The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-04
FARMERS OPPOSITION TO VINCENT BILL BEARS FRUIT MEASURE ADOPTED
 BY STATE BUSINESS WHICH SHOWN BY FARMER ARE REMD

 ANNUAL REPORTS TO GOVERNOR 46. The commission shall render an annual report to the Governor, stating the general conduct and financial con- dition of all public service companies as ascertained by the commission from the returns of the companies and aud- it's and examinations of the commits sion, together with such other facts as the commission may deem to be Of public interest.
 SPECIAL REPORTS RELATIVE TO LEGISLATION.
 47.~. The commission shall also render @ fufther concise report to the Gov ernor to be transmitted to each Gen
 eral Assembly. embodying draft or
 such reasonable legislation relating to
 the matters subject to it's supervision
 as, in the opinion of the commission,
 would increase the public safety or be for the public interest. together with
 it's reasons for. such recommendations
 A minority of the commission may
 make like report if it shall so de- sire.
 Part VIII. Appeals.
 APPEALS TO SUPERIOR COURT. 4S. Any company, borough, city.
 town, corporation. or person aggrfeved by any order, authorization, or decision
 of the commission in any matter to
 which he was or ought to have been iAddc d party uldy dppSd4 to b0c 6u-
 rerior Court upon the question of the legality of such order, authorization, or decision within thirty days after the filing of such order, authorization. or decision. The party so appealing shall give bond with sufficient surety to the adverse party to pay all costs in case ne fails to sustain such appeal VENUE.
 49. The appeal shall be brought in the county in which is located the matter, or any portion thereof. con- corning which such order, authorfza- ton, or decision was made: or. If such order. authorization, or decision did not pertain to any such localized mat ter. then such appeal shall be brought in Hartford county; no such appeal shall abate by reason of any error of venue, but such appeal may be trans ferred at any time on motion of any defendant, or by order Of the court, to the proper venue.
 PROCEDURE. QUESTIONS RE- VIEWED. 50. Appeals shall be brought by q complaint in writing, stating fully the reasons for such appeal, with a proper citation, signed by competent author ity, to all parties to said proceedings having an interest adverse to the ap- pellant, and shall be served upon such parties at least twelve days before the return day. Said court may hear said appeal and re-exanine the question of the legality of the order, authorization. or decision appealed from, either by | itself or by a committee, and shall pro- ceed thereon In the same manner as upon complaints for equitable reliefs and the decision of such, court. subject. however. to review on appeal to the ] Supreme Court of Errors on questions
 of law, shall be final and conclusive upon the parties.
 NTYrrrrr nrs aDDr<xr rrrrrr..y nxo TIES ARE NUMEROUS. 51. When the persons who should otherwise be made parties to such hp~ | peal are so numerous that 1t would be | tmpractfcable or unreasonably expen- sive to make them all parties by per- appeal is taken, or, if said court is not l In session. any judge of the Superior Court, may order notice of such appeal to be given to such of the parties as said court or judge shall deem just and equitable, by some method other than by personal service; and notice | so given shall operate to bind the fn- terests of such parties on such appeal | as fully as if personal service had been made upon such parties.
 | WHEN APPEAL WILL SUSPEND OPERATION OF ORDER. l 52. Every such appeal shall be g supersedeas of the order, authorization. or decision appealed from except as
 otherwise provided by statute: provid- l ed, however, that the court to which 1 any such appeal is brought, or. if such l court is not in session, any judge of the Superior Court. may at any time 1 order that such appeal shall not so 1 operate if, in the opinion of such court
 or judge, the appeal is brought for purposes of delay or if justice or equity | or public safety or expediepcy shall SD
 require; or such court or judge may | order that such appeal shall so operate
 only upon compliance by. the parties, or any of them, with such terms or | conditions as such court or judge may
 determine.
 Part TX. General Provisions.
 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TRUs- l TEES AND RECEIVERS. | 53 When any company shall be operated by a trustee or receiver. such l trustee or receiver shall have all the powers. and be subject to all the duties and obligations, which such company would otherwise have or to which 1t
 would be subject. under the provisions of this act, except in so far as the same may be inconsistent with the rights, duties, or obligations of such trustee or receiver as an officer of the court appointing him.
 EMPLOYEES NOT TO DIvULGE 1 INFORMATION. 1 54. Any empIoye or agent of the | CCIIiIIliSSlOH WIO oiVufSeS any IdCt or l information which may come to his l notice during the course of any inves- l tigation or examination except in so far as he may be directed by the com | mission or ty any court or judge there | of, or authorized by law. shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. or l imprisoned not more than one year or both.
 GENERAL PENALTY l 55. Every corporation, it's officers. agents, and employees. shall obey, ob- serve and comply with every order made by the commission by virtue of this act so long as the same shall be ! and remain in force. Any such cor l poration. or any officer, agent. or en- l p1oye thereof who fails or nesiects to | obey or comply with any such order. | or any provision of this act for which l no other penalty is prescribed, shall be l fined not to exceed five thousand doI- | lars for each offense. Each distinct violation of such order. or of this act | shall be a separate offense and in case | of continued violation each day shall be deemed a separate offense ACT NOT TO AFFECT LABOR 1 CONTRACTS.
 l 56 Nothing in this act shall be con- | strued to authorize the commission to I interfere in any manner with contracts | between public service companies and | their employees.
 | ACT TO BE AMENDATORY OF IN CHARTERS.
 l 57. All the provisions of this act | shall bo deaned n ha fr, cH1fffor1 fe