The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-17

ana TO perform such other duties -
the commission may prescribe.
Section 6. The commission shall
have power to employ. during Its
pleasure. such officers experts. engi-l
spectors. clerks and employees as n
may deem necessary To carry out the
provisions of this act or to perform
conferred by law upon the commission,
Section 7. Each commissioner and
each person appointed to a civil ex-
ecuttve office by the comni SIS ion shall,
before entering upon the duties of his
office, take and subscribe the consti-
tutional oath of office. Each commits.
sioner shall be qualified elector OF
this state, and no person In the en-
ploy of or holding any official rela-
tion to any corporation person,
which said corporation or person ~
subject in whole or In part to regula-
tion by the commission. and no per-
son owning stocks or bonds of any
such corporation or who is in any man
ner pecuniarily interested therein shall
be appointed to or hold the office OF
commissioner or be appointed or em-
ployed by the commission; provided.
that If any such person shall become
the owner of such stock or bonds or
become pecuniarily interested in such
CORPORATION otherwise than voluntarily.
he shall within reasonable time di-
vest himself of such ownership or In
terest falling to do so his office or
employment shall become vacant.
Section s. (a) The office of the
commission shall be in the city. and
ways be open, legal holidays and nom
judicial days excepted. The commits
sion shall hold Its sessions at least
once In each calendar month in said
city and county of Denver, and may
also meet at such other times and In
such other places as may be expedient
ance of Its duties. The sessions of the
commission shall be public.
OBJ The, commission shall have a
ton. public Service Commission
State of Colorado" The seal shall be
affixed to all writs and authentica-
tions Of copies of records and to such
other Instruments as the commission
Shall direct. All courts shall take ju-
dicial notice of said seal.
fc) The commission is authorized to
nrocure all necessary books, maps.
charts, stationery, Instruments. office
furniture. apparatus and appliances.
and the same shall be paid for in the
same manner as other expenses au-
thorized by this act.
Section 9. A majority of the COM
missioners shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any business, for
the performance of any duty or for the
exercise of any power of the commits
sion. No vacancy in the commission
shall impair the right of the remaining
commissioners to exercise all the pow
ers of the commission. The act of
ma ajority of the commissioners when in
session as a board shall be deemed to
be the act of the commission: but any
investigation. inquiry or hearing which
the commission has power to undertake
or to hold may be undertak ken or held
by or before any commissioner desig-
mated for the purpose by the commis-
sion. and every finding, order or de-
cision made by commissioner SO
designated pursuant to such investiga-
tion, inquiry or hearing. when approved
and confirmed by the commission and
ordered filed in its office; shall be and
be deemed to be the finding. order or
decision of the commission.
Section 10. (a). The annual salary
thousand (s5O0o) dollars. All officers.
experts. engineers statisticians, ac-
countants. inspectors. clerks and em-
such compensation as may be fixed by
law or in the absence of law by the
commission. The commissioner. attor-
ney. secretary and rate expert shall be
civif executive officers and their SAL
aries as fixed by law or the commits
sion shall be paid in the same manner
GERS The salary or compensation of
every other person holding office or
shall be paid monthly from the funds
appropriated for the use Of the COM
mission. after being approved ny the
be audited by the state auditing board
(bS All expenses incurred by the
commission pursuant to the provisions
of this act, including the actual and
necessary travelling and other expenses
ers. their officers and employees. In
Cured while on business of the COM
mission, shall be paid from the funds
appropriated for the use of the COM
mission. after being approved by the
commission. upon claims therefor to be
audited by the state auditing board OK
Section H. The commissioners and
the officers and employees of the COM
mission shall. yina when IN the Psriormn Psvs I'M
right to pass. free OF charge, on az
railroads. cars. and other vehicles of
every common carrier. as said term 10
a
section ~. The commission shall
make and submit to the governor on
year subsequent to the year nineteen
hundred and twelve. report contain
ing full and complete account OF its
transactions, and proceedings for ths
preceding fiscal year together with
such other facts suggestions. and rec
concentrations as 1t may deem OK value
to the people OF the state.
Section 13. (a) All charges made, de-
manded or received by any public uti!-
ity, or by any two or more pubic
furnished or to be furnished or any
service rendered or to be rendered shall
be just and reasonable. Every unjust
manded or received for such product
or commodity or service IL hereby pro-
hibited and declared unlawful:
OBJ All instrumentalitles. equipment
and facilities furnished by any public
utility shall be in all respects ade,
auase and efrielsnt' ,nfth aan sue Comfort and
of its patrons. employees
and the public.
(c) All rules and regulations made
by the public utility affecting or per-
tanning to its charges or service 70 the
public shall be just and reasonapAs.
Section "a. (a> Every common car.
rier shall file with the commission ana
shall print and keep open TO the puoIio
schedules showing the rates.
fares, charges and classificatlons ior
the transportation between terminl
within this state of persons and prop
erty from each point upon Its route
to all other points thereon: and from
each point upon Its route to all points
upon every other route leased. operated
or controlled by IL and from sassa eash po1s ope
rated or controlled by It to all points
upon the route of any ,oan other ronts s1mmoa non
a ioint rate shall have been established
or ordered between any two such
points. II no Joint rate over a thr1uan
route has been established, the scheo-
ules of the several carriers In such
through route shall show the separate.
j.. nI>Iyvbad ratea fares charges ana