The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

fed shall be prosecuted subjected to any
penalty or forfeiture for or account OF
any transaction. matter or thing concern
ing which he may have testified or pro-
duced any documentary evidence: provided.
however, that no person SO testifying shan
be exempt from prosecution or punishment
for perjury.
Section SO. Upon application of any per
son and upon payment therefor as the
commission may by rule provide. the com
mission shall furnish certified copies under
the seal of the commission of any order
made by 1t. which shall be evidence OF the
facts stated therein.
Section 50. Whenever the commission
shall deem il necessary In order to prevent
or to the interest OF the people. or in case
of any emergency which the commission
may adjudse to exist, it shall have power.
temporarily, to alter. amend or with tho
consent of the public utility concerned.
suspend any existing rates, schedules or
orders relating to or affecting any public
mission shall apply to one or more of the
public utilities in this state or to any por-
ton thereof as may be directed by the
commiss ion, and shall take effect at such
time and remain in force for such length
of time as may be prescribed by the COM
mission.
PENALTIES.
Section 81. Every pubic utility, corpora
ton or person failing to observe, obey or
comply with any order, decision. rule, reg
ulation, direction. demand or requirement
mission or of any commtss Toner shall be IN
contempt Of the commission and shall be
punishable by the commission for contempt
In the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as contempt II punished by courts Of
record The remedy prescribed In this Gee
ton shall not be bar to or affect any
other remedy prescribed in this act but
shall be cumulative and In addition to such
other remedy or remedies.
Section g. II any public utility shall do
or cause to be done or permit to be done
any matter. act OF thing in this act prohib-
tied or declared to be unlawful. or shall
omit to do any act matter OF thing re-
shall be liable In damages to the person.
association or corporation injured thereby;
provided that any recovery as in this sec
ton provided. shall in no manner affect a
recovery by the state OF the penalty pre-
scribed for such violation.
Section g. Any officer. agent or en-
ployee of any public utility who shall will
fully fail or refuse to fill out and return
any blanks required by this act. or shall
wilfully fail or refuse to answer any ques-
ton therein propounded. or shall knowing
" or wilfulfy give a false wer to any
such question. or shall wllfully evade the
answer to any question where the fact IN
duired Of Is within his knowleage, or VINO
refuse to exhibit to the commission or 10
any commissioner or to any person author-
lied to examine the Same, any book, paps ot
public utility which Is tn his possession or
under his control or who shall walruly
fail properly to use and keep ms system
Of accounting or any part thereof as pre-,
scrfbed by the commission or who small
wilfully refuse to do any act or thing IN
connection with such system OF accountlns
when and as directed by the commas lon:
shall upon conviction thereof De punis ne,
BY a fne not exceeding one Thousand d, d nn.
lars for each otensa And so pnn shall al n be-
recovered from the public utility Tor eaeh
such ofrense when such odhcer' agent OF
employee acted in obedience TO tne o nSSI
utility or any owner or general officer
Section g. If any public utility shall will
fully violate any provision of this act o.
shall do any act herein prohibited or shan
fall or refuse to perform any duty enlo,m-
ed upon 1t for which penaty mas no. u 80
provided or shall fail or refuse to OBEY ny az
lawful requirement or order made BY tne
commission. for any such VIOLATION; ta,lr nit
or refusal such public utility snan ior. 49,
and pay into the state treasury not ITO
than one thousand dollars for each oHense
to be recovered in an action on the case
in the name of the state In construns
and enforcing the proVis or fa,i H Of any
officer, agent or other person actlnS foI On
employed by any public utility acnng VIII
in the scope OF his employment shall IN
every case be deemed to be the act ornis-
sion or failure of such public utlnty'
Section s5. Every day during which sny
public utility or any t Hitmf raj to observe
or comply with any order of the commas
sion or to perform any order OF the COIL
mission or to perform any duty enJolne.
by this act shall constitute separate ana
distinct offense
Section 6s. Any director or officer OF any
public utility who shall directly or indirect-
iy issue or cause to be issued any stockss
bonds notes or other evidences or indeot-
edness contrary to the provisions OF tns
act or who shall apply the proceeds rom
the sale thereof to any other purpose tnah
that specified in the order of the commas
sion as herein provided shall. upon con-
viction thereof be imprisoned In the stats
prison for not less than one year nor more
than ten years.
Section 81. Any officer, owner or agene
of any public utility who shall knowingly
or wilfully make any false statement TO
secure the issue of any stock bond or oth-
er evidence Of Indebtedness, or who snall
by false statement knowingly or wifullN
made procure of the commission the maxi
ing of the order herein provided or issue
with knowledge OF such fraud. negouate or
cause to be negotiated any such stock
bond, note or other evidence OF indebted
ness in violation OF this act shall upon
conviction thereof, be fined not less tnan
FIVE hundred dollars or be imprisoned IN
the state prison for not less than one year
nor more than ten years or both 49,
Section 68. A substantial compliance with
the requirements of this act shall be SUI
fcient to give effect to all rules. orderss
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