Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

the provisions of this act, and te order
that any or all Of such developed power
pose or purposes. of said appropriation,
he transformed into electrical energy
and that, all or any part thereof not
or purposes Of said appropriation, be
transformed and transmitted for the
sale to the public.
carrying into effect sections 1596-53 to
1596-64, both inclusive, of this act,
the railroad commission shall have all
ferred upon said commission by Sec
lions 1913 to 1797m-73, both in
elusive, of the statutes, and shall be
lions OF the statutes; and for such pur-
pose every appropriation shall be sub
5ect to all the provisions Of said sec
tons 1797m-43 to 1797m-73, both in
elusive, Of the statutes, and shall enjoy
all the rights and privileges conferred
by said sections Of the. statutes upon
plant has been made as for lnadequacy
of service.
Section 159e-66. /. Every appropri-
ator shall furnish to the railroad COM
mission, upon blanks to be furnished
by said commission, all information re-
CURED by it to. carry into effect the
provisions of this act, and shall make
spec1hc answers to all question sub
mitted by the railroad commission, and
shall make any and all reports re-
CURED by said commission.
2. Every such appropriation receiv-
ing from the railroad commission any
blanks with directions to fill the same,
shall cause the same to be properly
filled out so as to answer fully and cor
rectly each question therein PROFOUND
ed, and said answer shall be verified
under oath by the appropriation or his
duly authorized representative and re-
turned to the railroad commission at
it's office. within the period fixed by said
Section 15y6-67. The railroad COM
mission or any member Of such COM
mission or any persons or persons en-
ployed by such commission for that
purpose shall, upon demand, have the
right to inspect the books, accounts,
papers, records, and memoranda of any
chise granted pursuant to this act, and
to examine under oath any agent or
employe Of such appropriation in rela-
Section 1596-6S. The railroad oom-
mission and each member of such COM
mission for the purposes mentioned in
ter oaths, certify to official acts, issue
subpOenas, compel the attendance Of
witnesses and the production of books,
accounts, papers, documents, and tes-
Section 1860. ANY appropriately
operating under a. franchise granted
to all the duties and liabilities imposed
by the statutes and laws of this state
upon river Improvement companies or
gained under the general law and
tolls by reason Of facilities or improve
ments furnished in aid OF navigation,
and shall be entitled to all rights and
remedies in relation thereto as are
given to river improvement companies
by the statutes and laws Of this state;
but the tolls to be charged and col
lected shall at all times be subject to
regulation and restriction by the rail
road commission of Wisconsin in the
same manner as railroad rates may be
regulated by said commission.
| SaptiOn 16Q6-70 The provisions of
this act shall not apply to corporations
heretofore organized in whole or in
a system Of water reservoirs for the
purpose Of regulating the flow of water
in any river in the state. Nothing in
this act shall be construed to author
iZe the bliShment maintenance, or
operation Of a system Of reservoirs for
the purpose Of regulating the flow Of
water in any river OF the state, nor
l1sh, maintain, or operate such a sys-
TEN Of water reservoirs be included in
or made a part of any franchise.
ator operating under any franchise
| granted pursuant to the provisions Of
this act falls substantially to comply
with any Of the provisions Of this act,
or its franchise, or Of law, or it any
such appropriation fails to comply with
any ruling, finding, stimulation, or de-
termination of the railroad commission,
the FRANCHISE Of such appropriation
; mission shall notify the governor Of
any such failure, and upon proper suit
being brought by the state, such fran
: chise shall be forfeited and all rights
hereunder shall terminate and cease.
Section 1862. 1t Is the intention
Of the legislature that sections l596-l,
1862, 1905, 1868 and 1868
/ of this act, be construed to be separ-
: able or independent portions thereof,
and that any one or ali of said sections
: may fail or be declared invalid with
out affecting any other section or sec
tions Of the act; and it is the further
| intention Of the Legislature, that If any
other separable or independent portion
Of this act, not necessary Tor the ac-
complishment of the main purposes
fails, the remainder Of said act shall
5 not be affected by the failure Of such
J separable or Independent portion Of
81 Section 1868. Every body of
. navigable water created by any dam,
! and lawfully, continuously and ad-
J versely maintained for over twenty
years, is hereby declared to be per-
manent public body Of water and shall
, be held in trust by the state for the
use of all the people the same as other
navigable waters of this state, and no
such body of water shall be destroyed
i nor shall it's nayigahi!ity be impaired.
Section I596-74. The franchise fee
provided for in section 1865 of this
act shall not be construed to be a tax
or to be in lieu of or to in any man
i ner affect any tax, state or local, au-
thorized by law to be levied against
the property of and collected from any
! Section 159s-75. The legislature re-
serves the right to at any time trans ms
> conferred by this act upon the railroad
commission to any other commission
: or body or state agency as may be pro-
{ Section l5g6-76. There is hereby
: appropriated out Of any money in the
: treasury not otherwise appropriated a
: sum sufficient to carry out the provi-
} sions OF this act, not exceeding the sum
, of ten thousand dollars.
Section g. This act shall take effect
7 and be in force from and after it's pas
r "a A1lpproTed July IL, 1911. Copy Law.
No. "a, 81 Published July 13, 1911.
CHAPTER 653, LAWS or 1911.
AN ACT to amend subsection of sec
ton 1909 of the statutes, relating to
2 injuries at railroad crossings.
t The people of the State of Wisconsin,
f represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
$ Section 1. Subsection Of section
I 1869 of the statutes is amended to
r read: (section 1909 6. In any action
h e-