Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-02-26

witnesses in civil cases in court of
record. which shall be audited and
paid by the State in the same
ner as other expenses are audited
and paid. upon the presentation of
proper vouchers, worn to by such
witnesses and approved by the Chair
man of the Commissions; provided,
that no witnesses subpoenaed at the
instance of the parties other than the
Commission shall be entitled to COM
pensation from the State for atten-
dance or travel unless the Commits
sion shall certify that his testimony
was material to the matter investf-
gated.
b.. The commission or any party
may. in the investigation. cause the
dispositions of witnesses residing
within or without the State to be
taken in the manner prescribed by
the law for like dispositions in civil
actions in District Courts.
G.. A full and complete record shall
be kept of all proceedings had be-
fore the Commission or any ~investi.
cation had under Section - of this
Act, and all testimony shall be taken
down by the s~tenographer appointed
by the Commission. Whenever any
complaint is served upon the Com
mission under the provisions of Sec
ton 16 of this Act the Commission
for trial. cause a certified transcript
of all proceedings had and testimony
taken upon such investigation to
be filed with the clerk of the District
Court of the County where the ac-
ton is pending. \ transcribed copy
OF the evidence and proceedings. or
any specific part thereof, or any in
v~estigation, taken by the stenogra-
pher to be a true and correct trans
cript in longhand Of all testimony
taken at the investigation. or of a
particular witness, or of other spec
life parts thereof. carefully compar
ed by him with his original notes,
evidence and proceedings had on
such Investigation SO %purportinS to
be taken and transcribed. shall be
received in evidence with the same
effect as if such rp0rter We're present
and testified to Inc facts SO certified.
\ copy Of suCn transcript shall be
any party to such Investigation; an !
to all other persons a copy on pay
ment of a reasonable sum therefor.
to be fixed by the commission.
Section 6. Secitno fourteen of the
said Act is hereby amended 81 as to
read as follows:
Section IA. Whenever, upon an in
v~estigation made under the prOvis-
ions of this Act. the Commission shall
find any existing rate or rates, fares,
charges or classification. or any
joint rate or rates or any regulation
of persons or property, " II ser,
vice in connection Herewith. are UNI
reasonable or unjustly discrimina-
tory. or any service is inadequate,
it shall determine and by order fix
a reasonable rate. fare, charge. Classi-
tiCation or joint rate 20 De imposed,
observed and followed in the future
in lieu of hat found to be ~unreaSOn-
able or u~njustly discriminatory, and
a reasonable regulation. practice or
service to be imposed. observed or
followed in the future, in lieu Of that
found to be unreasonable or unjust
ly discriminatory or inadequate. as
the case may be, and il shall cause a
certified copy of each such order to
agent of the railroad affected thereby,
which order shall from its own force
take effect and become operative
thirty days after the service thereof.
All railroads to which the order APP
plies snail make such changes in
their schedule on file as may be nee
essary to make the same conform to
said order. and no change will there
after be made by any railroad in any
such rates, fares or charges, or in
any Joint rate or rates without the
approval of the Commission Certifi
fed copies of all other orders of the
Commission shall be delivered to the
railroads affected thereby in like man
ner, and the same shall take effect
within such time thereafter as tne
Commission shall prescribe.
a. The commission may at any
time, upon application OF any person
or any railroad and upon notice to
the parties interested and after OPP
p~Ortunity TO be heard as provided by