The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT


 No 746) (S sos. Denson Tc change the name of the railroad com
 mission of Alabama to the Alabama pub
 lie service commission, and to enlarge
 it's authority, powers and jurisdiction. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section l. That the name of the railroad commission of Alabama Is hereby changed to the Alabama public service commits sion;" that all of the authority, rights powers, duties, privileges and Jurisdiction of the railroad commission of Alabama are hereby expressly conferred upon the Alabama public service commission ss full as if so named in any laws of this state: that all actions and proceedings now or hereafter pending in the name of thu railroad commission shall survive and be continued and prosecuted by and in the name of the Alabama public service commission; and that no right privileges, imnunities or appropriations granted to or made in behalf of the railroad commits lost by reason of such change of name. but shall be conferred, transferred and imposed upon the Alabama public service commission
 Sec. g. That the president and the two associate members now elected and serving as the railroad commission of Alabama be, and the same are hereby continued in their respective offices un- til the expiration of their several terms, and they shall have and exercise all au- thority, rights, powers, duties, privileges and Jurisdiction. now or which may here- after be conferred by the law upon them as members of the railroad commission of Alabama, while acting under their new designation as president and associate members of the Alabama public service com mission; and that no authority, rights, powers, duties, privileges or jur- isdiction now accorded to or exercised by the railroad commission or Alabama shall bs lost to the president and associate members of such commission by reason of the transfer of authority and change of name as herein.
 Sec 3 That in addition to any powers under the laws of this state now con ferred upon or exercised by the railroad commission of Alabama, the Alabama public service commission. upon which has herein been conferred all the authority. rights, powers, duties, privileges and jur- isdiction thereof. shall have and exer- else exclusive Jurisdiction, supervision and authority over the rates and charges, with full power to regulate, supervise and control said rates and charges of all street railway companies. telephone com panies, telegraph companies. gas com paEies, water companies, hydro-electric O. water power companies heating com psIies. combination gas and electric com panieg, combination electric and water companies, combination electric and heat Ing companies, combination electric, heat Ing and gas companies. combination elec- tric. heating, gas and water com panies. operating or doing business for hire in this state, either as a per son. firm or corporation, but nothing here in shall be construed as a regulation of or interfering with interstate commerce; provided that the provisions of this act shall not apply to municlpally owned util- ities. That the Alabama public service commission is charged with the duty of supervising, regulating and controlling of such persons. firms and corporations do- Ing business as aforesaid in this state in all matters relating to their rates and chargea. and of correcting abuses there- ip by such persons, firms or corporations. And such commission shall. from time to time. in the maRner now, or that may hereafter be authorized by law, for pre- scribing and enforcing the rates and charges of railroads in this state. pre-. fcEipe and enforce against such persons. iFms or corporations such rates and