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may deem necessary, as aforesaid, for such amounts as the said commission-
may certify to he due and payable for all the said salaries, costs and ex-
penses of the said commission as aforesaid, not exceeding, however, the
amount herein appropriated therefor.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 363. 1912, sec. 418. 1910, ch. 180, sec. 6 (p. 349).
1912, ch. 563. 1924, ch. 48, sec. 418. 1927, ch. 201, sec. 6.

353. It shall be the duty of the general counsel of the commission sub-
ject always to the order of the commission, which may substitute and use
any other agent or instrumentality, in its discretion, to represent and
appear for the commission in all actions and proceedings involving any
question under this sub-title, or under or in reference to any act, order or
proceeding of the commission, and if directed to do so by the commission,
to intervene, if possible, in any action or proceeding in which any such
question is involved; to commence and prosecute all actions and proceed-
ings directed or authorized by the commission^ and to expedite in every
way possible, final determination of all such actions and proceedings; to
advise the commission and each commissioner, when so requested, in regard
to all matters in connection with the powers and duties of the commission
and of the members thereof, and generally to perform all duties and serv-
ices as attorney and counsel to the commission which the commission may
reasonably require of him.

Whenever application, protest or other form of complaint is made to the
commission of or concerning any act or omission, any service, regulation,
equipment, appliance or facilities, or the adequacy or quality thereof, any
preference or advantage or any prejudice, disadvantage or any discrimina-
tion, any rates, tolls, fares or charges, or any regulations or practices with
respect thereto, or of or concerning any other matter or thing done, per-
mitted, maintained or omitted to be done by any person, firm or corpora-
tion, subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, with respect to any of
the requirements imposed by the Public Service Commission Law, or by
any other law, by any charter, franchise or ordinance, by any order of the
commission or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the People's Counsel, upon
a prima facie case, or otherwise, to participate in the preparation or re-
forming of the pleadings before the commission, if need be, or investigat-
ing or further investigating the facts of evidence upon which the applica-
tion, complaint or protest is based or may be based and to appear before
the commission in respect to investigations or in support of applications 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 em-
ployed by said commission as well as the records and other facilities of the
commission shall be availed of by the 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 proceedings before said
commission from appearing in person or from being represented by counsel.

All actions and proceedings under this sub-title, and all actions and pro-
ceedings commenced and prosecuted by order of the commission, and all