Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-10
published April /, 1917
CHAPTER 25I

Itaf
AN ACT to provide for an investigation of
the conduct and management Of the Miner
ii Point Railroad.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented IN senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
SEC l. Tha; the governor be, and he is
hereby authorized to appoint commissioner,
whose duty II shall be, and who shah aud Is
hereby given power and authority 10 fully and
thoroughly investigate whether The pres, ut
owner or owners o the said n neral Point
Railroad, being also owners of, and control
Ing large Sunls ofthc Indebtedness OF the peo-
pie .! Iowa county, created To aid in building
said road, are using the power and franchises
conferred 10y The charter OF SAID company, and
50 operating their road as To be eX.Ort tomato,
unaccominodaling and oppressive upon said
people, 10 compel them TO pay said claims, or
10 suffer in their general affairs, business, and
prosperity, under such misuse aud abuse OF
The privileges granted by the state IN said
charter, and ALI matters and things connected
Herewith, or with said railroad
SEC 2. The commissioner appointed under
the provisions OF the 1ir>t section of this act
shall have power and he is hereby authorized
invested and charged with power to exami e,
on oath, ali the Officers employees and claim
ants, or owners OF said railroad, and ali It's
books. records, documv mis- and papers and all
or any other witnesses he may deem nccessa-
~, either in or out OF the state, in regard to
ali matters connected herewith, TO send for
persons and papers, 10 issue process to compel
their appearance and production, 10 admins
ter oaths, to appoint competent clerk, and
To do such flr der acts and Things NAV be
necessary in the premises; and any person or
persons who shall refuse to obey the process
.oi said commissioner, or no shall refuse 70
answer any question pertinent to such inyes-
LEGATION, shall be guilty Of a miodcmcanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by imprisonment in the county Jail OF the
county where he resides, for not more than
one year nor les, than three months, or bv
fine, not more than one thousand dollars nor
less than two hundred dollars, or both. in he
discretion OF the court, the sand penalties TO
be enforced in the circuit courts Of The state,
on the information OF the district attorney of
the county where such recueaut witness may
reside.
SEC. 3. The said Mineral Point railroad and
the people OF Iowa county may be represent
ed by attorneys before SAID commissioner dur
inc said investigation At the request OF
either of the q torncys, the said commissioner
shall give notice Of the taking of testimony
out Of tile state on verbal or written interrog-
atorics, according to the practice of the circuit
courts Of the state 10 relation TO taking testi-
uony ont of the state and any sheriff or
deputy sheriff OF any county of this state shall
serve and return the subpoena and processes
which may he issued by the said commissioner
under the authority of this act, in the same
manner as he Is required TO serve similar pro
cesses issued from the circuit courts Of This
state.
SEC. 4. The said commissioner so TO be APP
pointed shall return the testimony that may
be taken in regard 10 said matter, together
with a report OF his conclusions thereon, TO
the governor, on or before ihe next meeting of
the legislature provided, this investigation
shall in no Gaze be amy expense to the state.
SEC. 5. THIS act shall lake effect and be in
force from and after lis passage and publica-
ton.
Approved March 10, 1873.