The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25

ing is pending. by petition. setting
forth that due notice has. been gwen
said % papers. d and that the witness witness has as
sefised In this aea ana thas sss %
ness has failed and refused to attend
or produce the papers required by the
commissioner. in the cause or proceed
ing named IN the notice and subpoena.
propounded to him In the course of
such proceeding, and ask an order OF
sftenS e Soa s5d tssiiPS emP or produce % sasa ps
pers before the commission. The court.
upon the petition of the commission or
der directing the witness to appear be-
fore the court at time and place to
tims to be not more than ten days
from the date OF the order, and then
and there show cause why he has not
papers before the commission. copy
of said order shall be served upon said
witness, II Il shall appear to the court
lawfully issued by the commission or
commissioner, the court shall there
appear before the commission or said
commissioner at the time and place
fixed in said order and testify or pro-
duce the required papers. and failure
20 obey said order. said witness shall
be dealt with as for contempt Of court.
tion II cumulative. and shall not be
construed to impair or Interfere with
the power of the commission or a COM
missioner to enforce the attendance of
witnesses and the production of papers.
(c) The commission or any commits
vestigation or hearing before the com
mission. cause the deposition of wit
nesses residing within or Without the
scribed by law for like depositions in
civil actions In the district courts of
this state and to that. end may compel
production OF books, way bills. docu-
nsnts. papers and accounts.
Section &C. la) Copies of all official
documents and orders filed or depos-
tted according to law in the office of
the commission, certified by a commits
sioner or by the secretary under the
official seal OF the commission to be
true copies of the originals, shall be
evidenced In like manner as the orig
inals.
OBJ Every order. authorization or
certificate issued or approved by the
commission under any provision of
sections 40 or AZ Of this act. shall be
In writing and enter-d on the records
of the commission.
Section A. The commission shall
charge and collect the following fees:
For copies of papers and records not
required to be certified or otherwise
authenticated by the commission. ten
copies OF official documents and orders
filed In Its office, fifteen cents for
certificate under seal affixed thereto:
for certifying copy of any report
made by public utility. two dollars;
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
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lars over one million dollars and up to
ten million dollars, and twenty-five
over ten million dollars, with mini
mum fee in any case of two hundred
and fifty dollars; provided, that no fee
shall be required when such issue is
made for the purpose of guaranteeing,
takins over. refunding. discharging or
retiring any bond, note or other evil
of the Issue guaranteed, taken over.
refunded, discharged or retired. NO
copies of papers. records or official
docume nts, furnished to public officers
for the annual reports of the commits
sion In the ordinary course OF dlstribu-
tion. but the commission may fix rea-
sonabie charges for publications is
sued under It's authority. All fees
charged and collected under this sec
tion shall be paid at at least S1ad 1nde s,a, eaen
ment thereof. into the treasury of the
state to the credit of fund to be
II
sion Fund" which fund is hereby ere
ated.
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 produce
lion within this state at such time and
books, accounts, papers or records kept
by said public utility in any office or
lion 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
civic. commercial. mercantile. traffic.
agricultural or manufacturing associa-
tion or Organization or any body pol
itic or municipal corporation. by petit
'tion or complaint In writing. setting
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
vision of this act or of any. order or
rule of commission; provided, that no
complaint shall be entertained enter al by the
ition, as to the reasonableness of any
rates or charges of any gas. electrical.
water or telephone corporation, unless
the same be signed by the mayor or
ahe president or chairman of the board
of trustees or majority OF the coun-
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 purchasers
or prospective consumers or purchas- ,
telephone service All matters upon
which complaint may be founded may
be Joined In one hearing, and no mo-
complaint for misjoinder OF parties.
The commission shall not be required
to dismiss any complaint because of
complainant. Upon the filing of
complaint, the commission shall cause
corporation 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