Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
: lions 1777a to 1777c, inclusive, and by
r sections 1916 to 1851 inclusive, Of the

lions 1777a to 1777c inclusive, and by
sections 1916 to 1851, inclusive. Of the
| statutes.
Section 1596-72. If any improve
ment, maintained under any franchise
granted pursuant to the provisions of
| this chapter, shall be owned, leased,
trusteed, possessed or controlled by
any device permanently, temporarily,
directly, indirectly, tacitly or In any
| manner whatsoever so that the same
| form part Of, or in any way effect
any combination, or shall be In any
wise controlled by any combination in
the form Of an unlawful trust, or
form the subject of any contract or
conspiracy to limit the output Of any
| hydraulic or hydrO-electric power do
rived therefrom, or in any manner or
degree in restraint Of trade in the
generation, sale or distribution of hy-
draulic or hydro-electric powor derived
! therefrom, the state may take posses
sion by proceedings instituted by the
commission as in cases of receivership,
and in such proceedings the members
Of the commission shall be appointed
to act as receivers during such period
| as the court may determine.
! Section 1868. 1. No franchise
| granted under this chapter shall be-
come effective and in force unless
within ninety days after notice from
the commission that the same has been
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the commission written acceptance
thereof.
2. Any franchise granted under this
chapter shall be null and void unless
the dam thereby authorized to be con-
structed be completed within five years
from the time when such franchise be-
comes effective and In force. The COM
mission may. however, upon good cause
being shown, extend such time for an
additional two years.
Section 1864. /. Any person,
firm or corporation violating any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of
of the commission made pursuant to
any provisions Of this chapter shall
forfeit for each such violation not
more than one thousand dollars.
2. The forfeitures provided for in
this chapter shall be made payable
into the state treasury and shall be
recoverable in civil suit in the
name Of the state brought by the at
torney general or any district attor-
ney, in the county wherein the de-
PENDANT resides, or If the defendant is
corporation, in the county wherein
it's principal place of business is To-
Gated.
Section 1596-75. Nothing in this
! chapter contained shall be so con-
strued as to exempt Or release any
person, firm or corporation owning or
operating any dam and appurtenant
| works under the provisions thereof
liability for damages resulting from
or growing out of the construction,
maintenance or operation of such dam,
or as in any manner affecting such
poration, or as in any manner Great
ing any liability on the part of the
state for damages resulting from or
growing out of the construction, main
tenance or operation of any dam not
owned by the state.
Section 1596-76. The state, any
| municipality, or any grantee shall be
entitled to review in the circuit court
of the commission made subsequent
| to the granting Of the franchise, and
all Of the provisions Of sections 1797m
Il to 1797m-109, inclusive, Of the
statutes, relating to the review of
orders or findings made by the COM
missions, SO far as applicable, shall
apply to the review herein provided
for, including the right of appeal to
the supreme court.
Section 1596-77. Any public utility,
as defined in section 1797m-1 of the
statutes, organized and operating as
such at the time this act goes into
effect, may apply for and be granted
a franchise under this chapter in the
to the same terms, provisions and con-
ditlons as corporation organized I'M
der this chapter, including the provi-
sions relative to compensation as set
erty used and useful under the fran
chise granted to such public utility
under this chapter, and no consequent
tial damages shall be paid to such
public utility for any damage to prop
erty not taken.
Section 1596-7S There is annually
appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
a sum sufficient to carry out the pro-
visions Of this chapter, not to exceed,
however, the sum of twenty-five thou.
sand dollars annually.
Section 1860. The provisions of
this act are not intended to and shall
not affect in any manner any pending
litigation or any of the issues thereof
| involving or relating to any dam
owned by any municipality in this
state by virtue of a franchise hereto
fore granted to such municipality
therefor by this state, or the rights
of the respective parties to such liti-
! cation in and to said dam or any in
terest thereof therein.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved Aug. 2, 1913 Copy Law.