994 SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 150. 1913. ' ma be ro er and necessary to effect and carry out, perform, lahhdcglxecule allp thd) said powers herein eciiied, mentioned, and indi- S¤¤¤••¤**·* °¤¤v**· cated. A substantial compliance with lhs requirements of this section °°°° °°m°im` shall be sufficient to give efect to all the rules, orders, acts, and regulations of the commission, and they shall not be declared moperatrye, E. h h dt illegal, or void for aply gaili-mion a naturige respect theretg. c °m Thateach o sec n,an every s oea ara ap, md L are herebypdeclarell to be independent paragraghs, and thenholcghg of any paragraph or paragra hs or part or parts ereof to be void, ineffectryzilor unconstrtlptiondl forhanryoziause shall not be deemed to affect an o er aragra or art the . _,§°,’;‘,,';*,,;’,§,'*,§";‘{ Ear. 93. Rfhat segtion shall not have the effect to release or ' waive any riggt of action by the United States or by the_D1stnct_ of Columbia, or y any person, for an , penalty, or forfeiture which may have arisen or which may h arise under any law of the United States or an in force in the District of Columbia; m$,}f°'· °°°· °°‘ and allpenalties audio eitures accruing under this section shall be cumulative, argl a sr1i*th£<;r any recovery of one shall not be a har to the recov o an o penalty. s»P¤ °°° °° Par. 94?r{‘hat filet, unles the commission shall otherwise order it shall be unlawful for any public utility within the District of Columhra to demand, collect, or receive a grea tion for any service than the chaxEé£xed on the lowest es of rates i'or_the same service under law inforce at the dateof thegzmage of this section; ..“.&¥·.:.“;*‘.:'.,*:°·°*·‘ mus, every public utility in no District of rumen can pam thirtydaysafterthepassageand0pubHcationofthi;ssection,iilemthe oflice of the commission copies all schedules of rates and charges, _`pp,,“,,,,,, ,_, including joint ratezhin force at the date of thepassageof thrssectron; ¤¤¤¤e¤=· third, any public u desiring to advance or discontinue any such rate or rates may e application to the commksion in writing, stating the advance in or discontinuance of the rate or rates desire , ¤,g,°T”°" °°°“'"°" giving the reasons for such advance or discontinuance; fourth, upon receiving such application the commission shall fix a time and place for hearing, and `ve such notice to interested parties as shall be proper
- °"°'* and reasonabg if, after such hearing and mvestigation, the commission shall find that the change or discontinuance applied for is reasonable, fair, and just, it shall grant the application, either in whole or in
,,§,Q’°'°" "'*' "‘ part; fifth, anydpublic utility with any order of the commission m e rmder the provisions of this paragra h may commence s proceeding against it in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the manner as is in this_section hereinbefore provided, which action shall be tried and determmed in the same manner askin Om. I r _ this section hereinbefore provided. .;,.,.4...;, ° ° "' Par. 95. The commission shall have the power in each and every ' instance to employ and to prescribe the duties of such officers, clerks, stenographers, typewriters, inspectors, experts, and employees as it magx sem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and mddmw to and pay their compensation within the appropriations provided ,,c_ °"°“’°‘* by Congress. The commission is hereby authorized, within the appropnation made_ by to mcur and gy incidental expenses for posy§i2£nnt¤ng, b _, hooks, law , books of reference, and peri , statronggy, bmding, rebmdmg, repairing and preservation of records,_ desks, ce furniture and sup lies, traveling expenses of the f:ommtrEsion% thei <£1m1tpi1rssionemr;1landPevery offnceri)1 agent, and em oyee erep,an _ o er ene e ensesreasona necessa °*¤°°¤°¤¤¤*¤- to he m carrying out the puenzposxeg of this section? All par}: ments disbursements, as glrovrd m this section, shall be made Dwigmm of Db by the dlsburplrgg officer of e Distrxct of Columbia u on proper grrzzxggymww vouchers, certrii as required by the commission; and the commission is hereby granted power and authority to designate and appomt during its pleasure such officers, clerks, inspectors, and
