Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
COPY LAWS OF WISCONSIN PASSED DURING SESSION OF 1907

extensions to its physical plant within said
municipality as shall be reasonable and
necessary in the interest of the public, and
to designate the location and nature of all
such additions and extensions, the time
within which they must be completed and
all conditions under which they must be
constructed subject to review by the COM
mission as provided in subdivision j of this
section.
49, To provide for penalty for non
compliance with the provisions of any ordi-s
nance or resolution adopted pursuant to the
provisions hereof.
a.. The power and authority granted in
this section Shall exist and be vested in said
municipalities, anything in this act to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Section 1797m-S8. No public utility or
any agent or officer thereof, or any agent
or officer of any municipality constituting
a public utility as defined in this act snail
offer or give for any purpose to any politi-
cal committee or any member or em 1nlhoyye
of, any officer or position under the constl-
tuition or laws or under any ordinance OF
any municipality of this state, or to any
person at the request, or for the advantage
of all or any of Them any frank or any
privilege withheld from any person for any
product or service produced, transmitted, de-
livered, furnished or rendered or to be pro-
duced, transmitted delivered, furnished or
rendered by any public utility, or the con-
veyance of any telephone message or com
munication or any free product or service
whatsoever
?. No political committee and no member
or employe thereof, no candidate for and no
incumbent of any office or position under
the constitution or laws or under any ordl-
nance of any town or municipality or TINS
state, shall ask for or accept from any pub
lie utility or any agent or ot1cer tnereoI,
or any agent or officer OF any municipality
constituting a public utility as defined In
this act, or use in any manner or for any
purpose any frank privilege withheld
nroduced transmitted. delivered, furnished
or rendered, or to be produced, transmitted,
delivered, furnished or rendered by any pub
lie utility, or the conveyance OF any tele-
phone message or communication.
3. ANY violation of any of the PROVISIONS
of this section shall be punished by I'M
prisonment in the state prison not more
by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
nor less than two hundred dollars.
Section 1797m-89. 1. If any public
any Officer of any municipality constituting
a public utility as defined In this act shall,
directly or indirectly, by any device what.
soever or otherwise, charge, demand, collect
ton a greater or less compensation Tor any
service rendered or to be rendered by II IN
or affecting or relating to the production
transmission, delivery or furnishing OF heat,
light. water or power or the conveyance or
telephone messages or for any service In
connection Herewith than that prescribed
In force or established as provided herein,
or than it charges, demands, collects OF
receives from any other person, 1rm or cor
poration for a like and contemporaneous
service, such public utility shall be deemed
guilty of unjust discrimination Wh1ch IS
hereby prohibited and declared to be un,
lawful and upon conviction thereof shall
forfeit and pay into the state treasury not
less than one hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars for each onense
and such agent or officer so oHendlng shali
be deemed. guilty OF q mlsdemeanor anu
by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars for each
offense.
for any public utility to demand, charge,
collect or receive from any person, firm or
corporation less compensation for any serV-
ice rendered or to be rendered by said pup
lie utility in consideration of the furnish
ing by said person. firm or corporation OF
any part of the facilities incident thereto;
provided nothing herein shall be construed
as prohibiting any public utility from rent
ing any facilities incident to the production,
transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat,
light, water or power or the conveyance OF
telephone messages and paying reasonable
rental therefor.
Section 1797m-91. If any public utility
make or give any undue or unreasonable
preference or advantage to any particular
person, firm or corporation or shall subject
any particular person, firm or corporation
to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or
disadvantage In any respect whatsoever,
such public utility shall be deemed guilty
prohibited and declared unlawful.
The furnishing by any public utility, of
any product or service at the rates and
upon the terms and conditions provided for
in any existing contract executed prior to
April 1, 1907, shall not constitute dis
elimination within the meaning specified.
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars for each offense
Section 1797m-92. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation know
ingly to solicit, accept or receive any re-
bate, concession or discrimination in respect
to any service In or affecting or relating to
the production, transmission, delivery or
furnishing of heat, light water or power or
this state, or for any service In connection
Herewith whereby any such service shall,
by any device whatsoever, or otherwise, be
rendered free or at less rate than that
named in the published schedules and tar
ifs In force provided herein, or whereby
any service or advantage is received other
than is herein specified. Any person arm
or corporation violating the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less than
dollars for each offense.
Section 1797m-93. If any public util-
ity shall dc or cause to be done or permit
to be done any matter, act or thing In this
act prohibited or declared to be unlawful,
or shall omit to do any act, matter or thing
required to be done by it, such public util-
corporation injured thereby In treble the
amount Of damages sustained in consequence
of such violation; provided, that any re-
covery as In this section provided, shall in
no manner affect a recovery by the state
of the penalty prescribed for such violation.
Section 1797m-94. Amy officer, agent
municipality constituting a PUBLIC utility as
defined in THIS act who shall fail or refuse
to fill out and return any blanks as re-
CURED by this act, or shall fell or refuse
to answer any question therein propounded
or shall knowingly or wilfully give false
answer to any such question or shall evade
the answer to any such question where the
fact inquired Of Is within his knowledge or
who shall, upon proper demand. fail or re-
fuse to exhibit to the commission or any
commissioner or any person authorized to
record, or memoranda of such public utility
which is In his possession under his
control or who shall fall to properly use
and keep his system of accounting or any
part thereof as prescribed by the commits
sion, or who shall refuse to do any act or
thing in connection with such system of
mission or it's authorized representative,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than one thou
sand dollars for each offense.
g. And penalty of not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars shall be recovered from the
public utility for each such offense when
such officer, agent or employee acted In
obedience to the direction, instruction or
request of such public utility or any gen.
eral officer thereof =.
utility shall violate any provision Of this
act, or shall do any act herein prohibited
or shall fail or refuse to perform any duty
not been provided. or shall fail, neglect or
refuse to obey any lawful requirement or
order made by the commission or the NUM-
made by any court upon it's application, for
every such violation, failure or refusal such
public utility shall forfeit and pay into the