Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No S53. A. Published May 20. 1909
CHAPTER 2l3. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT 20 amend section 1T97m-- So Sec
tion 1T97m-Sl and section l797m~oo
OF the statutes, relating TO the turiadie
ton and regulation Of public utilities by
the Railroad Commission or Wisconsin
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin rep
resented 10 senate and Assembly, do en-
act az follows
section l. Section l797m.-s0 Of the
statutes ID amended TO read Section l7b7m
so. II the municipality shall ha'r Ie-
termined to acquire an existing plaL. then
operated under license permit or fran
chise existing at the time this act takes ef
feet by vote OF a majority of the electors
voting thereon al any general. municipal or
special election at which the question of the
purchase Of such plant shall have been sub
mitted. such municipality shall bring an ac-
ton in the circuit court against the public
utility as defendant praying the court for
an adjudication as to the necessity Of such
taking by the municipality. ia which action
the complaint shall be- served with the SUM
mons. The public utility shall serve and
file It's answer to such complaint within ten
days after the service thereof, wheFeupan
such action shall be ut issue and stand
ready for trial upon ten days notice by
either party. Unless the parties thereto
waive n jury. the question to the neces-
sity Of the taking of such property BY the
municipality shall be rs speedily as possible
submltted to jury.
Section z. Section 179Tm--sI Of the
statutes IL amended 10 read Section
T79Tm- 81. II the municipality shall have
determined to acquire an existing plant in
the manner provided In the preceding Sec
ton and the public utility owning such
plant shall have consented 20 the taking
over Of such plant by tine municipality by
acceptance Of an indetermlnate permit as
provided heteiL, or, In case such public util-
ity shall not have waived or consented to
such tnking, II the jury shall have found
that a necessity exists for the taking Of
such plant then the municipality shall give
speedy notl-c 81 such determination and OF
such consent or such verdict Of O Jury TO
the public utility and to the commission
section 3. Section l70Tm---90 Of the
statutes IL amended 10 read Section 179Tm
80 1t shall be unlawful for any public
utility 10 demand, charge collect or receive
from any person, firm, or corpora tlon less
compensation for any service rendered or to
be rendered by said public utility In consid
GRAFTON Of the furnishing by taid person,
firm or corporation Of any part Of the facii-
tiles Incident thereto provided nothing
herein shall be construed as prohibiting any
public utility FROM renting any facilities IN.
cident 10 the production, transmission de-
livery or furnishing Of heat light water Of
power or the conveyance Of telephone mes
sages and paying q reasonable rental there
for or ~ requiring any public utility to
furnish any part Of such appliances which
are situated in and upon the premises Of
any consumer or user, except telephone sta
ton equipment upon the subscribers prem.
iSss and unless otherwise ordered by the
commission meters ana appliances for
measu' cDents Of gny product or 'ervice
Section 4 This act shall take feet and
BE IN force from and after Its passage aud
approved May %, 1909