The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-04-02

rules committee that siv members OF
the defunct city affairs committee be
annexed to the parochial and munlc-
ipal committee and four members
transferred to the judiciary commit
tee. Berths will later be found for
the other seven members on other |
committees.
A public service commission is Gre
ated and the Railroad Commission |
is abolished under the provisions OF
an ordinance introduced by DR.. V. X.
Irion of the Sixteenth ward. The ordl-
nance provides for five commissioners,
appointed by the governor with inter-
/ tapping terms of ten years. tax is
! levied on all public service corpora
/ tions to defray the expenses of the
commission. The ordinance reads:
"A commission is hereby created to
be known and designated as the pub
lie service commission Of Louisiana.
1t shall be composed of five members
to be appointed by the governor (and
to be removable by him for cause)
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six, eight and ten years. The terms
of the first commissioners shall ex-
pire as follows:
"One on August IA, 1922, one ON
August l, 1924 one on August l,
1926; one on August /. 1928, and one
on August /, 1880, and thereafter as
the term of one of the commissioners
cban am
point his successor for a full term
of ten years. . In case of vacancy
, caused by death, resignation, re-
moval, sor otherwise, the governor
: shall appoint his successor for the un-
| expired term only.
Jurisdiction to Be Wide,
: Said commission shall have juris-
I diction over all privately owned rail-
e roads, water craft, express companies.
= telegraph and telephone companies,
sleeping car companies, interurban
r railroads, pipe lines, street railway
j companies. gas and electric light,
y power, and heating companies, water
e comIAnies and all other enterprises
D which may hereafter be classed as
n public utilities by legislative enact
j ment.
e Said commission shall have au'
thority to levy a tax on the gross re-
ceipts of ali. corporations or business
:, enterprises under its jurisdiction in
amount sufficient to meet all salaries
, and reasonable expenses of the com
. mission. The salaries of said com
missioners shall not be less than
, $4,000 per annum.
THE General Assembly, at its first
= session following the adjournment OF
: this convention, shall enact such law
: or laws as may be necessary to carry
, this article into effect, such as pre-
. scribing powers and duties of the com
= mission, providing for the necessar!
working forces, fixing salaries OF com
missioners, and providing all othe
necessary details to enable said com
n mission to function economically ant
i efficiently.
T. THE members of the present Rail
le road Commission shall be member
le of the new commission at the SAM
e salary they are now drawing unit
II their present respective terms OF OF
n flee shall have expired.
"a THE General Assembly may gran
IL authority to any city or municipalit,
IN to regulate it's local utilities inde
u pendently of said commission"
n Public hearing was the order of tn
'e day in the Constitutional Convention
TX during last week. With every con
OF mittee in action, and with many of tn
to big issues up for consideration, the III
II dications are that the committee heal
p ings will attract as much attention a
r. the work of the convention itself.
H. Taxation tops the list in public il
rs terest. The Carver committee, whic
OF has that subject in charge, will hol
daily hearings. Delegations will b
here from New Orleans, Shrevepol
ty and other places in. the state to pr
X sent their views. Those hearings ar
N. scheduled to take place in the Senat
Ie- chamber.
Ir. The judiciary committee has lai
he the foundation for it's work by form'
e. lating a line of procedure, and wi
RS begin hearings Tuesday, continuin
Dr. through the week. The meetings
lc- the committee will be held in the fe'
he eral building.