The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-06
THE INVESTIGATION BILL
Its Quietus in ane Senate Yes
terday.

The following is the bill which
caused such a hot debate IN the Sen
ate yesterday and which was beaten
by a vote OF 10 to :.
An act authorizing any committee
of tAe senate or assembly to investi-
gate the management, conduct or
business Of ;-ny corporation, quaise-
corporation, cOpartnership, or other
concern or person, engaged in any
public service or operating or con
ducting any public utility.
The people Of the State of Nevada.
represented in Senate or Assembly,
DO enact as follows:
Section l. That all committees ap-
pointed by authority of the Senate or
Assembly, or any Joint committee nj
! the Senate or Assembly, shall have
authority to inquire into the manage
ment, conduct or business Of all do
mestic or foreign corporations, or
quasi-corpOTations. partnerships or
other concerns or persons engaged in
conducting any public utility and do
! ing busiess within the state of Ne
vada, and shall have the right to
obtain from such corporations, quasi
corporations. partnerships or other
concerns or persons, their attorneys,
agents, officers, servants or employ
es full and complete information nee
essary TO enable such committee or
committees to properly discharge
their duties. And for the purpose Of
said investigation Or inquiry said COM
mittees shall have full power and
authority to call before it any said
corporation, quasi-corporation, copart-
nership, person or concern engaged in
,any public service or operating or
conducting ann public utility their
officers, agents, attorneys, servants
Or employees. and to compel them to
produce before it any and all books.
papers, written instruments, or her
evidence Of the business or tra nsac.
tions of said corporation, quasi-cor-
|
concern engaged in any public service
or operating or conducting any public
utility.
Section .. Said committee shall
have full power and authority to is
sue subpoenas to compel attendance
of any witness O. witnesses before
any and all meetings Of said com
mittees, and to issue subpoena duces
tecum for any and all books, papers,
written instrume It's or other written
or documentary evidence. And any
member of sad committee or COM
mittees shall have full power and
authority t. administer the oath 70
said witness or witnesses.
Section J. All witnesse appearing
before : lid committee or committees,
whether in response to a subpoena or
otherwise, shall be compelled to fully
directly and without eqIivocation,
truthfully answer all questions pro-
pended by said committee or COM
III tees. or any member thereof, or
by its authority; And said witness Or
HIanesses shall not be allowed 10
neglect IT refuse to answer of said
: aues ols because Of the fact that the
" . said answer shall or may incriminag &c
3, Oh end to incriminate said witness
And it is hereby expressly provided
that no testimony given by such wit
ness or witnesses herein shall be
G. used against him in any civil or Grim
inal prosecution against said witnes:
or witnesses.
Section 4. Upon the neglect or *
fusal o. any witness TO obey sait
l. subpoena or answer any question, sai'
committee or committees shall i'm
- mediately report the same to the Sen
ae or Assembly creating said Assem-
~ bly,. as the case may be, an upon tn
reception of the said report said con
~ mittee or committees, said Senate "
d Assembly shall imeliately call o
cause to be called before said vii
ness so refusing or neglecting to ODE
said subpoena or answer any ques
IIO1lS DlO)Outlutu " Hilll ~. NiiS "Ai
D committee And if necessary, sha'
authorize he sergeant at Arms of tn
st said Assembly or Senate to arrest an
On bring forwith before said body D
It. force And said Senate or Assembl
TX shall have full power and authorit
ct to punish said witness for contemr
IN Of said Senate or Assembly, and
m fine or imprison said witness, or bot
Sc in the discretion said Senate
II Assembly.