Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
No. $50. Al Published June H. 1909.
CFIAPTER 335, LAWS OF 1903.

No. 6 5aI s55 5" flaws ' II 1903
AN ACT to amend subsection 8 Of section
179T-4 Of the statutes and to create
subsection Of section 1797-4 OF the
statutes, relating to changes in schedules,
including schedules of joint rates, ana IN
classification, and providing for an In
vesttgatlon OF the same by the me- co ta ms.
effect
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows:
Section l. Subsection of section 17s7--
is amended to read: Section 1797--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 in@1ca na@
schedules in lieu thereof, thirty
days prior to the time the same are to take
effect; provided, that the commission upon
less time within which . such
changes may be made. Copies OF all new
scedules shall be filed as hereinbefore pro-
such railroad Al 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
1797-4 Of the statutes 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 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 d1scrm ina
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 a hearing thereon in the
manner provided for hearings in section
17g7-12; and the commission may, in its
discretion, stay such change or changes
pending such investigation and the determi-
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
blamed 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
and such change or changes have be-
come effective pending such investigation
the commission shall have power to order
changes The commission shall also have
power upon such investigation to hx ana
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
lust and reasonable and which shall Do
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 it 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 it by this section, OF its own motion
without formal complaint being filed by
anyone.
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 9, 1909.