Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-10

Water Power company to the Colum-
bia Street Railway, Light and Power
company.
"s. That he produce the books show
ing what the earnings were OF the
properties owned by the company and
derived from the railroad company and
from the canal power contracts and
other contracts up to the 1st day OF
July. 1906.
80. That he produce the auditing
company's report Of the earnings, gross
and net, operating expenses and gen.
eral statement Of the financial condi-
ton of the property contained in such
auditing company's annual audit OF the
books after the close Of the fiscal years
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1sll'
1912, 1918, and 1914. elusive.
40. Further. that he produce all
agreements between the company as
present named, with the Parr Shoals
Power company, g. corporation OF the
state of South Carolina, or contracts
made with the Parr Shoals POWER
company for the supplying Of power
under former contracts held by the
Columbia Water Power company, or OF
the present company and its predeces-
sors, and all transfers OF power con-
tracts which were formerly made with
the company in its name or py its
present name, directly or by agree
ment and all contracts made for FUR
nishing of power to any institution In
or near Columbia, railroads, mills, the
city of Columbia, state and any enter
prises in or near the city Of Columbia
Authority under which the commits
sion Is proceeding is contained IN the
following sections Of the act of March
%, 1918:
Section 2. Committee may summon
and examine witnesses. That said COM
mittee be, and are hereby, authorized
and empowered to call before them by
summons or notice, in such form as
the committee may adopt such person
or persons as the committee may deem
proper and to require such person or
persons to answer upon oath any ana
all questions that the committee may
deem relevant and may propound 10
him or them; and upon the fallure OF
refusal of such person or persons 70
obey such summons or notice or to
answer such question or questions
such person or persons shall be DEEM
ed to be in contempt of said committee
and may be imprisoned in the common
iail. to be held until he or they shall
comply with the order Of said COM
mittee. Provided, That all sherifrs ana
constables are required to enforce all
orders of the said committee.
Section 8. Committee may require
production Of books and papers. The
said committee be and the same Is
hereby. authorized to send for and to
require the production OF any and all
books, papers or other documents rele-
want to any investigation and to re-
ouire said person or persons In CUSTODY
or possession of said papers to produce
the same before the said committee.
Any person or persons who shall fail
pr refuse to act on the order or notice
of said committee to produce said
books, papers or other documents or
writings, shall be deemed guilty OF
contempt of said committee and snail
be punished as provided in Section q"
Members of the commission are'
Thomas H. Peoples, chairman; Nieis
Christensen, chairman Of the senate n
nance committee; Huger SlnKler'
chairman Of the senate judiciary com.
mittee; Jesse W. Boyd, chairman OF
the house judiciary committee; and
Junius T. Lilies, chairman OF the ways
and means committee.