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INDEX

		Art.	Sec.
	Public Service Commission —
	Cont'd:
	Incidental and implied powers of
	commission ................	23	425
	Incompatible employment ........	23	354
	Information — corporations to fur-
	nish to ....................	23	375
	Inspectors of gas and electric meters	23	399
	Interstate or foreign commerce —
	not to apply to .............	23	429
	Investigations, Hearings or Pro-
	ceedings :
	Inquisitorial powers as to gen- eral condition, capitalization,
	management and operation
	of lines owned, leased or con-
	trolled, by common carriers	23	368, 378
	Investigations in general ........	23	380
	Complaints against public ser-
	vice corporations to be in
	writing ....................	23	380
	If violation continues after no-
	tice commission to investi-
	gate and take action.........	23	380
	Joint investigations, etc., with
	commissions of other states	23	348
	Notice of complaint and order
	thereon to corporation ......	23	380
	Order of commission to dismiss
	petition or direct satisfaction
	of cause of complaint .......	23	380
	Powers of commission to ad-
	minister oaths; examine and
	compel production of books,
	etc., or sworn copies.........	23	368, 378
	Proceedings after complaint
	filed .......................	23	380
	When discretionary and when
	mandatory ................	23	380
	Jurisdiction to extend to all public
	service corporations, persons
	engaged in public service or
	utility and other matters and
	things relating thereto ......	23	349
	Liabilities — Assumption by public
	service corporations ........	23	392
	Maximum or minimum rates —
	Power to fix.................	23	382
	Milk containers; may require car-
	riers to receipt for; form
	thereof; law applicable upon
	issue of such receipt ........	23	383
	Motor vehicle transportation com-
	panies included in term
	"common carrier" ..........	23	345
	Motor vehicles — Hearing in re op-
	eration of ..................	23	351
	Municipal corporations supplying
	gas and electricity...........	23	345
	Municipal electric or gas plants —
	Sale, conditions, etc..........	23	195, 196
	Municipalities — Consent for certain
	franchises ..................	23	401, 402
	New rates — Hearing ..............	23	371, 372
	Oath of office of commissioners and
	employees .................	23	347
	Obligations — Assumption by public
	service corporations ........	23	392
	Office hours ; persons to be in charge	23	350
	Orders of; service and effect of, etc.	23	359

		Art.	Sec.
	Public Service Commission —
	Cont'd:
	Passes or gratuities forbidden.....	23	354
	Penalties :
	Actions to recover where and by
	whom prosecuted; what pen-
	alties and forfeitures may be
	recovered ..................	23	394
	Defense against ..............	23	394
	Common carriers violating pro-
	visions of this sub-title or
	orders of commission.........	23	394
	Each violation distinct offense	23	394
	Persons, officers and agents vio-
	lating, or aiding or abetting
	violations of, provisions of
	this sub-title or orders of
	commission by ,common car-
	riers .......................	23	394
	Corporations other than common
	carriers; every violation sep-
	arate offense ...............	23	394
	Persons, officers or agents aid-
	ing and abetting such "viola-
	tions ......................	23	394
	General provisions; enforcement
	of penalties ................	23	394
	Accounting for moneys recov-
	ered; payment to city of Bal-
	timore ....................	23	394
	Act of agent of common car-
	rier, etc., deemed act of cor-
	poration in enforcing provi-
	sions of article ..............	23	394
	Penalty for failure of witness to
	attend, be sworn or sign de-
	position, or answer...........	23	357
	Proceedings for enforcement of
	such penalty; powers of
	judges of circuit court or su-
	preme bench ...............	23	357
	Proceedings to arrest violations of
	the law or orders of the com-
	mission; where and by whom
	instituted; petition and order
	to answer; default in answer;
	parties; final judgment.......	23	394
	People's counsel .................	23	347,353
			354
	Persons not eligible for employment
	by .........................	23	347
	Power companies; all provisions of
	this sub-title relating to com-
	mon carriers and other cor-
	porations mentioned applica-
	ble to power companies to
	apply thereto ..............	23	413
	Powers :
	Approve issue of securities of
	corporations sold under ju- dicial, etc., proceedings; capi-
	talization of assets other than
	franchise ..................	23	426
	Rates, fares and charges of com-
	mon carriers and other cor-
	porations may be determined
	and fixed by commission if
	rates fixed by such corpora-
	tions are unreasonable or un-
	just .......................	23	381