The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15

No. 6S3, A.. Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 1856, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection a Of section
1914 of the statutes, and to create
subsection OF section 1901 Of the
statutes, relating to changes In schedules
including schedules Of joint rates, and In
classification, and providing for an In
sion upon complaint prior to their taking
effect.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do ensnt
Section l. Subsection {. Of section 17e7---
4 Is amended to read: Section 1707--4 a.
No change shall thereafter be made In any
schedule, including schedule Of joint rates,
or Ia any classification. except upon
thirty days notice to the commission, and
oil such changes shall bs plainly indicated
upon existing schedules, or By filing new
schedules In lieu thereof, thirty
days prior to the time the same are to take
effect; provided that the commission upon
application of any railroad, may prescribe
q less time within which such
changes may be made. Copies Of all new
scedules shall be died as hereinbefore pro-
pived In every depot, station and office of
such railroad at places to or from which the
rates in such schedules apply, thirty
days prior to the time the same are to take
effect unless the commission shall pre-
scribe less time.
Section 2 There Is added to section
1901 Of the statutes q new subsection to
read: e. Whenever any person, firm, cor
poration, or association, or any mercantile
agricultural or manufacturing society or
any body polite or municipal organization
lodges a complaint with the commission be-
fore any change or changes in any schedule,
including schedule Of joint rates, or III any
classification, rule, regulation or practice,
become effective as In this section provided
to the effect that such change or changes
are unreasonable. or unjustly discrimina-
tory. 1t shall be the duty of the commission
to give notice to the railroad or railroads
complained Of that complaint has been
made, and to proceed to investigate the
same and to order a hearing thereon In the
manner provided for hearings In section
1797-12; and the commission may, In it's
discretion, stay such change or changes
pending such investigation and the determi-
nation Of the matters investigated by issu-
Ing an order to that effect at any time be-
fore said change or changes shall take effect
as In this section provided. II upon such
investigation the change or changes COM
planned Of shall be found unreasonable or
unjustly discriminatory, such change or
changes shall not take effect II the same
have been stayed as hereinbefore provided
and In case no such stay has been ordered
come effective pending such investigation
the commission shall have power to order
the discontlnuance of such change or
changes. The commission shall also have
order substituted for any such change or
changes such rate or rates, joint rate or
rates, fares, charges, classification, rule,
regulation, practice or service, as the case
may be. as it shall have determined to be
Just and reasonable and which shall be
charged, imposed or followed In the future,
and shall also have power to make such
orders respecting such rule. regulation, prac-
tice or service as 1t shall have determined
to be reasonable and which shall be OBJ
served and followed in the future The
commission may exercise all the powers
granted 1t by this section Of Its own motion
Without formal complaint being alsd by
anyone.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after i2a passage ana
publication.
Approved June 2, 1909.