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.
Laws 1913, c. 130, p. 286, § 2.