The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-19

listribution. safe. Furnishing. carriage.
Ter YJ for poS.r Irrigation. Reclamation
or manufacturing. or for municipal, do
mestic or other beneficial use.
when used In this act. includes every
corporation or person. their lessces.
trustees. receivers or trustees, appoint
cd by any court Whatsoever. owning.
controlling. operating or managing any
water system for compensation within
this state.
~ Tho term "warohouseman." when
used In this act. includes every cor
poration or person. their leaseeS, trus-
tees. receivers or trustees appointed by
any court whatsoever. owning. con-
trolling. operating or managing any
building or structure In which prop
erty Is regularly stored for compensa-
tion within this state. In connection
with or To facilitate tho transportation
Of property BY common carrier arr n o.
tx) The term public utllity. when
used In this act. Includes every com
eo 9p G '' Electrical e eorpora,ion
telephone corporation. Telegraph cor
poration. water corporation. and ware,
houseman. as those terms are DEFINED
In this section and any corporation en-
gagged In any business which may be
hereafter declared by law 70 DO bust
meas affected with public interest
Thereon, is hereby dseiaTed 70 bo . pub
Jurisdiction. control and regulation OF
the commission and to the provisions
OF this act. provided. that the 1urisdic-
ton. control and powers OF THIS COM
mission shall extend to regulation only
OF such utilities. and not to their man
agement or operation: and proyided
further, that the Jurisdiction. control
and powers by thls act vested In the
commission shall be exclusively exer-
ciAed by this commission. and the eS =
srcise OF any similar power by any
commission or governing body OF any
municipality. city or town. Is hereby
prohibited.
Section ,. (a) Tho Public Service
Commission shall consist OF three mem
bors who shall be appointed after the
second Tuesday In January. 1913, by
the governor by and with the advice
and consent OF tho senate of the state
ono for two years. one for four years
and one or six years. from the third
Tuesday "A January. 1913. Upon the
office OF each commissioner thereafter
shall be six years. AT all times one
OF said commissioners shall be law
ant. of at least five years continuous
practical experience In their respective
business. and one shall be practical
rlence at his trade. The commission
ors shall elect one OF their number
president OF the commission.
OBJ Whenever vacancy in the office
OF commissioner shall occur, the gov
ernor shall forthwith appoint quail
whether original or to fiji vacancies.
shall be subject 10 ny inc
senate OF the state of Colorado at the
time OF appointment II the senate be
then In session, or at the session there
OF next following said appointment, IL
made when senate Is not In session.
The legislature, by two-thirds vote
of all members elected to each house.
may remove any one or more OF said
commissioners from office for derelic-
ton OF duty or corruption or incom-
potency
Section 4. The commission shall
have power to appoint as attorney to
the commission an attorney at law OF
this state. who shall hold office dur.
ing the pleasure of the commission. 1t
shall be the right and the duty of tn 3
attorney to represent and appear for
the people o, the state @, Colorado inns dS
proceedings Involving any question
under this act or under any order or
act of tho commission, and generally
TO perform all duties and services as
attorney to tho commission which the
commission may require OF him.
point secretary who shall hold office
during Its pleasure. 1t shall be the
duty OF the secretary, to Keep fuli
the commission. to Issue all necessary
process. writs. warrants and notices.
the commission may prescribe.
Section 6. Tho commission shall
have power to employ. during It's
pleasure. such officers. experts. engi-
neers. statisticians, accountants. in
spectors. clerks and employees az 1t
may deem necessary to carry out the
provisions OF this act or to perform
conferred by law upon the commission.
Section I. Each commissioner and
each person appointed to civil ex-
ccutive office by the commission shall.
before entering upon the duties of his
office. take and subscribe the consti-
tutional oath of office. Each commits
sioner shall be qualified elector of
this state, and no person In the en-
ploy OF or holding any official rela-
tlOu N gnrnOratton a
which said corporation or person is
subject In whole or In part to regula-
ton by the commission. and no per-
son owning stocks or bonds of any
ner pecuniarily Interested therein shall
be appointed to or hold the office of
commissioner or be appointed or EN-
that n any such person shall become
tho owner of such stock or bonds or
become necunlarily interested In such
he shall within reasonable time d.
vest himself OF such ownership or In
terest; falling to do so his office or
employment shall become vacant
Section S. ca Tho office OF she
commission shall be In the city and
county OF Denver The office shall al
ways be open. legal holidays and nom
judicial days excepted. The commits
sion shall hold it's sessions ut least
once In each calendar month In said
city and county OF Denver. and may
also meet at such other times and In
such other places may be expedient
and necessary for tho proper perform
Rnce OF It's duties. The sessions of the
commission shall be public.
(b) The commission shall have n
ton: Public Service Commission
affixed to all writs and authentica-
lions OF copies OF records and to such
other Instruments as the commission
shall direct. All courts shall take tu-
dlciaI notice OF said seal