Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. 583, a Published June II, 1909.
CHAPTER 335, LAWS OF 1909.

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No. 588, Al Published June II, 1909.
CHAPTER 336, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection a Of section
1707-4 OF the statutes and to create
subsection G Of section 1914 Of the
statutes, relating to changes in schedules,
including schedules OF joint rates, and II
classification, and providing for an Ia
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 ens2t
a5 follows:
Section l. Subsection Of section 17eT-
4 IS amended TO read Section 1T9T-4 g.
No change shall thereafter be made Ia any
schedule, including schedule OF joint rates,
or In any classification, except upon
all such changes shall be plainly indicated
upon existing schedules, or by Cling new
schedules In lieu thereof thirty
days prior 70 the time the same are 70 take
effect; provided, that the commission upon
application OF any railroad, may prescribe
q less time within which such
changes may be made. Copies Of all new
scedues shall be h!ed as hereinbefore pro
plved 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
1797--4 Of the statutes g 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 a complaint with the commission be-
fore any change or changes in any schedule,
including schedule OF joint rates, or IN any
Classii cation, rule, regulation or practice,
become effective as in this section provided
to the effect that such change or changes
are unreasonable or unjustly dlscrlmlna-
tory 1t shall be the duty of the commission
to give notice, to the railroad or railroads
complained Of that complaint has been
made, and to proceed to Investigate the
same and TO order q hearing thereon IN the
manner provided for hearings in section
1797-12; and the commission may, in It's
discretion, stay such change or changes
pending such investigation and the determi-
nation of the matters investigated py lsSu-
ing an order to that effect at any time be-
fore said change or changes shall take effect
rs In this section provided. II upon such
planned Of shall be found unreasonable or
uniustly discriminatory, such change or
changes shall not take enect II the same
have been stayed as hereinbefore provided
and IN case such stay has been ordered
and such change or changes nave be
come effective pending such investigation
the diScontinuance Of such change or
changes The commission shall also have
power upon such investigation to fix and
order substituted for any Such cAang9 OF
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 be
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, Qrac-
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 hIed by
anyone.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
bn IN
publication.
Approved June g. 1909.