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Source or Prior Law:

L. 1905, ch. 340, § 15; L. 1911, ch. 238, § 2; Revised, 1923.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Act creating board of railroad commissioners held constitutional and valid. The State v. Railway Co., 76 Kan. 467, 468, 92 P. 606. Affirmed: Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. v. Kansas, 216 U.S. 262, 30 S. Ct. 330, 54 L.Ed 472.

2. Unauthorized corporate acts challenged by attorney for public utilities commission. Telephone Co. v. Telephone Association, 94 Kan. 159, 163, 146 P. 324.

3. Powers, duties, etc., of railroad commissioners conferred upon utilities commission. The State, ex rel., v. Postal Telegraph Co., 96 Kan. 298, 301, 150 P. 544.

4. Section virtually extends power over railroad to all public utilities. The State, ex rel., v. Postal Telegraph Co., 96 Kan. 298, 304, 150 P. 544.

5. Right to private farm crossings; commission without jurisdiction. Railroad Co. v. Utilities Commission, 98 Kan. 667, 669, 158 P. 863.

6. Regulation of utilities not limited to carriers. The State, ex rel., v. Telephone Co., 102 Kan. 318, 321, 170 P. 26.