Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-16

such rates or other matter will be
considered and determined.
The commissioners shall have
power to administer oaths, certify to
official acts and to compel the at
tendance of witnesses and the produc.
ton of papers, way-biIls, books and
accounts.
All rates, charges, orders, rules.
regulations and classifications, pre-
scribed by the commission, shall be
conclusive and deemed and accepted
to be reasonable. fair and just in all
respects, until finally found otherwise
in a direct action brought for that
purpose in the manner prescribed by
this act. If any railroad company be
dissatisfied with any rate, classified
ton, rule, charge, order, act or regula
ton, adopted by the commission, the
company may file a complaint, setting
forth the particular cause, or causes,
of objection in the circuit court or
Dane county against the commission
as defendant. The action shall have
precedence over any other cause of a
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be tried and determined as other civil
actions. Such suit may be filed at
any time and stand ready for trial
after issue is joined, upon ten days
notice. Either party to said action
may appeal to the supreme court at
any of it's terms, and said action so
appealed shall have precedence in the
supreme court of all causes of q
different character therein pending.
In all trials the burden Of proof shah
be upon the plaintiff to show by a
preponderance of evidence to rea-
sonable certainty that the rates,
regulations, orders, classitications,
acts or charges, complained of are un,
| reasonable and unjust.
The railroad commission shall, as
soon as any classification and rate or
rates provided for are prepared by I,
furnish each railroad company with
the same and the rules and regula.
lions made by the commission with
reference thereto. Said classification
and rates and rules and regulations
shall take effect at a date which may
be fixed by the commission not less
than twenty days after the service
thereof. Each OF said railroad com.
panies shall cause the same to be
printed and posted up in con
spicuous place at each of its stations
Any person complaining cf any
thing done or omitted to be done by
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visions of this act, may apply to the
commission for redress.
The commission shall have the'right
to inspect the books and papers OF
any railroad company.
The commission Is TO ascertain as
early as practicable the amount of
money expended in construction and
equipment per mile of every railway
IN Wisconsin, the amount OF money
expended to procure the right of way
and the amount of money it would re.
quTire to secure the right of way
reconstruct the roadbed, track, de.
pots and facilities for transportation
and to replace all the physical proper
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shall also ascertain the outstanding
bonds and indebtedness and the
amounts respectively thereof, wher
issued, to whom issued, TO whom sold
the price paid in cash. property Of
labor If any received therefor. what
became of the proceeds, by whom the
Indebtedness is held, the amount pur
porting to be due thereon. the float
Ing Indebtedness of the company, L
whom due and his address. the credits
due to the company, the property OF
hand belonging to it. the judicial o
other sales OF said road, its propert,
or franchises, and the amounts pur
porting to have been paid and in wha
manner paid therefor. The commits
sion shall also ascertain the gross an
net income OF the road from al
, sources in detail; the amounts pail
, for salaries to the officers Of the road