Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. l50.


AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION =
OF NO. 116 OF THE ACTS on
1908 RELATING TO THE DUTIES
OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CON-
MISSION: EXTENDING THH
SION TO THE MANUFACTURE.
DISTRIBUTION OR SALE on
GAS OR ELECTRICITY Dis,
TRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THH|
PUBLIC OR TO BE 81
USED BY THE PUBLIC.
It is hereby enacted By the Ceuex1A,
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I: Section of No. I16 of ti,sl
acts of 1908 (SecS. 1910 and @o34 of tho
General Laws, as proposed) is hereh8l
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. s. (Secs. 1870 and 1894 G. L n
The public service commission shall have
general supervision of all companies enc
gagged in the manufacture, distributions
or sale of gas or electricity directly tol
the public or to be ultimately used byI
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
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 cx-
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
manufacture, sale and distribution Of
or occupancy of the public Highways.
provided, however, that al other com
panis whose principal business i Other
than the manufacture, distribution o.
sale Of gas or electricity directly 10 tie
public or to be ultimately used b. The
public for lighting. heating OF poves
shall be under the supervisor Of said
board only as 10 that part Of said com
lpanieS business, which has 10 do directly
with the manufacture, distribution OF
sale of gas or electricity to the public
or to be ultimately used BY the public
for lighting. heating OF power. Said
board may, whenever It deems the public
good requires, examine the plants, equip
ment lines, exchanges, stations and
property subject to 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 to 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 them
and examine them on all matters of
which said commission has jurisdie-
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,
accounts or papers of any company, re-
ceivcr, trustee or lessee, owning or OPP
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 oy hav-
| ing place of business within this state,
or of any other person when his exam
nation is pertinent to the matters under
consideration. Witnesses duly sub
pocnaed who refuse or neglect to appear
or who refuse to testify. shall be sub
jcct to the provisions and penalties OF
the statutes applicable to witnesses who
neglect or refuse to obey Subpoeuas 10