LOCATION – Concluded.
hearing, municipal authorities may grant,
after,

274, 275
order of, not valid without certificate of city
clerk or selectmen,

275
petition for, by companies, to municipal
authorities, proceedings,

274
owners of real estate to be notified,

275

0.
OFFICERS.
annual returns by, to commission,

to secretary of commonwealth, .
directors to file subscription certificates,
president and treasurer, liability of,

271
282
278
278

OPERATION. See CONSTRUCTION, ETC.

M.
MANDAMUS.
proceedings to prevent violations of law or
orders of commission,

168, 250
to prevent threatened violations, etc., 168, 250

fied copy,

.

268

268

ORDERS.

served upon persons or corporations affected, 270
service, by personal delivery or mailing certi-

270
injunction, proceedings to prevent violations
of law or order of commission,

250
to prevent threatened violations, etc.,

250
mandamus, proceedings to prevent violations
of law or order of commission,

250
to prevent threatened violations, etc.,

250
notification of receipt in writing to be re-
turned,

270
to be signed by officer of corporation,

270
terms of order, acceptance and obedience to,

270
time of taking effect to be specified,

270
supreme judicial court, etc., jurisdiction, 167, 250
to be entered of record,

167
to continue in force until changed or abrogated,

270
violation of, proceeding in supreme judicial
court, if, .

250

MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY COMMIS-

SION.
powers and duties as to, transferred,

See PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
compensation in addition, etc.,

See Public SERVICE COMMISSION.
electricity, transmission of, jurisdiction of

transferred,
compensation not affected,
employees, transferable,
investigations, examinations, proceedings, ap-

peals pending, jurisdiction transferred,
actions, proceedings, civil or criminal, by

or against not affected,
may be prosecuted or defended in name of

public service commission, if,
orders, rulings, etc., in force not invali-

dated,
rights or penalties not waived,

recovery or indictment not affected,
repeal of section assessing certain expensesof,
transfer of books, maps, papers, files and

records by, to public service commission,

3

3
3, 4

3

3

3

3
3
3
3

PAPERS.
of common carriers may be examined,

may compel production of, etc.,
witnesses as to, compelled to attend, .

14
14
14

MEMORANDA.
of common carriers, may be examined, .

14
may com pel production of, etc.,

14
witnesses as to, compelled to attend, .

14
forms of, may be prescribed,

17, 18
to conform to interstate commerce forms, 17, 18

RATES.
complaints relative to,

270
certain, not to constitute discrimination,
unless,

116
charges, regulations, practices, equipment,

services, of common carriers, inquiry
into,

127, 128
for public service commission law as to rates

in general, changes, schedules, etc.
See Index to Railroad Laws, RATES.

In General.
powers and duties as to, transferred to,

268
companies transmitting intelligence by elec-
tricity, jurisdiction over,

268
commissioners not to be employees or stock-
holders, etc.,

268
por be pecuniarily interested in sale of com-
modities, etc.,

268
annual report of proceedings required, .

270
annual returns by companies, to, .

271
attorney-general to commence proceedings in
certain cases,

271
books and accounts, to be kept in form ap-
proved by,

271
complaints, proceedings on,

270
charges, service, etc., concerning, made to, 270
expenses and salaries, amount of, apportioned,
(repealed),

268, 269
information to be furnished to, by companies, 271
lawful orders of, to be enforced by supreme
court,

271
oaths may be administered by,

272
penalty for failure to make returns to, etc.,
recommendations may be made to companies,

270
salaries and expenses of, how assessed, etc.,
(repealed),

269
supervision of companies by, etc.,

268
witnesses may be summoned by, fees, etc.,

14, 272
Powers and Duties.
general supervision of companies transmitting
intelligence by electricity,

268
examinations and inquiries, .

