The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01

proceed
forth that due notice has been given
OF the time and place OF attendance
said papers. and that the witness has
oeen summoned in the manner pre-
ness has failed and refused to attend
or produce the papers required by the
subpoena, before the commission or
Ing named in the notice and subpoena.
or mas refused to answer questions
such proceeding. and ask an order OF
.to s,to court, compelling the witness to
upon the petition of the commission or
such commissioner, may enter an or
GER directing the witness to appear be-
fore, the court at time and place to
pe fixed by the court In such order. the
Sms ,rn TO be not more than ten. days
from the date Of the order, and then
and there show cause why he has not
attsnded and testified or produced said
Of said order shall be served upon said
witness, II II shall appear to the court
mat said subpoena was regularly and
commissioner. the court shall there
upon enter an order that said witness
appear before the commission or said
commissioner at the time and place
fixed in said order and testify or pro-
to aaee ohsn tne res r,eaquired papers. and failure
ee dealt with as for contempt OF court.
The remedy provided In this subsec-
construed to impair or interfere with
.ne power OF the commission or COM
missioner to enforce the attendance of
witnesses and the production of papers.
(c) The commission or any commis-
sioner or any party may. In any In
vestigation or hearing before the COM
mission. cause the deposition of wit
nesses residing within or without the
state to be taken in the manner pre-
civil actions In the district courts OF
TINS state and to that end may compel
the at attendance of witnesses and the
ments, papers and accounts.
Section 46. (a) Copies of all official
documents and orders filed or depos-
lted according to law In the office OF
the commission, certified by commits
sioner or by the secretary under the
true copies of the originals, shall be
inals.
tb) Every order. authorization or
commission under any provision of
sections 40 or, AZ. OF this act. 1hall be
In writing and ente~-d on the records
OF the commission.
Section AZ. The commission shall
charge and collect the following fees:
required to be certified or otherwise
oents Tor each folio; for certified
filed in its office. fifteen cents for
each folio and one dollar for every
for certifying a copy of any report
made by a public utility, two dollars;
for each certified copy of the annual
report of the commission. one dollar
and fifty cents: for certified copies of
evidence and proceedings before the
commission, fifteen cents for each
folio: for certificate authorizing an is
sue OF bonds, notes or other evidences
of Indebtedness. one dollar for each
one thousand dollars of the face value
of the authorized Issue or fraction
thereof up to one million dollars, and
fifty cents for each one thousand dol
lars over one million dollars and up TO
ten million dollars, and twenty-five
cents for each one thousand dollars
over ten million dollars. with a mini
mum fee in any case of two hundred
and fifty dollars. provided, that no fee
shall be required when such issue is
takink over. refunding. discharging or
retiring any bond, note or other evil
of the issue guaranteed, taken over.
refunded, discharged or retired. NO
fees shall be charged or collected for
copies of papers, records or official
documents, furnished to public officers
for use in their official capacity or
for the annual reports of the commits
sion in the ordinary course of distribu-
tion, but the commission may fix rea-
sonabie charges for publicat ions is
sued under Its authority. All fees
charged and collected under this sec
tion shall be paid, at least once each
ment thereof. into the treasury of the
state to the credit of fund to be
known as the Public service Commls-
sted
Section AS. The commission may re-
Quire. by order served on any public
utility in the manner provided herein
for the service of orders. the produc-
tion within this state at such time and
aee as It may designate. raaor9s Of am, any
by said public utility In any office or
place without this state, or, at its OPP
tion, verified copies in lieu thereof.
SO that an examination thereof may be
made by the commission or under Its
direction.
Section 40. Complaint may be made
by the commission of Its own motion
or by any corporation or person, cham
ber of commerce. board OF trade, or
agricultural manufacturing associa-
tion or organization or any body poll
itic or municipal corporation. by petit
forth any act or thing done or omitted
to be done by. any public utility in
heretofore established or fixed by or
for any public utility, In violation, or
claimed to be in violation. OF any pro-
rule of commission; provided, that no
complaint shall be. entertained by the
commission, except upon its own mo-
tion, as to the reasonableness of any
rates or charges OF any gas, electrical,
water or telephone corporation. unless
the president or chairman of the board
Of trustees or majority OF the coun-
ell. commission OF OlntT
body of the city and county. or city or
town, il any, within which the alleged
violation occurred. or not less than
twenty-five consumers or purchasers
or prospective consumers or purchase
ers. of such gas electricity. water or
feIephonel service All matters upon
which complaint may be founded may
be Joined In one hearing. and no mo-
Complaint for misjolnder OF parties.
The commission shall not be required
to dismiss any complaint because Of
complainant Upon the filing of a
Complaint, the commission shall cause
a COPY thereof to be served upon the
cornoration or person complained of.
Service in all hearings. Investigations
and proceedings pending before the
commission may be made upon any
person upon whom summons may be