The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26

quest OF any party shall be subpmnaed
oV the commission. his fees and mile
age shall be paid from the funds APP
proprlatcd for tho use OF the commits
sion In the same manner as other OK
pcnses OF the commission are paid Any
witness suhpmnaed except one whose
ices and mileage may be paid from the
FUNDS OF the commission, may, Mt thu
time of service, demand the fee to
which he Is entitled for travel to and
from the place at which he Is required
to appear and one days attendance II
such witness demands such fees at the
time or service. and they are not at
that time paid or rendered, he shall
commission or commissioner. as direct
ed In the subpoena. All fees or mile
age to which any witness is entitled
under the provisions OF this section
may be collected by action therefor
Instituted by the person to whom such
fees are payable. No witness Furnished
with free transportation shall receive
mileage for the distance he may have
Travelled on such free transportation
OBJ The district court In and for the
county. or city and county, In which
any Inquiry. investigation, henr.g or
proceeding may be held by the COM
mission or any commissioner shall have
the power to compel the attendance
OF witnesses. tho giving OF testimony
and the production OF papers. including
way bills, books, accounts and docu-
ments, as required by any subpoena
Issued by the commission or any com
missioner.
The commission or the commissioner
before whom the testimony is to he
given or produced, in case OF the re-
tusal OF any witness to attend or tes-
Try or produce any papers required by
such subpoena. may report TO the ais
trict court In and for the county, or
city and county. In which the proceed
ing is pending, by petition. setting
forth that due notice has been given
OF the time and place OF attendance
OF said witness. or the production OF
said papers. and that the witness has
been summoned In the manner pre-
scribed in this act and that the wit
ness mas failed and refused to attend
or produce the papers required by the
subpoena, before the commission or
commissioner in the cause or proceed
ing named In the notice and subpoena.
or has refused to answer questions
propounded to him In the course OF
such proceeding and ask an order of
SAID court; compelling the witness TO
pers before the commission. The court.
upon the petition of the comm ssion or
such commissioner, may enter an or
der directing the witness to appear be-
fore the court at a time and place to
be fixed by the court In such order, the
time to be not more than ten days
from the date OF the order, and then
and there show cause why he has not
attended and testified or produced said
papers before the commission. n copy
of said order shall be served upon said
witness. II 1t shall appear to the court
that said subpoena was regularly and
commissioner. the court shall there
upon enter an order that said witness
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
to obey said order. said witness shall
be dealt with as for contempt of court.
The remedy provided In this subsec-
tion Is cumulative. and shall not be
construed to impair or interfere with
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
sioner or any party may in any in
| vestigation or hearing before the com
mission. cause the deposition OF wilt
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
production OF books, way bills. docu-
ments. papers and accounts.
Section 40. (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
commission under any provision OF
sections 40 or AZ OF this act, shall be
In writing and entered on tho records
| OF the commission.
Section Al The commission shall
charge and collect the following fees:
| For copies OF papers and records not
authenticated by the commission, ten
cents for each folio. for certified
| copies of official documents and orders
| filed in its office. fifteen cents for
| each folio and one dollar for every
| certificate under seal affixed thereto.
| for certifying a copy OF any report
| made by public utility. two dollars;
Tor 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
| folio; for certificate authorizing an Is
| sue of bonds, notes or other evidences
| 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. ana twenty-five
| over ten million dollars, with mini
mum Zee 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.
| taking over, refunding, discharging 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
| for the annual reports OF the commits
| sion In the ordinary course OF dlstribu-
| ton, but the commission may fix rea-
| sonable charges for publications Is
| sued under It's authority. All fees
| charged and collected under this sec
| ton shall be paid, at least once each
| week. accompanied by detailed state
| ment thereof. into the treasury Of the
| state to the credit OF n fund to he
| known as the public Service Commits
sion Fund" which fund Is hereby cree
| ated
Section as The commission may re-
| aufra 10 arder asryed ON amy mIblic