Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25
1t IS hereby enacted by the General

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Section 3 of No. no of the
acts of 1903 (Secs. 1920 and 1924 of the
General Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. g. (Secs. 1920 and 1894 G. L.)'
The public service commission shall have
general supervision of all companies en-
gagged in the manufacture, distribution,
or sale of gas or electricity directly to
the public or to be ultimately used by
the public for lighting, heating or power,
and OF all companies engaged in the
construction and maintenance of storage
reservoirs, whether for the purpose of
prevention of damage by food, for the
purpose of power TO be developed at such
reservoirs, or for the benefit of water
powers, developed or undeveloped, so
I situated as to be affected by said reser-
voIrs, of all express companies, and of
all companies owning or operating tele-
graph or telephone lines, stations or ex-
changes, within this state, and of all
plants, lines, exchanges and equipment
of such companies used in or about the
business carried on by them in this state
as covered and included in this section,
and all companies, receivers, trustees,
directors or lessees, owning or operating
the same, so far as may be necessary
TO enable it TO perform the duties and
exercise the powers conferred upon il
by this act and shall also have super
vision of said companies, engaged in the
manufacture, sale and distribution OF
electricity so far as relates to their use
or occupancy of the public highways,
provided, however, that all other COM
panies whose principal business is other
than the manufacture, distribution or
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public or TO be ultimately used by the
public for lighting, heating or power.
shall be under the supervision of said
board only as to that part of said COM
ipanies' business, which has to do directly
with the manufacture, distribution or
sale of gas or electricity TO the public
or to be ultimately used by the public
for lighting, heating or power. Said
board may, whenever IL deems the public
good requires, examine the plants, equip
ment, lines, exchanges, stations and
property subject 20 its supervision under
this act. Said commission shall have
power. so far as IS necessary for the per-
Torrance Of its duties, TO examine the
books, accounts and papers of any COM
pany, receiver, trustee or lessee, owning
or operating any plant line or property
subject 10 its supervision under this act
which IN any way relate to or contain
entries. data or memoranda, concerning
any transaction within this state or with
any person residing or having place of
business within this state, TO subpoena
witnesses. TO administer oaths to thcrl
and examine them on all matters of
which said commission has jurisdic-
ton. and to compel, by proceedings for
contempt, such witnesses to attend the
sessions OF said commission, and to an
swer any proper questions to produce
and exhibit TO said commission the books,
ceiyer. trustee or lessee. owning or op-
Grating any plant or line so subject to
supervision, which in any way relate to
or contain entries. data or memoranda,
concerning any transaction within this
state or with any person residing or hav-
ing a place OF business within this stale,
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