating only to railroads and express companies, the act creating the Railroad Commission charged it with the duty to ensure that rates were just and reasonable, and to respond to complaints from the public about rates. In 1919, the Arkansas Corporation Commission was created as the successor to the Railroad Commission. Its regulatory powers were extended to services and facilities and its jurisdiction was enlarged to include regulation of telegraph and telephone companies; pipeline companies for the transportation of oil, gas and water; gas companies; electric lighting companies; hydro-electric companies for the generation and transmission of light, heat or power; and water companies, furnishing water. In 1921, the Corporation Commission was abolished and the Railroad Commission was recreated. In the process, the Corporation Commission's original jurisdiction over utilities operating within the limits of any municipality was removed and that regulatory jurisdiction was placed with the municipalities. In 1933, the Arkansas Corporation Commission was reestablished. The Commission was vested with the powers of several other commissions which were abolished, including the Railroad Commission.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.178.015
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Railroad Commission of Arkansas records, SMC.178.015
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Railroad Commission of Arkansas records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
