12 – Counsel to the Commission; Duties.
§ 12. Counsel to the commission; duties. It shall be the duty of counsel to the commission, subject to the direction of the chairman, to represent and appear for the people of the state and the commission in all actions and proceedings involving any question under this chapter, or within the jurisdiction of the commission, […]
13 – Expenses.
§ 13. Expenses. All officers, clerks, inspectors, experts and employees of the commission shall receive the compensation fixed by the chairman of the commission within the amounts appropriated therefor by the legislature. The commissioners and counsel to the commission may receive, in lieu of expenses, twenty-five dollars per day, and a proportionate amount thereof for […]
14 – Payment of Salaries and Expenses.
§ 14. Payment of salaries and expenses. All salaries and expenses of the public service commission shall be paid monthly from the state treasury upon the audit and warrant of the comptroller out of the funds provided therefor.
15 – Certain Acts Prohibited.
§ 15. Certain acts prohibited. Every commissioner, and every person employed or appointed to office in the department is hereby forbidden and prohibited to solicit, suggest, request or recommend, directly or indirectly, to any corporation or person subject to the supervision of the commission, or to any officer, attorney, agent or employee thereof, the appointment […]
16 – Reports of Commission.
§ 16. Reports of commission. 1. All proceedings of the commission and all documents and records in its possession shall be public records. 2. The commission shall conduct a hearing and take testimony relative to any pending legislation with respect to any person, corporation or matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, if requested to […]
17 – Certified Copies of Papers Filed to Be Evidence.
§ 17. Certified copies of papers filed to be evidence. Copies of all official documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the office of the commission, certified by a commissioner or by the secretary or assistant secretary of the commission to be true copies of the originals, under the official seal of […]
18-A – Costs and Expenses of the Commission and Department and the Assessment of Such Costs and Expenses.
§ 18-a. Costs and expenses of the commission and department and the assessment of such costs and expenses. 1. All costs and expenses of the department and commission shall be paid pursuant to appropriation on the certification of the chairman of the department and upon the audit and warrant of the comptroller. The state treasury […]
18-C – Refunds by the Commission.
§ 18-c. Refunds by the commission. Whenever it appears that any person, firm, corporation or municipal corporation, has paid to the commission fees or other charges in excess of the amount legally chargeable against such person, firm, corporation or municipal corporation, the commission shall have power, within three years after the date of such payment, […]
19 – Attendance of Witnesses and Their Fees.
§ 19. Attendance of witnesses and their fees. 1. The commission shall have power to issue subpoenas and subpoena duces tecum. All subpoenas shall be signed and issued by a commissioner, by an officer or employee of the commission specially authorized to conduct an investigation or hearing or by the secretary or assistant secretary of […]
20 – Practice Before the Commission; Immunity of Witnesses.
§ 20. Practice before the commission; immunity of witnesses. 1. All hearings before the commission or a commissioner, or an officer or employee specially authorized to conduct an investigation or hearing, shall be governed by rules to be adopted and prescribed by the commission. And in all investigations, inquiries or hearings the commission or a […]