810 ARTICLE 23.

the warrant of the Comptroller of the Treasury, out of the funds provided
therefor. The commissioners, Peoples Counsel, the secretary of the com-
mission and its officers and clerks, inspectors, experts and other employees
shall have reimbursed to them, by the State Treasurer, upon the warrant
of the Comptroller, all actual and necessary traveling and other expenses
and disbursements incurred or made by them in the discharge of their offi-
cial duties. The salaries or compensation of all other officers, clerks, inspec-
tors, members and employees of the commission, shall be fixed by the
commission, subject to the written approval in every case of the Governor.
The sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) annually, or so
much thereof as may be necessary annually for the maintenance of said
commission and the payment of the salaries of the commissioners, the
People's counsel, secretary, clerks, inspectors and all other employees what-
soever of the commission, and for investigations and hearings and all its
necessary and incidental expenses, is hereby appropriated, and shall be pay-
able on the order or orders of said commission, drawn upon the Comptroller
at monthly intervals and at such other times as the commission may deem
necessary, and upon such order or orders of the commission, the Comptroller
shall draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of the State, at the end of each
month, and at such other times as the commission may deem necessary, as
aforesaid, for such amounts as the said commission may certify to be due
and payable for all the said salaries, costs and expenses of the said com-
mission as aforesaid, not exceeding, however, the amount herein appro-
priated therefor.

An. Code, sec. 418. 1910, ch. 180, sec. 6 (p. 349). 1912, ch. 563. 1924, ch. 48, sec. 418.

353. Whenever application, protest or other form of complaint is made
to the Commission of or concerning any act or omission, any service, regu-
lation, equipment, appliance or facilities, or the adequacy or quality thereof,
any preferences or advantage or any prejudice, disadvantage or any dis-
crimination, any rates, tolls, fares or charges, or any regulations or prac-
tices with respect thereto, or of or concerning any other matter or thing
done, permitted, maintained or omitted to be done by any person, firm or
corporation, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, with respect to
any of the requirements imposed by the public Service Commission Law,
by any other law, by any charter, franchise or ordinance, by any order
of this Commission or otherwise, it shall be the duty of said People's Coun-
sel, upon a prima facie case, or otherwise, to participate in the preparation
of reforming of the pleadings before the Commission, if need be, or inves-
tigating or further investigating the facts or evidence upon which the
application, complaint or protest is based or may be based and to appear
before the Commission in respect to investigations or in support of appli-
cations or complaints by or on behalf of or in the interest of the public
or in defense of the public interests when involved and the services of the
experts employed by said Commission as well as the records and other
facilities of the Commission shall be availed of by said People's Counsel
in the performance of these public duties; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent any party or interest in any pro-