The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18

ing is pending. by petition. setting
said papers. and that tho witness has
scribed in this act CT and nd that us' the Wit Wit
ness has failed and refused to attend
Srbpnos Sr produee The, 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
attend d and temps rg or produce tn sa sasd pa0 90
pers before the commission. The court.
upon the petition of the commission or
der directing the witness to appear be-
fore the court at astime and place to
time 70 be not more than ten days
from the date of the order, and then
attended and testified or produced said
papers before the commission. copy
OF said order shall be served upon said
that said subp@na was regularly and
lawfully Issued by the commission or
upon enter an order that said witness
appear before the commission or said
ssommissioner s5 Isl % at the time and place
duce the required papers. and failure
to obey said order, said witness shall
The remedy provided in this subsec-
tion In cumulative, and shall not be
Se poWer Of Of thep pa 1f oe %n
missioner to enforce the attendance of
witnesses and the production of papers.
(c) The commission or any commits
sioner or any party may. In any In
vestigatlon or hearing before the COM
mission. cause the deposition OF wit
nesses residing within or without the
state to be taken In the manner pre-
scribed by law for like depositions in
civil actions In the district courts of
this state and to that end may compel
the attendance of witnesses and the
production of books. way bills. docu-
msnts, papers and accounts.
Section A6. (a) Copies OF all official
documents and orders filed or depos.
tied according to law In the office of
sioner or by the secretary under the
official seal OF the commission TO 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. shall be
In writing and entrr-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
authenticated by the commission, ten
GEMS Tor each folio; for certified
copies of official documents and orders
each folio and one dollar for every
certificate under seal affixed thereto;
made by a 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 each
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
fifty cents for each one thousand dol
lars over one million dollars and up to
ten million dollars, and twenty five
cents for each one thousand dollars
over ten million dollars, with a 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
dence OF indebt edness 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
for the annual reports of the commits
sion in the ordinary course of distrlbu-
tion, but the commission may fix rea-
sonable charges for publications is
charged and collected under this sec
tion shall be paid, at least once each
week. accompanied by detailed state
state to the credit of fund to be
known as the Public Service Commits
ated.
Section 4s. The commission may re-
quire, by order served on any public
utility in the manner provided herein
for the service of orders. the produce
tion within this state at such time and
<place as 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:-
ton, 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
ber of commerce.. board of trade. or
agricultural or manufacturing associa-
tion or organization or any BODY pol
itic or municipal corporation. by peti-
forth any act or thing done or omitted
to be done by. any public utility in
cluding 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 pro-
vision of this act or of any order or
rule of commission: provided. that no
complaint shall be entertained by the
tion, 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
the 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 or purchasers
or prospective consumers or purchas-
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 misjoinder of parties
The commission shall not be required
to dismiss any complaint because of
the absence OF direct damage to the
n a a
complaint. the commission shall cause
a copy thereof to be served upon the
corporation or person complained Of
Service In all hearings, iHVestigations
and proceedings pending before the
commission may be made upon any
do t.rIth he rarf.atI-