New-York tribune., 1921-02-16

HpAN ~ W SpAAS VAS SAsS PRAPSSNS VI thAs
chapter.
"The commission shall consist OF
three members, to be appointed by the
Governor. by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, for terms of FIVE
years from the date of appointment.
member of the commission designated
by the Governor shall during his term
of office be the chairman of the COM
mlesIon Each member of the commits
sion shall be a resident of such city
a vacancy in the office of q member
shall be filled by appointment for the
unexpired term.
The Governor may remove any com.
missioner for inefficiency. neglect Of
duty or misconduct in Office, giving
him copy of the charges against him
and an opportunity of being publicly
heard in person or by counsel in his
own defense upon not less than ter
days notice. If such commissioner
shall be removed the Governor shall
file in the Office of the Secretary OF
State complete statement of charges
made against such commissioner anc
his findings thereon, together with &
complete. record of the proceedings.
Jurisdiction of Commission
Section 5.~-Jurisdiction of Public
Service Commission. /. The jurisdic,
ton, supervision, powers and duties OF
the Public Service Commission shall
extend under this chapter:
81. To common carriers, railroads
street railroads and stage or omnibus
lines or routes and to persons or cor
porations owning, leasing or operating
the same, except as jurisdiction thereot
is conferred by this chapter on the
transit commission;
'2. To the manufacture, sale or dis
tribution of gas and electricity for
light, heat or power, to gas plants and
to electric plants and to persons or
corporations owning, leasing or op-
Grating the same.
"3. To the manufacture, holding, dis
tribution, transmission, sale or fur.
nishing of steam for heat or power, to
steam plants and to the persons OF
corporations owning, leasing or op-
Grating the same.
"a. To every telephone line which
lies wholly within the State of New
York and that part within the State
OF New York of every telephone line
which lies partly within and partly
without the State of New York and
to the persons or corporations owning
leasing or operating any such tele-
phone line.
"5. To every telegraph line which
lies wholly within the State of New
York and that part within the State OF
New York of every telegraph line
whicha lies partly within and partly
without the State of New York and to
the persons or corporations owning
leasing or operating any such tele-
graph line.
Control of Stockyards
&c. To every stockyard within the
state and to the stockyard company
owning, leasing or operating the same
TO the same extent and in respect to
the same objects and purposes as such
Jurisdiction extends, under the provi-
sions of this chapter, to depots, freight
houses and shipping stations of COM
mon carrier including the duty of such
stockyard company to submit reports
and be subjected to investigation as il
at were common carrier, and tho
powers and duties of such commission
to fix charges and make and enforce or
ders relating to adequate service by
such company.
"A corporation or person owning
> or holding a majority of the stock o1
a common carrier, gas corporation OF
electrical corporation subject to the
, jurisdiction of the Public Service Com.
{. mission shall be subject to the super.
vision of the Public Service Commits.
k
tween such common carrier, gas cor
poration or electrical corporation anc
: such owners or holders of ajority
/. of the stock thereof, in so far as sucf
3 relations arise from or by reason o.
= such ownership or holding of stool
= thereof in so far as sdch relation!
( arise or from or by reason Of suc(
{ ownership or holding of stock there
: of or the receipt or holding o.
: any money or property thereof or from
or by reason of any contract between
E them, and in respect of such rela
!; tions shall in like manner and to thu
same extent as such common carrier
: gas corporation or electrical corpora
ton DC subject to examination of ac
: counts, records and memorandum ant
: shall furnish such reports and infor
: nation as the Public Service Commits
! sion shall from time to time direc
and require, and shall be subject t,
like penalties for default therein.
"Section 5-A. Jurisdiction of Transi
( Commission. The jurisdiction, super
vision, powers and duties of the Transi
Commission shall extend under thi
chapter:
al To railroads, street railroads an
stage or omnibus lines or routes lyini
! exclusively within a city containing
population of over 100000 inhabitant
) according to the last preceding Fedora
Z census or state enumeration; and t
{ the persons or corporations owning
: leasing or operating the same;
Jurisdiction Over Transit
80. To street railroads any portion O
: whose lines lie within such city, and t
Z the persons or corporations ownin@
! leasing or operating the/same;
"3. To stage or omnibus lines @
: routes any portion of which lies With
{ such city, and to the persons or corpc
: rations owning, operating or leasin
7 the same;
"a. To such portion Of any railroa
as lies within such city and is used fo
local service and not operated as a pal
of a trunk line railroad, and to the pei
sons or corporations owning, operatin
or leasing the same.
"5. To matters or subjects iurisdit
ton whereof is conferred on such con
mission by Article of this chapter
"6. A corporation or persons ownin
or holding majority of the stock of
corporation subject to the lurisdictio
: of the Transit Commission shall be sui
ject to the supervision of the Trans
Commission in respect of the relation
between such corporation and sue
owners or holders of majority of tn
stock thereof in so far as such rels
tions arise from or by reason CT sue
: ownership or holding of stock therec
s or the receipt or holding of any none