Charter-party carriers of passengers.

The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission with jurisdiction over all public utilities, and authorizes the Legislature, unlimited by the other provisions of the Constitution, to confer additional authority and jurisdiction upon the commission, that is cognate and germane to the regulation of public utilities. Charter-party carriers of passengers, as defined, are subject to the jurisdiction and control of the commission under the Passenger Charter-Party Carriers' Act. The act defines a charter-party carrier of passengers, subject to certain exceptions, to mean every person that is engaged in the transportation of persons by motor vehicle for compensation, whether…