Arizona republican., 1910-12-05

tions other than municipal operating as common carriers, or having or eX- ercising the right of eminent domain, shall be deemed public service corpora tions.
 Sec. 3. The corporation commission shall have full power to. and shall, prescribe just and reasonable classifi- cations to be used, and just and reason able rates and charges to be made and collected. by public service corporations within the state for services rendered therein. and make reasonable rules. regulations. and orders, by which such corporations shall be governed in the transaction of business within the state. and may prescribe the forms of con tracts and the systems of keeping ac- counts to be used by such corporations in transacting such business. and make and enforce reasonable rules. regula- tiOns. and orders for the convenience, comfort. and safety. and the preserva- ton of the health. of the employees and patrons of such corporations: provided. that incorporated cities and towns may be authorized by law to exercise super vision over public service corporations doing business therein. including the regulation of rates and charges to be made and collected by such corpora tions; provided further that classifica- tions, rates, charges, rules, regulations, orders and forms or systems pre- scribed or made by said corporation commission may from time to time be amended or repealed by such commis- sion.
 Sec. 4 The corporation commission, and the several members thereof shall have power to inspect and investigate the property. books. papers, business methods, and affairs of any public service corporation doing business within the state. and for the purpose of the commission, and of the several members thereof, shall have the power of a court of general jurisdiction to en- force the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence by subpoena. attachment, and punishment. which said power shall extend throughout the state. Said commission shall have power to take testimony under com mission or deposition either within or without the state.
 Sec. :. The law-making power may enlarge the powers and extend the duties of the corporation commission, and may prescribe rules and regula- tiOns to govern proceedings instituted by and before it; but until such rules and regulations are provided by law. the commission may make rules and regu- latiOns to govern such proceedings.
 Sec. 6. Every public service corpora tion organized or authorized under the laws of the state to do any transporta- tion or transmission business within the state shall have the right to con struct and operate lines connecting any points within the state, and to connect at the state boundaries with like lines; and every such corporation shall have the right with any of it's lines to cross. intersect, or connect with, any lines of any other public service corporation.
 Sec. z. Every public service corpora tion doing a transportation business within the state shall receive and transport without delay or discrimina- tion, cars loaded or empty, property. or passengers delivered to it by any other public service corporation doing a similar business, and deliver cars. loaded or empty, without delay or discrimination to other transportation corporations, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the corporation commission, or by law.
 Sec. 8. Every public service corpora ton engaged in the business of trans hitting messages for profit shall re- ceive and transmit, without delay or discrimination, any message delivered to it by any other public service cor poration engaged in the business of transmitting messages fer profit. and shall, with its lines. make physical con- nection with the lines of any public service corporation engaged in the business of transmitting messages for profit. under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the corpora tion- commission, or by law; provided. that such public service corporations shall deliver messages to other such corporations. without delay or 6iscrim- ination, under such rules and regula-