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1 Simon Sterne, Argument of Simon Sterne, Esq., Delivered at Albany, March 7th, 1878, before the Committee on Railroads on Bill to Create a Board of Railroad Commissioners, and to Regulate Their Powers 1 (1878)

handle is hein.newyork/atsnseda0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ARGUMENT orl SIMON STERNE, Esq., Delivered at Albany, March 7th, 1878, BIEFORE THE Committee on Railroads, an Bill to create a Board of Railroad Con- mimsioners, and to Regulate their Powers. Mr. COairnian and Gentlemen of the Committee I had hoped that Mr. Gilbert would have relieved me of the necessity to explain in detail, the provisions of this bill. He introduced it. He was the chairman of the Railroad Committee who heard last year the arguments upon this subject, and became, as 1 be- lieve, so thoroughly persuaded of the necessity for the appointment of a commission such as is con- templated to be raised by this Act, that he this year introduced a bill, which is in many particulars an improvement on the one of last year, and of the passage of which I believe him to be an earnest and intelligent advocate. I This bill provides that there shall be a Board of Railroad Commissioners for the State of New York, to be composed of three persons, to be appointed by the Governor respectively for two, three, and four years, who shall have power to appoint their clerk and assistants, which Commissioners shall receive each a salary of $7,500 a year.