The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

1 tNfAAH Auh NHf Atl n term OF SIX years and
until their successors shall qualify, and
| on the third Tuesday in January. 1915.
and each two years thereafter the Cover
| nor shall appoint one member OF said
| Court for a term OF six years. All va
| canclcs shall be filled by the governor for
| the unexpircd term 'rnc annual salary
| OF each member shall be Five thousand
Dollars and the Court may appoint sucn
| employees as may be necessary at salaries
to be fixed by IL. and who shall hold office
/ ut the pleasure OF the Court. ali salnrics
TO be paid In equal monthly installmeuts
| All expenses Of said Court. and the salaries
\ OF Its members and employees, shall he paid
og Us reqnlsitlon out Of the general fund
| OF the state treasury. No person snail be
| eligible AS n member OF said Court who.
| within five years OF his appointment. shall.
have been stockholdpr. bondhofder or
/ attorney OF or actively Interested In any
public utility corporation. All state com
missions or boards exercising amy OF the
powers herein conferred upon said Court
are hereby abolished nnd the laws Great
| Ing them are hereby repealed.
| tbl Said Court shall have exclusive jurls-
dlction over, and it shall have full power
ana u shall be It's duty TO make and
/ enforce reasonable rates OF every public
/ service within this state. and reasonable
rIles and regulations for the performance
/ OF such service and for the health al
/ safety OF patrons and employees; but such
| rates shall not be higher than viii pro-
duce the annual cost OF operation, the an
nual cost OF maintenance and the annual
taxes, and not TO exceed reasonable per
| centum per annum upon the actual cash
value OF the physical property OF the plant
actually engaged In such service and no
Item other than the four Just named shall
be considered In fixing rates
tcl said Court shall hold all its proceed
lngS In public, and shall have full power
10 adopt rules OF procedure, 20 hear and
determine complaints concerning the rates
| charged and service rendered by any lndi-
xlunal' firm or corporation engaged In pub
llc service, whether made by one OF Its
members or by others, TO cause to appear
before u all witnesses and to be produced
oeiore o,hor ,h II an books, papers, accounts or
| IN order 10 fix reasonable rates or To re-
| quire reasonable and proper service. TO en-
force It's orders and Judgments and the pro
Visions and requirements OF this section,
ana 10 punish as for contempt amy disobe-
dience of Its orders and judgments of
any OF the provisions and requirements OF
TINS section, and punishment OF corpora
tions shall he imposed upon their officers
and agents by fines In such amount or I'M
prlsonment FOR such time. or both, as the
Court. In Its discretion, may order. In addl-
tlon 10 mat Imposed upon the corporation
itself, provided, that within thirty days
after the rendition of any final decision
by said Public Utilities Court the Supreme
Court OF this State may by writ Of ccrti-
ornri or review, for the purpose Of having
the lawfulness Of said decision passed upon,
Inquire Into and determine the same. No
new or additional evidence may be introduo-
cd In the Supreme Court, but the cause shall
be heard on the record of tho Public Itili-
ties Court as certified to by It, The re-
to determine whether the said Court has
regularly pursued Its authority, including
a determination OF whether the order or
decision under review violates any right
OF the party thereto under the constitu-
tion OF the United States or of the State
OF Colorado. The findings and conclusions
OF the Public Utilities Court on questions
OF fact shall be final, and shall not be
subject to review. Such questions OF fact
shall include ultimate facts. and findings
and conclusions of tho Public Utilities
| Court ngOunhlpnpsg and diSgrIminu lon.
| Upon final hearing the Supreme Court shall
enter Judgment either affirming or setting
| Public Utilities Court. The provision OF
the Code OF Civil Procedure OF this State
| relating to wrlts of review, shall, so far
ns applicable. and not In conflict with
| proceedings instituted In the supreme
Court under the provisions hereof No
review or reversal shall be had by said
| supreme Court except by vote Of five OF
| the members thereof. and the judgment OF
| said Public Utilities Court shnll remain
In full force and effect until reversed or
| hearing,
Id This section shall apply to, and said
| Public Utilities Court shall have the iuris-
dlction aforesaid over, nil individuals,
firms, corporations both foreign and do
nestle, their lcssces, trustees, agents and
| receivers, operating any car or conveyance
within this state for transporting passen-
gers or anything of value for hire, or col
| lecting anything of value In connection
with such service, or furnishing water.
| light, heat, power. telephone or telegraph
service, or operating anything In connec-
| tion Herewith, for hire, or operating any
nqueduct, canal or pipe line for hire, or
| which have or exercise the power OF emil
| ncnt domain, or have or exercise nny fran
| chlse. permit or license In, upon or over
any public way, or which are engaged In
any business at any time declared by law
ns being affected with public interest,
or engaged In anything which said Court
| may declare to be n public service.
tel No firm, individual or corporation
subject to the provisions OF this section
| shall, directly or indirectly, issue. give or
tender my free ticket frank. free pass or
| reduced rate, nor charge, demand. collect
or receive n greater or less or different
compensation for any product or commodity
furnished or 10 be furnished, or for any
| service rendered or to be rendered, than
the rates. tolls. rentals. and charges APP
pllcnble to such product or commodity or
| service as specified In Its schedules ON
file and In effect at the time, nor shall
any such public utility refund or remit,
directly or Indirectly. in any manner or
by any device, any portion OF the rates. tolls
rentals and charges 40 specified, nor eN-
tend TO any corporation or person nny
| or regulations. or any facility or privilege
| except such as are regularly and uniform
ly extended to all corporations md persons;
provided that the members of the Court
may by published rule or order establish
| such exceptions from the operation OF this
prohibition ms IL may consider just and
reasonable and provided, that railroad
| corporation may give free or reduced rates,
| or transportation TO such OF their employees
as devote their full time to the service OF
| such corporation. :,
10 No corporation shall issue any stocks
or bonds except and until a certificate Is
had from such court that such corpora
| tion actually has cash equal to or owns
property Of the actual par value OF such
proposed issue, not represented by stocks
or bonds heretofore issued
(gl The Court shall have power to fix,
ar,l fsaW 4af
papers or records or certificates issued by
the Court for services rendered by an en-
ployo or officer OF the Court. when duly
| authorized by the Court, as II may pre-
scribe, and NIL such fees, charges and col
lectlons shall he paid NJ least once a week:
accompanied hy detailed statement there
| Of into the treasury OF the state.
| (hl Legislation may be enacted to fncili,
| tate the operations OF this section. but In
no way limiting or restricting the provi-
slons thereof or the powers herein reserved