4 – The Public Service Commission.
§ 4. The public service commission. 1. There shall be in the department of public service a public service commission, which shall possess the powers and duties hereinafter specified, and also all powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission shall consist of five members, to […]
4-B – Removals.
§ 4-b. Removals. The governor may remove any public service commissioner, now in office or hereafter appointed, for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving him a copy of the charges against him, and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his own defense, upon not less than […]
5 – Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission.
§ 5. Jurisdiction, powers and duties of public service commission. 1. The jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties of the public service commission shall extend under this chapter: b. To the manufacture, conveying, transportation, sale or distribution of gas (natural or manufactured or mixture of both) and electricity for light, heat or power, to gas plants […]
5-B – Corporations Subject to Chapter Although Not Transacting Business.
§ 5-b. Corporations subject to chapter although not transacting business. Corporations formed to acquire property or to transact business which would be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and corporations possessing franchises for any of the purposes contemplated by this chapter, shall be deemed to be subject to the provisions of this chapter although […]
5-E – Jurisdiction of Commission Over Certain Corporations, Their Operations and Facilities.
§ 5-e. Jurisdiction of commission over certain corporations, their operations and facilities. 1. The commission shall have no jurisdiction, supervision, powers or duties with respect to any corporation which is owned or controlled in whole or in part by a gas corporation, an electric corporation or a gas and electric corporation subject to the jurisdiction […]
7 – Organization and Records; Minutes as Evidence; Destruction of Certain Records.
§ 7. Organization and records; minutes as evidence; destruction of certain records. 1. The commission shall have a secretary and assistant secretaries to be appointed by the chairman. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a full and true record of all proceedings and a transcript of the public sessions of the […]
8 – Additional Officers and Employees.
§ 8. Additional officers and employees. The chairman shall have power to employ such officers, clerks, inspectors, experts and employees, and to make such contracts for special services as he may deem to be necessary to carry out this chapter, or to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the commission. […]
9 – Oath of Office; Eligibility of Commissioners and Officers.
§ 9. Oath of office; eligibility of commissioners and officers. Each commissioner and each person appointed to office by the chairman shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office. The oaths of office other than those of a commissioner shall be filed in the office of […]
10 – Offices of Commission; Meeting; Stationery, Et Cetera.
§ 10. Offices of commission; meeting; stationery, et cetera. The principal office of the public service commission shall be in the city of Albany, in rooms designated by the commissioner of general services. The public service commission shall also maintain a branch office in the city of New York. The commission shall hold stated meetings […]
11 – Quorum; Powers of a Commissioner.
§ 11. Quorum; powers of a commissioner. A majority of the duly appointed commissioners shall constitute a quorum and not less than a majority of such commissioners concurring may transact any business, perform any duty or exercise any power of the commission. The commission may hold meetings of the commission at any time or place […]