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vided in the preceding section.
 Sec. 4. Qualifications and Salaries. agent of any public service company shall be a member or employee of said commission. Each member of said commission shall be paid at the rate of five thousand dollars per an- mum, and his necessary expenses. The sion shall be paid monthly from the treasury of the state.
 Sec. 5. Removals. Misconduct, or material neglect of duty, or active participation in political manage ment or campaigns by any commits movals. Such removal shall be made only after judgment of the su- perior court rendered upon written complaint of the attorney-general- The attorney general may file such complaint in his discretion, and shall file such complaint if so directed by the governor or if so requested in writing by one hundred electors of the state. Upon the filing of such complaint a rule to show cause shall be issued to the accused, who may make any proper answer within such time as the court may limit, and shall have the right to be heard In his own defense and by witnesses and counsel. The procedure upon such complaints shall be similar to that in civil actions, but such complaints shall be privileged in order of trial, and shall be heard as soon as prac- ticable. If after hearing the court shall find cause for removal it shall render judgment to that effect, and thereupon the office of such commis- Sioner shall become vacant. If the court shall find no cause for removal it shall dismiss the complaint.
 Sec. 6. Office and Records.
 Sec. 7. Employees.
 Sec. s. Right of Entry, Penalty. The commissioners and their em- Of their duties as such may enter any premises, buildings, cars, or oth- CT places belonging to or controlled by any public service company at all reasonable times; and any person ob- Structing or in any way causing to D obstructed or hindered any member or employee of the commission in the performance of his duties as such shall be fined not more than two hun dred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
 Sec. g. Examination of Witnesses and Documents. The commission, in it's discretion, may delegate it's pow CTS in. specific cases to one or more of it's members to ascertain the facts and report thereon to the commits sion. The commission, or any mem Der thereof, in the performance of it's
 
 hearing, may summon and examine, under oath, such witnesses, and may compel the production of, and exam inc or cause to be produced and ex- amined, such books, records, vouch- CTS, memoranda, documents letters, contracts or other papers as 1t may find necessary or convenient in re- lation to the affairs of any public service company, and shall have all and the same powers in reference thereto as are now vested in magis- trates taking depositions. If any witness objects to testlfying or to pro ducing any book or paper on the ground that such testimony, book ot paper may tend to incrimfnate him, and commission or any member thereof, compels such witness to tes- tify or to produce such book or pa per, then such testimony, book or paper shall never be used against him in any criminal proceeding. The fees of witnesses summoned by the commission or by any member there of to appear before it or him, un- der the provisions of this section, and the fees for summoning witneS seS shall be the same as for witne esSes in the superior court. All such fees together with any other expenses au- thoriZed by this act, the method of payment of which is not herein oth- erwise provided, when taxed by the
 
 state through the secretary of said commission in the same manner as court expenses.
 Sec. 10. Orders. All decisions, orders and authorizations of the com- mission shall be in writing. and shall be filed and kept in the office of the commission and recorded in a book kept by it for that purpose, and shall be public documents. The commits sion, for due cause shown, may at any time rescind, reverse or alter any decision, order, or authorization upon hearing had after due notice to all parties in interest Written notice Of all orders, decisions or au- thorizations issued by said commis- sion shall be given to the company or person affected thereby by per- sonal service upon such company or person or by registered mail, as the commission shall determine.
 Sec. II. Enforcement of Orders. The superior court on application of the commission or of the attorney general may enforce any provision of this act or any proper order of the thereof by such decree or process as may be appropriate thereto.
 Sec. 13.-Transfer of Powers of Railroad Commissioners. The board of railroad commissioners Is hereby abolished, and all rights, powers, and duties heretofore vested in said rail- roaG commissioners and not inconsis- tent with other provisions of this act are hereby transferred to, and con- tinued in, the public utilities com mission herein created; and all or derS heretofore made by said railroad mmiSsiOners shall continue in force except as hereafter altered, or until reversed or rescinded in said public utilities commission; and all books, records and other papers of the rail- road commissioners are hereby trans fered to the public utilities commits sion.
 Sec. 13.-Duties Relative to Safety of Public and Employees. The com mission shall so far as is practicable keep itself fully informed as to the condition Of the plant, equipment and manner of operation of all public service companies in so far as the safety of the public and of the en- plOyees of such companies may be involved, and. may order such reason able repairs or alterations in such plant or equipment, or such changes in the manner of operation, as may be reasonably necessary for public safety or for the health or safety of said employees.
 Section II. Complaints as to Dan- gerous Conditions. Any person or any borough, city or town may make complaint in writing to the commits sion of any defects in any portion of the plant or equipment, or of the manner of operation; of any public service company, by reason of which | the public safety or the health or safety of employees is endangered: and, If he so requests, the name of l Inc N1glIr c,I, IT l.