The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

Of any books. accounts. papers or recoru-
kept by said public utility In any office
or place without this state, or, as Its ol'-
tlon, verified copies In lieu thereof. so that
an examination thereof may be made by
the commission or under It's direction.
Section 10. Complaint may be made by
the commission Of Its own motion or by
any corporation or person. chamber Of
commerce. board OF trade. or civic. com
mercial- mercantile. traffic, agricultural or
manufacturing association or organization
or any body polite or municipal corpor-
alton, by petition or complaint In writing
setting forth any act or thing done or
omitted to be done by any public utility In
Guiding any rule. regulation or charge
heretofore established or fixed by or for
any public utility. in violation. or claimed
to be In violation. OF any provision OF
this act or of any order or rule Of commls
sion: provided. that no complaint shall be
entertained by the commission, except up
on Its own motion. as to the rensonahles
OF any rates or charges Of any gas. cleo
trical. water or telephone corporation. un-
less the same be signed by the mayor or
the president or chairman of the board Of
mission or other legislative body of the
city and county. city or town, II any,
within which the alleged violation occurred,
or not less than twenty-five consumers or
purchasers or prospective consumers or
purchases. Of such gas, electricity. water
or telephone service. All matters upon
which complaint may he founded may he
Joined In one hearing. and no motion shall
be entertained against a complaint for
misJoinder Of parties The commission shall
not be required 10 dismiss any complaint
hecause OF the absence Of direct dana ge
to the complainant. Upon the filing Of
complaint. the commission shall cause
COPY thereof TO he served upon the cor
norntion or person complained Of Service
In all hearings Investigations and pro-
ceedings pending before the commission
may he made upon any perSon upon whom
with the provisions ~ the code OF civil
procedure of this state. The commission
shall fix the time when and place whore
a hearing will he had upon tho compirinr
than ten days before the time set for such
hearing.
hearing before the commission or COM
missioner. or the time to which the same
NAV have been continued, the complain
amt and the corporation or person com
planned Of. and snch corporations or per
sons as the commission may allow 70 In
tervene. shall he entitled to he heard and
to Introduce evidence. The commission
shall issue process to enforce the attend
nnce Of all necessary witnesses. After the
conclusion of the hearing, the comml ssion
shall make md file Its order, containing
tined under the seal ot the commission.
shall be served upon the CORPORATION or
person complained Of; or his or Its attor-
ney Said order shall of Its own force.
take effect and become operative thirty
days nfter the service thereof, except as
otherwise provided. and shall continue In
ipiEf IOI n UerlOu Wnlfn NAV ne
designated therein or until changed or alb.
rogated hv the commission. II an order
can not In the Judgment of the commits
sion, be complied with within thirty days.
the commission may grant and prescribe
such additional time MS In it's Judgment Is
reasonably necessary 70 comply with the or
der and NAV on application and for good
causo shown. extend tho tin~ for com
pliance fixed IN its order. A frn and
complete record of nll proceedings had he
fore the commission or nny cor1mlssIounr
nony shall he taken down by reporter
appointed by the commission. md the par.
ties shall he entitled TO be heard In per
son or by attorney.
a right to complain on any OF the grounu.
npon which complaints are allowed to ne
filed by other parties, and the same pro-
redure shall he adopted ana followed as
In other cases. except that the complaint
may he heard eS pnrte by the commits
sion ! os or may be served npnn any parties
Section %, (al No public utility shall
raise any rate, fare. toll. rental or charge
pr so alter any classification, rule or rcgn-
lation contained In Its schedule ms TO re
suit In an increase in any rate. fire, toll
rental or charge, under any circumstances
except upon showing before
the commission and finding hy the com
that such Increase Is justified.
M Whenever there shall he filed with
nc commission any schedule stating an
charge. classification rule or rerulatIon'
not increasing or resulting In any increa se
IN any rate, fare. toll. rental. or charge
is hereby given n nn,h1rI,y Gxe pSW,sss: and It
or upon Its own Initiative with
out complaint. Mt once. md II it so orders
without answer or other formal plendinrs
by the Interested nnhlir ntiIity or NTH.
ties. but upon reasonable notice to enter
unon n hearing concerning the propricty
M ., sn@h rate fare, toll. rental. charge.
GLASS tlcntion. rule or regulation. and pend-
ing the henring md the decision thereon
such rate. fare, toll. rental charge classi,
,S .cnt.nn, rule or regrlatlon shall not 20 In
70 erect; provided. that tho period Of sus.
rnns,on Of such rate, fare, toll. rental charge
cmSsitrnfiNn. rule or rcrulntlnn shall mot
extend ""vnnd ninety days hcvond the
whom sroh rnte. fare toll rental
chnr~c. classification rule or regulation
wN"lh otherwise 20 into effect Unless thc
co',', 'ss'Hn In its discretion. extends the
NOT "xccc''irg thrro months On ',r,on sroh
henrin~ th" "o~''n'sst0n shpll establish tho
rates. fares. tolls, rentals. charges. classiri.
cations. rules or regulations nronosed In
whole or In nart, or others In llcu thereof
which II shall fnd 10 he lust and reoson
nhle- All snrh rates. fnros. tolls. rentals
charges. clnssihcatiors rules or regulations
not 50 suspended shall on tho axnirntIon AZ
thirty DAYS from tho time Of filing rho same
with tho commission. or Of srch lessor tirno
ns the commission mn= --np-. go into ~
Zee, fsct and he the established and oftec-
tve rates. fares. tolls, rentals charges
rules md regulations snh
tect To the power of tho commission. ofter
nearing had m It's own motion or upon
MS herein provided, to alter or
modify the same. VI
section ~ The commission NAV nt anr
time. upon notice to tho nrbic utility AZ
fected. and after opportunity to hn hoard
as provided In the case NJ complaints rc'
sclnd, alter or amend nnv order or decI-
sion made by II. Anv order rosci,dtr,,
snering or amending n nrlor order or decl'
sion snail when served upon tho publtc
,ltilty affected, have the same effect rs
is herein provided for original orders or
Sectiop "a After my order or soo,.,..
has hc"n made by the commission nnv
marty - the uctlnn nr nroceeiinr o- any
sfockh hnldor or Nnndholder or other nor,r
rccrn'"-llr Interested In the nub,tc ,,,t,,..
nncc,ei. mny nnnlv for rchearinr In 70.
N-Ir' 70 any mnttnrs determined in snid
nct'.n or nrocrcflnG aud snnctaeJ In ,ha
. nnnliratton for rehonrir~ and tho commit,
s'nN MAJ grant and void srch -chear,n, -,
saih "att"-s. n IN its Judgment snfec,nn,
reason therefor hN made TO apnenr NJ
canse Of action nrising ont Of nrv o-ic,
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