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 988 SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 150. 1913. and performed under the supervision and control of the commis- §{g,,"g sion: Provided, That the salaries of the mspector of gas and meters V¤r 32·‘P· 951 and every assistant inspector of gas and meters shall contmue to be A"' "‘ M paid as heretofore and as now provided by Act of Congress. _tg‘¤¤='¤ ¤' ¤°°¤*·*· Par. 60. That the inspector of gas and metersnowaprovided for by ` Law shall transfer and deliver to the comnussion books, maps, pa, records, apparatus, and the property of whatsoever description m hiegspossession, and said commission is authonred to take possession of all books, maps, papers, records, apparatus, and property of whatsoever descri tion. _ ,,S,,$,",,}°,‘},‘}},“,,§‘{,‘Qd",*$,"§‘. Par. 61. That sl public utilities to which an order of the commisoommisto PP ¤- sion a lies shall mais such changes in their schedules on file as may be necessary to make the same conform  order, and no change shall thereafter be made by any puhlicutilrzm any such rates, tolls, or charges, or in an ujiomt rate or rates, wi out the approval of the commission. copies of  other orders of the commission shall be delivered to the public utility affected thereby in hke manner, and htge same shall take effect gziethm such reasonable time thereafter as t commission prescrr. ' ¤”°· Par. 62. That the commission may, at any time, uponnotice to the public utility and after opportumt to be heard as dprovided m aragraph forty of this section, , alter or amen any order Kung any rate or rates, tolls, charges, or schedules, or any other order made by the commission, and certified copies of the same shall he served and take effect as herein provided for original orders. anus, mak prima Par. 63. That all rates, tolls, charges, time and condition of pay- “°" "”°““ ‘ ment thereof, schedules, and {mnt rates fixed by the commission shall be in force and_shall be prima acie reasonable until finally foimd otherwisem an action brought. for that purpose. _ '¤‘r¤¤ v¤1¤¤v¤¤. an Par. 64. That if at any time the commission  be_m doubt of the ¤ iii:}a¤d elements of value to be by them considered m arnving at the true °'· valuation under the provisions of this section, they are authorized and  to institute a     equity in the Supreme Court o the District of Colum ra petrtiomng sand court to mstruct them as to the element or elements of value to be by them considered as aforesaid, and the particular utility under valuation at the time I uu shalrlll be made phutyuiefendant in said action. °,§¤°¤_¥ stan u `cu° tyan anypersonorco rationinterestbemg' S$°¤ii€°mti.”’°i° ’°' vliith any order or decision of therglmmission fixing any valuation, rate or rates, tolls, charges, schedules, `oint rate or rates or regulation, requirement, act, service or other  complained oi may commence a proceeding in equity in the Su reme Court of the District of Columbia against the commission as deihndauts, to vacate, set aside, or modify any such decision or order on the ground that the valuation, rate or rates, tolls, charges, schedules, joint rate or rates, or regulation, requirement, act, service or other thing com lained of Exed in such or er_is_ unlawful, inadequate, or unreasonalile. The answer of the commission, on_any_such action being instituted against it, or the answer of any public utility on any such action being com— menced by said commission against it, shall be filed within ten days, whereupon said proceeding shall be at issue and stand ready for trial. gijjB;¤¤¤d.¤¤¢= ¤> M _ All such px hall have precedence over any civil cause of a ' different nature pen in such court, and the Su reme Court of the District of Columbia shall alwa s be deemed open fiir the trial thereof and the sameshall be tried and determined as are equity proceedings Appear. m said court. Andy party, including said commission, may ap esl from the order or ecree of said court to the Court of A peals ofp the District of Columbia, and therefrom to the Supreme Court of the United States, which shall thereu on have and take jurisdiction in smpsussu. eyery such appeal. Pending the dpecision of said appeal the commission may suspend the decision or order appealed from for such a period