The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11

ing is pending. by pet.tion. settinr
forth that dus notice has been given
OF said witness. or the production OF
said papers. and that the witness mas
scribed in this act and that the vii
ness has failed and refused to attend
.. produce the papers required by the
sommissioner. in the cause or proceed
ing named In the notice and subpoena,
2ropounded TO him in the course OF
oeeh proceeding, and ask an order OF
attend and tssPs or praues tns sas ps to
pers before the commission The court.
upon the petition of tho commission or
DER directing the witness to appear be-
iore the court at time and place to
time 10 be not more than ten days
from the date OF the order and then
and there show cause why he has not
sttsnded and testified or produced said
papers before the commission. copy
OF said order shall be served upon said
,witnessi II i shall appear 10 the court
lawfully Issued by the commission or
upon enter an order that said witness
appear before the commission or said
commissioner at the time and place
liked In said order and testify pro-
ouce the required papers. and failure
20 obey said order. said witness shall
The remedy provided In this subsec-
tion 10 cumulative. and shall not be
the power OF the commission or com
missioner to enforce the attendance of
witnesses and the production of papers.
= (c) The commission or any commits
uoner or any party may. in any In
vestigation or hearing before the com
mission. cause the deposition of wit
state to be taken In the manner pre-
scribed by law for ike depositions in
this state and TO that end may compel
the attendance OF witnesses and the
production of books. way bills. docu-
ments, papers and accounts.
Section 46. (a) Copies of all official
documents and orders filed depos-
tied according to law in the office of
the commission. certified by 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
sections 40 or az of this act snail be
In writing and entee-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
cents Tor each folio; Tor certified
filed In Its office. fifteen cents for
each folio and one dollar for every
certificate under seal affixed thereto;
made by 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 eaeh
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
lar nya mil Inn dol la re md m 10
ton million dollars, and twenty-five
cents for each one thousand dollars
over ten million dollars, with mini
mum fee in any case of two hundred
and fifty dollars: provided, that no Zee
shall be required when such issue is
made for the purpose OF guaranteeing,
takinh over, retunding, discharBtng or
retiring any bond. note or other evil
dence of Indebtedness up to the amount
of the issue guaranteed, taken over,
refunded. discharged or retired. No
fees shall be charged or, collected for
documents, furnished to public officers
for use In their official capacity. or
sion In the ordinary course of distribu
tion, but the commission may fix rea-
sonsbie charges for pq6iicati9ns Is
charged and collected under this sec
tion shall be paid. at least once each
week. accompanied BY detailed state
ment thereof. into the treasury of the
state to the credit of a fund to be
known as the Public Service Commis-
ated. ted fuH1' W"' '1"'
Section 4s. The commission may re-
auire. by order served .ay on any public
for the service of orders, the produce
zion within this state at such time and
place 1t may designate. of any
books, accounts. papers or records kept
by said public utility In any office or
place without this state. or. at Its op-
tion, verified copies in lieu thereof.
SO that an examination thereof may be
made by the commission or under its
direction
Section 4s. 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
civic, commercial, mercantile, traffic,
agricultural or manufacturing associa
tion or organization any body pol
itic or municipal corporation. by petit
tion or complaint in writing. setting
forth any act or thing done or omitted
cluding any rule, regulation or charge
heretofore established or fixed by or
claimed to be in violation. of any pro-
vision of this act or of any order or
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.
the same be signed by the mayor or
the president or chairman of the board
Gil, commission or other legislative
body Of the city and county. or city or
town, II any. Wlthln Wnlch the alIeBeu
violation occurred. or not less than
twenty-five consumers or purchasers
or prospective consumers or purchase
ers, OF such gas. electricity, water or
telephone service. All matters upon
which complaint may be founded may
be Joined In one hearing, and no mo-
tion shall be entertained against a
complaint for mlsjoinder of parties.
The commission shall not be required
to dismiss any complaint because OF
the absence OF direct damage to the
complainant. Upon the filing of a
complaint. the commission shall cause
a copy thereof to be served upon the
Corporation or person complained Of
Service in all hearings, Investigations
and proceedings pending before the
commission may be made upon any
person upon whom a summons may be
geryed In accordance with the provi-