River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
Approved June 0, 1909.

No. 5ss. Al Published June II, 1909.
CHAPTER 1856, LAWS or 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection a of section
Of tS o seet'oa ahs
statutes, relating to changes In schedules,
including schedules Of joint rates, and IN
classification, and providing for an In
vestigaGion OF the same By the connie
sion upon complaint prior to their taxing
effect.
The people Of the state Of wisconaan, repre-
Section /. Subsection Of section 17eT--
4 is amended to read Section 1T9T--4- q.
schedule, Including schedule Of joint rates,
or In any ciasead cation, except upon
thirty days notice TO the commission, and
upon existing schedules. or By. nling new
schedules in lieu thereof, thirty
days prior to the time the same are 20 take
eppiicatlon Of any railroad. may prescribe
less time within which = such
changes may be made. Copies OF all new
pived In every depot, station and ONCE 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 BnRAl pre-
scribe a less time
Section 2. There is added to section
1901 Of the statutes new subsection TO
read: Q. Whenever any person, firm, cor
poratIon, or association, or any mercantile,
agricultural or manufacturing society or
any body polite or municipal organization,
lodges q complaint with the commission be-
fore any change or changes in any schedule,
including schedule of joint rates, or In 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. it shall be the duty of the commission
complained of that complaint has been
made, and to proceed to Investigate the
same and to order hearing thereon In the
manner proyded for nearng ~ sf Is fa
discretion stay such change or changes
pending such investigation and the determi-
nation Of the matters investigated Dy issu-
Ing an order to that effect at any time be-
fore said change or changes shall take enecc
as In this section provided. II upon such
investigation the change or changes com.
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
and such change or changes nave pc
come effective pending such investigation
the commission shall have power to order
changes. The commission shall also have
power upon such investigation to. fix and
order substituted for any sucn 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 1T shall have determined TO DO
lust 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 ba OBJ
served and followed In the future. The
commission may exercise all the powers
granted 1t by this section, Of tts own motion
without formal complaint being died by
anyone.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage ana
publication.
Approved June o, 1909.