The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
THE FARMER: MAY 25, 1911

gas. Said commission shall, through it's agents, inspect the pressure at which gas or electricity is delivered to consumers and the Illuminating power and heating power and purity and quality of gas furnished in any city, borough or town by any corpo- ration subject to the provisions of this act, if requested so to do by the mayor of the city, the warden of the borough or the selectmen of the town and report the result of such inspec- ton. Such inspection shall be made under ordinary weather conditions
 Sec. 9.-Upon petition of any per- son and the payment by such person ter, the commission shall through it's agents by it appointed, inspect any meter used by any corporation in the determination of the charges to be made to such petitioner for electric 1ty or gas or water sold by such cor pOration to such petitioner. The cor pOration using said meter shall re- imburse such petitioner for the fees by him paid for such inspection in the case of any meter found to vary more than two per centum from the standard and so as to result in an overcharge to such petitioner.
 Sec. 10. Any town, city or bor- ough may appropriate such sum as shall be necessary for the purchase of proper apparatus to be used by
 
 ing meters used by any corporation selling to the public electricity, gas or water, in determining the amount of the charges to be made to any per- son for the service rendered to him by such corporation. In such case it shall be. the duty of any such cor poration using such meters within said town, city or borough for such purpose, to use only meters which have, within such time as may be prescribed by such commission, been stamped or marked by an agent of the commission as hereinafter pro- vlded. Any corporation subject to the provisions of this act may fur nish proper apparatus which may be used by said commission in testine, such meters, and in such case as well as when such apparatus is fur n1shed by the town, city or borough, said commission shall, at the request of such corporation, test the meters used or to be used for such purpose by such corporation. Every meter in agents which is found not to vary from the standard more than two per centum in the case of gas meters, or more than four per centum in the case of electric or water meters, shall be stamped or marked by the inspector with some suitable device and his name and the date of such inspection.
 Sec. II. Any corporation subject to the provisions of this act may, with the approval of the commission make any contract with any other such corporation for the purpose of aiding in the performance of services to the public, or for said purpose may acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise property or franchises of such other. corporation.
 Sec. 12. In making any investiga- oh1rh hv not d commission shall have power to send for persons and papers and to take testimony under oath. in which case any wilfully false testimony shall be perjury. Whoever shall refuse without justifable cause, to appear and testify or to produce any papers lawfully called for by said commis- sion shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. The fees of witnesses summoned by said commits ton, and the fees for summoning such wit7lvases. shall be taxed by said commission and paid by the treasurer upon the order of the comptroner.
 See 12 Chapter 14S of the pub 4.574 of the general statutes, and all other acts or parts of acts whether public or private, :e go far as incon- sstent with this act. are hereby re- pealed.
 Bill To Check Stock Watering.
 The bill to prevent he watering of stock alluded to by Senator Mahan is in full as follows:
 Section 1. No company heretofore or hereafter organized under any general or special law of this state shall permit the execution or deliv cry of any certificate evidencing own ership of any of the shares of it's capital stock, unless all the shares the ownership of which is evidenc- ed by such certificate shall have been fully paid for at par to such 9. com pany and any person knowingly par ticipating in or aiding or ,abetting the violation of this provision shall be punished by a fine of not more than S10,00O or by imprisonment for not more than five years or both. Sec. 2. If any shares of the cap ital stock or any bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebt- edness of any such company shall be paid for otherwise than in cash, any Stockholder, officer, director or agent of such company knowingly aiding, abetting, or participating in any ov- er-valuation of anything received in payment for any of such securities, with intent thereby unfairly to bene- fit, either directly or indirectly, any person or persons at the expense of said company shali be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than S10,00O, or imprison- ment for not more than five years or both. Every person who shall know ingly profit directly or indirectly by such fraudulent over valuation shall be guilty of wrong against such company, and, in an action for such | wrong, such company may recover from such person, as dama ges, dou- ble the amount of such profit
 Sec. 3. Every officer, director or agent of any such company who shall participate in or aid or abet the issue of any bonds, debentureS, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of such company, except for what he in good faith believes to be to the ad- vantage of such company or without securing for such company what ne in good faith believes to be the best | obtainable terms for the issue of such securities shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisonmen not more than five years. or both, and shall be personally liable to said | company for doublt the damage to it resulting from such issue of it's se- | curitieS.
 For One Commission.
 | The bill of the minority, provid- | ing for one commission is as follows: An Act for the Regulation and Su- l pervisiOn of Public Service
 Corporations.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Gen. | eral Assembly cOnVened:
 | Section 1. Definitions