Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. 5S3, Al Published June II, 1909.
CHAPTER 1856, LAWS OF 1909.

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CHAPTER s35, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection a. of section
1904 Of the statutes, and to create
subsection e Of section 179!--4 OF the
statutes, relating to changes II scneaules,
classification, and providing for an In
vestigatlon OF the same by the commits
sion upon complaint prior 10 their taking
effect.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, rspgs-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
Section /. Subsection Of section 17s7---
a is amended to read Section tTe7-4 a.
No change shall thereafter be made In sny
schedule, including schedule Of joint rates,
or In any classification. except upon
thirty days notice to the copmsss,on, sn ad
schedules in lieu thereof. thirty
days prior TO the time the same are to take
effect; provided, that the sornm omission upon
application of any railroad, may prescribe
q less time within which ouch
changes may be made Copies Of ell new
piyed In every depot. station and odlce 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-
Section g There is added to section
i797--4 Of the statutes new subsection to
read: e. Whenever any person, hrm, COT
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
to give notice to the railroad or railroads
complained Of that complaint has been
same and to order a hearing thereon In the
manner provided for hearings in section
1797---12: and the commission may. In its
discretion, stay such change or changes
nation of the matters investigated BY issur
Ing an order to that effect at any time be-
fore said change or changes shall take erect
as In this section provided Il upon such
planned of shall be found unreasonable or
unjostly discriminatory. such change or
changes shall not take effect IL 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 10 ofdes
the discontinuance Of such change or
changes The commission shall also have
power upon such investigation to fix and
order substituted for any such change 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 SHAH DO
charged, imposed or followed In the future,
and shall also have power TO make such
orders respecting such rule, regulation, prae;,
ciee or service as 1t shall have determined
to be reasonable and which shall be OBJ
served and followed In the future. The
commission may exercise ell the powers
granted 1t by this section, OF its own motioA
without soEmai complaint being nisd by
anyone.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be ia force from and after tt2 passage and
publication.
Approved June o, 1909.