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 THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS ACT be finally determined by the Commission by an order either dismissing the complaint or directing the common carrier to satisfy the cause of the complaint. A majority of the Commission is made a quorum for any purpose, and an investiga tion or hearing may be undertaken or held before any Commissioner and shall be deemed the action of the Commission, and any order made by him, when approved and con firmed by the Commission, shall be deemed to be the order of the Commission. Investigations, inquiries, or hearings may be conducted by the Commission or a Com missioner under rules adopted and pre scribed by the Commission, and are not to be bound by the technical rules of evidence. Subpoenas may be issued by a Commis sioner or by the secretary, and under a sub poena duces tecum the production may be compelled of all books, articles, records, documents and papers of any person or cor poration. Failure to obey a subpoena without reasonable cause, or a refusal with out reasonable cause, to be sworn or exam ined, or to answer a question, or to produce a book or papers when ordered so to do by the Commission or a Commissioner, or to subscribe and swear to a deposition, is made a misdemeanor to be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction. If a person in attendance refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined, or to answer any legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper when ordered so to do by the Com mission or a Commissioner, the Commission may apply to any justice of the Supreme Court upon proof by affidavit of the facts for an order returnable in not less than two or more than five days,, directing such per son to show cause before the justice who made the order, or any other justice, why he should not be committed to jail. Upon the return of such order the justice shall examine, under oath, such person, giving him an opportunity to be heard. If the justice shall determine that he has refused, without any reasonable cause or legal excuse, to be

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examined, or to answer a legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book or paper which he was ordered to bring, he may forthwith, by warrant, commit the offender to jail, to remain there until he submits to do the act or is discharged according to law. This detailed provision was inserted in the act for the reason that the Code pro vision supposed to cover such procedure has recently been declared unconstitutional. Orders of the Commission. — The deter minations of either Commission are to be expressed in orders which shall take effect at a time therein specified, and continue in force for a period therein designated, unless earlier modified or abrogated by the Com mission, or unless such order be unauthor ized by the act or any other act to be in violation of a provision of the Constitu tion of the state or of the United States. The orders of the Commission shall be served upon every person or corporation to be affected thereby, either by personal delivery of a certified copy thereof, or by mailing a certified copy. And it is made the duty of every person and corporation to notify the Commission forthwith, in writing, of the receipt of the certified copy of every order. Within a time specified in the order every person and corporation upon whom it is served must, if so required in the order, notify the Commission whether the terms of the order are accepted and will be obeyed. ■ After an order has been made any party interested may apply for a rehearing, which may be granted if the Commission deter mines that sufficient reason therefor appears, but it must be finally determined within thirty days. An application for a rehear ing shall not excuse a common carrier from complying with or obeying any order or any requirement of an order, or operate in any manner to stay or postpone the enforce ment thereof, except as the Commission by order may direct. If the Commission after a rehearing determines that the original order or any part thereof is unjust and un