Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 5S3, Al Published June IL, 1900.
CHAPTER 1856. LAWS OF 1909.

40 CHATTER S ss5, Laws OF OF 1905 L s"'''
AN ACT to amend subsection OF section
1T07-4 OF the statutes, and to create
subsection OF section 175T-4 Of the
statutes, relating to changes In schedules,
Including schedules OF joint rates, and In
classification. and providing for an In
vestigation Of the same by the commits
sion upon complaint prior to their taking
effect.
The people of the state Of wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
Section l. Subsection a of section 17e7--
4 is amended to read Section 1T97--4. a.
No change shall thereafter be made In any
schedule, including schedule of Joint rates,
or In any classification, except upon
thirty days notice to the commission. and
all such changes shall be plainly Indicated
upon existing schedules or by fling new
schedules in lieu thereof, thirty
days prior 10 the time the same are to take
effect provided, that the commission upon
application Of any railroad, may prescribe
q less ttme within which - such
changes may be made. Copies of ell new
scedules shall be filed as hereinbefore pro
piyed 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 a less time.
Section 2 There Is added to section
1901 Of the statutes G new subsection to
read e. Whenever any person, firm, cor
poratlon, 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 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 discrimna-
tory, 1t shall be the duty of the commission
TO give notice to the railroad or railroads
complained OF that complaint has been
m
same and to order a hearing thereon In the
manner provided for hearings In section
1T97--l2; and the commission may, in Its
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 rot take effect II the same
have been stayed HB hereinbefore provided
and Ia case no such stay has been ordered
come effective pend'ag such investigation
the commission shall have power to order
the discont huance of s6ch change or
changes The commission shall also have
power upon such investigation to FIX and
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 II shall have determined to DO
Just and reasonable and which shall be
charged imposed or followed In the future.
ana shall ALTO have power to make such
orders respecting such rule, n gulation, -ac-
tice or service as II 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 II fy this section, of Its own motion
without formal complaint being hled by
anyone.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from aud after Its passage and
publication.
Approved June 0, 1900.