Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24


strict rules of the law relating to the admission
lection of evidence but exercise It's discretion in such
matters with a view to doing substantial justice.
May make recommendations and bring suits
If the commission shall be of the opinion that public utility
is violating neecting to comply with any Territorial
Federal Law any provision of its franchise charter art
ce of association if any that changes additions extensions
repairs desirable in plant order meet
the reasonable convenience necessity of the public in
greater safety security that any rates. fares classf
cations charges rules unreasonable unreaonaby dis
crminatory that any way doing what ought
do doing what ought to do 1t shall in writing
form the public utility Of its conclusions and recommendations
shall include the its annual report and may also pub
lh the same such may deem wise. The
mission shall have power examine into any of the matters
referred in Section of this Act notwithstanding that the
same may be within the jurisdiction of the Interstate Com
Commission, within the jurisdiction of any court
other body and when after such examination the commission
shall be of the opinion that the circumstances warrant shall
be its duty effect the necessary relief remedy by the nst
ton and prosecution of appropriate proceedings otherwise
before said Interstate Commerce Commission said court
other body its in the Of the Territory
in the of any complainant compainahts,
it may deem best
SECTION IA. Regulate rates. etc; appeals. All
rates. fares charges classfcatons and practices made
charged observed by any public utility by two
public utilities jointly, shall be just and reasonable and the
commission shall have power after hearing upon its
motion, upon complaint and in far not prevented
by the Constitution Laws of the United States by order to
regulate fix and change all such rates. fares charges cassf
cations rules and practices that the shall be just and
reasonable and prohibit rebates and unreasonable dscrm
nations between localities between
der substantially similar conditions From every order made
by the under the provisions of this section APP
peal shall lie the Supreme Court of Hawaii in like
as appeal lies order decision of judge
chambers such appeal shall of itself stay the operation
of the order appealed FROM supreme may stay the
same after hearing upon motion therefor upon such
tons may deem proper giving bond and keeping
the necessary otherwise in ordeto res
tuition of the charges if any made during the tendency
of the appeal the order appealed from should be
tanned in whole in part. -
SECTION 15 Penalty. Any public utility violating neg
Letting failing in any particular to conform to comply
with any of the provisions of this Act any Of
the commission shall forfeit the Territory more than
100000 for every such violation neglect failure to be
covered by action brought in the of the Territory by the
commission
SECTION 16 Perjury. Any person who shall wlfuly and
knowingly make under oath any false connection
with any investigation by proceeding before the
shall be guilty of perjury and upon convictions shall he sub
Jec to the penalty prescribed by law Tor such otense
SECTION II Finances All salaries, wages and expenses,
including travelling expenses, of the commission, each commits
sioner and its officers assistants and employees incurred in
the performance exercise of the powers duties required
conferred by this Act be paid out of any appropriation
available for the purpose The commission shall prescribe and
collect reasonable and fees for rendered it. and
shall deposit the into the treasury of the Territory the
credit of special fund to be called the Public Utilities Com
mission Fund which hereby created for the purpose There
shall also be paid the commission in the months of January
and July of each year by each public utility which is subject
investigation by the commission fee which shall be equal
oneoeth of per cent of the aggregate par value of the
stock and bonds issued by such public utility and outstanding
December 81 of the preceding year. Such fee shall like
wise be deposited in the treasury to the credit of said fund
The moneys said fund hereby appropriated for the pay
of all salaries and authorized