Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-28

the public utility to pay the expense
incurred of the hearing.
Section AZ provides for the bringing
of bill in equity against the COM
mission by any public utility or any
person or corporation in interest being
dissatisfied with any order of the COM
mission. The answer of the commits
sion to the bill shall be filed within
81 days after service. Section 55 pro-
vides that no license. franchise to own.
operate, manage or control any plant
or equipment for the production, trans
mission, delivery or furnishing of heat.
light, water or power, shall be here
after granted or transferred to a cor
poration unless said corporation is
duly organized under the laws of the
State of Maine. Rebates at any rate
less than the schedules and tariff ap-
proved by tho commission are forbid
den and any person violating the pro-
visions in regard to rebates shall on
conviction be fined not less than $50
nor more than $1,000 for each offenSe.
4 penalty of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000 is to be recovered from
the public utility whenever an officer,
agent, or employe acting under the di
rection of such utility or general of
fieer refuses to fill out blanks or an
swer questions prOpounded by the
commission or shall knowingly or will
fully give a false answer to any ques-
ton.
Section 81 provides that if any pub
lie utility shall violate any provision
Of this act or shall do any act there
in prohibited or shall refuse to per-
form any duty for which penalty
las not been provided or shall fail or
refuse to obey any lawful requirement
or order made by the commission or
any judgment or decree made by any
court upon its application. fine of
not less than 800 nor more than $1,000
snail be paid into the treasury for each
offense
The commission is given power
when deemed necessary to prevent in
jury to the business or interests of
the people or any public utility to tenn
porarily alter, amend, or with the
consent of the public utility con-
cerned. suspend any existing rates,
schedules and order relating to or af-
feeting any public utility in this
State.
Section 60 provides that every public
utility shall, whenever an accident at
tended with loss of life occurs directly
or indirectly resulting from or con-
nected with it's maintenance or opera
ton. give immediate notice to the conf
mission and the commission shall, If
it deems that public interest requires
it cause an investigation to be made
forthwith. which shall be held in the
locality of the accident. The COM
mission is given power to compel the
attorney general or county attornies
To aid in any investigation. hearing o.
trial under the provisions of this act
and to institute and prosecute all
necessary actions and proceedings for
the enforcement of this act and of all
other laws of the State relating to
public utilities and the punishment of
all violations thereof.
No public utility is allowed to issue
any stocks. certificates of stock. bonds
or otner evidences of Indebtedness. un-
less payable within one year from
date thereof for money. property or
services in payment for the same.
either directly or indirectly until there
shall have been recorded upon the
books of such public utility the certi-
tiCate of the commission stating that
IL the opinion of the commission the
sum of the capital to be secured by the
issuance is required in good faith for
construction, completion or improve
ment or maintenance of it's service or
for the lawful refunding of it's obliga-
tions.
Section IS provides that no public
utility shall apply to the Legislature
to grant it any right or privilege
which the public utility commission
has power to grant to said utility I'M
I'll said utility shall first have ex-
hausted its rights before said COM
mission.