268
compliance with law, information as to,

268

271

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3
3
3
3

127, 128

Services.
under supervision and regulation,
appliances for transportation,
car service,
conveniences in facilitation of common car-

riage,
electric railroads,
equipment,
express service,
intelligence by electricity, transmission of,
railroads,
street railways,
telephone lines,
telegraph lines,

transmission of intelligence by electricity,
transportation, etc., of persons or property,
See also Inder to Public Service Commission

Law; Inder to Railroad Laws, PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION.

లులులులు లులులులులులులు

REGULATIONS.

of common carriers, inquiry into, .
affecting rates. See Rates.
affecting service. See SERVICE.
concerning poles, wires, etc.,

272, 273

3

3

168

3

5, 6

REPEAL.

of all acts and parts of acts inconsistent, etc..
of law for apportioning expenses, etc., of com-

mission,
of law for apportioning certain expenses of

Massachusetts highway commission,
of provision that contested matters may be

heard by one commissioner,
provisions of previous acts, etc., and rights ac-

quired unrepealed, etc.,

269

9

168
270

REPORTS.

to general court, .
See Index to Railroad Laws, PUBLIC SERV-

ICE COMMISSION.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT — Concluded.
jurisdiction to enforce valid orders of com-
mission,

168, 250
proceedings for preventing threatened viola-
tions of law,

168, 250
counsel of commission to act, subject to
attorney-general,

168, 250
mandamus or injunction may issue, 168, 520

271

RETURNS.

annual, to commission, for, etc.,
annual, to secretary of commonwealth, form,

etc.,

282

16

REVALUATION.
of property of common carriers may be made,
access to books, etc., of state departments

may be had,

16

REVIEW.
of rulings of commission by supreme judicial
court,

167, 168, 250
procedure,

167, 168, 250

145

Public Service Commission Law of 1913.
of common carriers, inquiry into, .

127, 128
at reduced rates to employees, etc.,

124
free, for charitable purposes, to be approved by
commission,

124
telephone and telegraph, at reduced rate to

commonwealth, any city or town, un-
less,

124
charges for. See Rates.
of orders of commission. See ORDERS.
inquiry into regulations, practices, equipment,
service, etc.,

9, 10, 127, 128
action if unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, im-
proper or inadequate,

9, 10
duty of common carriers to observe and obey
requirements,

9, 10

T.
TAXATION.

of underground conduits, wires, pipes in streets, 235
of poles, underground conduits and pipes with
wires in private property, .

235
or in other locations,

235
street railway companies excepted, 235, 240
railroad corporations excepted, when,

235
Corporato Franchise Tax.
annual returns to tax commissioner,

145
complete list of shareholders,

145
capital stock, amount of,

145
par and market value of,

145
held as collateral security, if,
detailed statement of works, real estate,
machinery, etc.,

145
whole length of lines, return of,

145
length without commonwealth, .

145
tax commissioner to ascertain market value of
shares,

235
deductions, lying outside of commonwealth,

real estate, etc., locally taxed, etc., 235
domestic telephone companies, market value

of stock in other corporations held by, 235
foreign telephone companies, value of stock

proportional, etc., without common-
wealth,

235
value of real estate, machinery, etc., locally
taxed,

235
local valuation may be taken as true value,
but not conclusive,

236
appeal from local valuation, tax commis-
sioner may require,

236
may be beard upon such appeal, costs, etc., 236
remedy when assessors' valuation exceeds
that of tax commissioner, .

236
Tax Commissioner.
return of length of line to,

145
to ascertain true market value of shares,

146
cash value to be taken as true value of fran-
chise,

146, 147
deduction proportional to length outside of

commonwealth,
local valuation to be deemed true value, when, 147
corporation to appeal from local valuation,
when,

147
may require corporation to prosecute appeal,
when,

147
may be heard on such appeal, costs, etc., 147
application to assessors for abatement, when, 147
appeal to county commissioners, when, .

147
valuation of commissioner conclusive, when, 147

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SERVICES

supervised and regulated by commission,

147

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