Evening journal., 1911-03-03

mats and Office appliances The said
Board shall make all needful rules
for its government and other proceed
ings not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act
Section 4. The Commissioners and
Secretary and other employees Of said
Board shall be entitled to receive from
the State Of Delaware their necessary
travelling expenses while travelling on
the business OF said Board, which
shall be paid on proper voucher there-
for approved by the. president of said
Board.
Section s. The jurisdiction of said
Board is hereby extended to, and over
all public utilities, which term is
hereunder defined 10 include every
railroad, express, street railway, trac-
ton. canal. subway. pipe line, gas,
electric light. heat and power, water.
sewer, telephone, telegraph or Other
corporation, association, or joint stock
company, operating within the State
of Delaware. for public use under
privileges granted by the State or by
any municipality thereof.
Section 6. Said commission shall
have general supervision over all pub
lie utilities as herein defined, and shall
have power after hearing upon no
tice by order in writing.
"(a) TO require every public util-
ity as herein defined to comply with
the laws OF this State relating there
to. and to perform the public duties
imposed upon It thereby.
"(b) To require every public util-
ity as herein defined 10 furnish safe
and adequate service
"(c) To direct any public utility
as herein defined, found TO be granting
rebates or other unjust. unfair and
unreasonable determinations TO i'm
mediately cease therefrom.
said commission shall also have
power to investigate any accident hap
poning I'm connection with the opera
tion of any public utility, as herein
defined; to hear and examine COM
plants concerning rates charged by
any such public utility, and 10 make
such recommendations as it may sec
fit concerning accidents and rates
and any such recommendations 80
made shall be adopted by any such
public utility.
I'm furtherance OF the foregoing
powers, said commission shall aisc
have power 10 compel the attendance
of witnesses, TO swear witnesses and
issue subpoenas.
ANY Judge Of the Supreme Court
, may in case OF contumacy OF refusal
to obey a subpoena, grant an order
requiring such public utility or Other
| person, to appear before said com.
mission and give evidence touchina
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ure to obey such order of the Court
may be punished by such Court as a
contempt thereof.
Section Z. No lease Of it's property
rights, and franchises by any such
public utility, and no merger or con.
solidation Of its property, rights and
franchises by any such public utility
with the property, rights and fran
chises Of any other such public util.
ity shall be valid until approved by
said Board.
Section 8. All orders made by
said Commission, pursuant to thf
Act. shall be enforcible in the manner
provided In this Act, and the righ
2 of appeal from all orders of said Com
mission, is hereby conferred upoi
] every public utility as herein defined
= Upon the said every public util
A ity filing a petition, setting fort
p the particular cause or causes O
Z objection TO such order in the Su
i preme Court against said Board a
s defined, said action shall have pre-
r cedence over all causes on the docke
q OF the Court: said causes shall b
tried and de mined as other civ
o. causes I'm said Court
Section o. The Attorney Genera
r .f the State shall IN all things be III
! adviser and legal counsel OF sal
Board.
Section 10. No privilege or fran
chise hereafter granted to any publt
utility, as herein defined, by any local
municipal or county governing bod!
shall be valid until approved by sal,
Board. whenever IL shall, after du'
hearing, determine that such privileg
or franchise is necessary and prope
for the public convenience.
Section IL. Any public utility q
/, herein defined. may appeal to sal
/ Board from any order or regulation
! made under existing lsw by any loca
Z municipal or county governing bod,
- and said Board is hereby given juris
- diction to hear said appeal and {
= determine the matter in question O
i the merits, and make such order /
:, the premises as may seem just an
= reasonable; and no such public utilii
" as herein defined, shall hereafter Civ
" grant or bestow upon any local, nun
y cipal or county official any discrim
/. nation, gratuity or free service wha
soever. but nothing herein containC
= shall prevent the free transportatiC
OF uniformed public officers while el
gagged In the performance Of the
n public duties.
q Section II. To enforce the ordel
/, of said Commission, said Commlssio
! may proceed by a suit i'm equity
: compel the subsequent performan,
= Of the order or orders so made.
y all the duties imposed by law upo
Il such public utility.
d Section IS. This Act shall n,
d have the affect to release or wail
8. any right Of action by the said Boar
N or by any person. for any righ
4, penalty or forfeiture which may ha,
N arisen or which may hereafter aris
N under any laws Of this State, and an
penalty, forfeiture, enforcible by th
Board shall not be a bar to affect