Report of a Special Committee on Uniform Regulatory Laws, Including a Comparative Survey of Existing Regulatory Statutes in the United States ... December, 19231923 - 307 pages |
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... approval by the commission , granted only if consistent with the public interest . 2.71 Concurrent Jurisdiction . In Mississippi the law provides that the commission has con- current jurisdiction with municipalities to investigate com ...
... approval by the commission , granted only if consistent with the public interest . 2.71 Concurrent Jurisdiction . In Mississippi the law provides that the commission has con- current jurisdiction with municipalities to investigate com ...
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... approval of the commission , evidenced by its certificate , granted after hearing , and upon a finding that public convenience and necessity warrant the same . Thus , the statutes prohibit , unless such certificate is obtained , in ...
... approval of the commission , evidenced by its certificate , granted after hearing , and upon a finding that public convenience and necessity warrant the same . Thus , the statutes prohibit , unless such certificate is obtained , in ...
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... approval of its location is granted , the corporate existence of the railroad company shall cease . Massachusetts and New York require con- struction to be begun and expenditure to an amount of at least ten per cent of the capital stock ...
... approval of its location is granted , the corporate existence of the railroad company shall cease . Massachusetts and New York require con- struction to be begun and expenditure to an amount of at least ten per cent of the capital stock ...
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... approval of the commission , it shall be lawful : For any municipal corporation to acquire , construct , or be- gin to operate , any plant , equipment or other facilities for the rendering or furnishing to the public of any service of ...
... approval of the commission , it shall be lawful : For any municipal corporation to acquire , construct , or be- gin to operate , any plant , equipment or other facilities for the rendering or furnishing to the public of any service of ...
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... approval and may order the public utility to make such contracts or expenditures , in lieu thereof , as will be for the legitimate welfare of such utility . 3.22 Particular Provisions as to Commission's Power Over Competition . While it ...
... approval and may order the public utility to make such contracts or expenditures , in lieu thereof , as will be for the legitimate welfare of such utility . 3.22 Particular Provisions as to Commission's Power Over Competition . While it ...
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Page 129 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 130 - ... nor shall any carrier charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for such transportation of passengers or property, or for any service in connection therewith, between the points named in such tariffs than the rates, fares, and charges which are specified in the tariff filed and in effect at the time...
Page 132 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 29 - No person in the employ of or holding any official relation to any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or owning stock or bonds thereof, or who is in any manner pecuniarily interested therein, shall enter upon the duties of or hold such office. Said Commissioners shall not engage in any other business, vocation or employment.
Page 57 - ... provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty years from the time of contracting the same.
Page 166 - Such notice shall be given by filing with the Commission and keeping open for public inspection new schedules stating plainly the change or changes to be made in the schedule or schedules then in force and the time when the change or changes will go into effect. The Commission, for good cause shown, may allow changes to take effect without requiring the thirty days...
Page 134 - That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation, who, alone or with any other corporation, company, person, or party, shall...
Page 166 - Unless the Commission otherwise orders, no change shall be made by any public utility in any such rate, charge, classification, or service, or in any rule, regulation, or contract relating thereto, except after thirty days' notice to the Commission and to the public.
Page 165 - Every such common carrier shall also file with said commission copies of all contracts, agreements or arrangements with other common carriers in relation to any traffic affected by the provisions of this act to which it may be a party.
Page 244 - All matters upon which complaint may be founded may be joined in one hearing, and no motion shall be entertained against a complaint for misjoinder of causes of action or grievances or misjoinder or nonjoinder of parties; and in any review by the courts of orders or decisions of the commission the same rule shall apply with regard to the joinder of causes and parties as herein provided.