Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-72
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Effect of act - Amendment of Constitution - Vested rights
Official statutory text
This act shall have the effect of amending Section 37, Article
IX of the Constitution prescribing and fixing passenger rates at two
cents ($0.02) per mile, by conferring upon the Corporation
Commission the power to promulgate and fix other than two cents
($0.02) per mile for passenger fare upon railroads and
transportation companies within the state, after due notice and
hearing; provided, that any orders issued by the Corporation
Commission hereunder shall not have the effect of interfering with
any right vested and accrued under the existing law.
IX of the Constitution prescribing and fixing passenger rates at two
cents ($0.02) per mile, by conferring upon the Corporation
Commission the power to promulgate and fix other than two cents
($0.02) per mile for passenger fare upon railroads and
transportation companies within the state, after due notice and
hearing; provided, that any orders issued by the Corporation
Commission hereunder shall not have the effect of interfering with
any right vested and accrued under the existing law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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