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...The public utilities commission may inquire into the management of the business of any railroad, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which it is conducted. It may obtain from a railroad the information necessary to enable it to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created.

...The public utilities commission may, and on complaint shall, investigate any freight rates on interstate traffic on railroads in this state. If in its opinion they are excessive, discriminatory, levied in violation of the interstate commerce law, or in conflict with the rulings, orders, or regulations of the interstate commerce commission, it shall present the facts to the railroad with the request to make such chan...

... The commission shall enforce Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., and 4959. of the Revised Code, as well as all other laws relating to railroads, and report violations thereof to the attorney general. If, upon complaint or otherwise, the commission has reason to believe that a railroad or any officer, agent, or employee of a railroad has violated or is violating any law of this state, or if it has rea...

...23., and 4925. of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission finds any charge, regulation, or practice affecting the transportation of passengers or property, or any service in connection therewith, not specifically designated, unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, it may regulate it as provided by such chapters in such cases.

...Upon demand, the public utilities commission, a public utilities commissioner, or any person employed by the commission for that purpose, may inspect the books and papers of a railroad and examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of a railroad, in relation to any matter which is the subject of complaint and investigation. A person, other than one of the commissioners, who makes such demand shall produce his...

...ction in the court of common pleas, the public utilities commission may require, at such time and place within this state as it designates, the production of books, papers, or accounts relating to any matter which is the subject of complaint or investigation, kept by such railroad in any office or place outside of this state, or verified copies thereof, in order that an examination of such books, papers, or accounts ...

...ilities commission issued under section 4907.11 of the Revised Code shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury, for each day it so fails or refuses, not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the commission.

...t to the forfeiture provided in section 4905.12 of the Revised Code.

...ry of the railroad shall forward to the public utilities commission a list of the officers and directors thereof, giving the place of residence and post-office address of each. If a change occurs in the organization of the officers or board of directors of a railroad, the secretary shall notify the commission of such change and the residence and post-office address of each of the officers and directors.

...t to the forfeiture provided in section 4905.12 of the Revised Code.

...On demand of the public utilities commission, each railroad within this state shall furnish copies of all leases, contracts, and agreements with express, sleeping car, freight, or rolling stock companies, or other companies doing business upon or in connection with such road, to the commission. The commission or its authorized agent may examine any officer, agent, or employee of a railroad or of such other companies,...

...uant to authority conferred in sections 4907.30, 4907.31, and 4907.34 of the Revised Code.

...When required by the public utilities commission and within a time fixed by it, each railroad shall deliver to the commission for its use copies of all contracts which relate to the transportation of persons or property or any service in connection therewith, made or entered into by such railroad with any other railroad, terminal, depot, car or equipment company, express or other transportation company, bridge compan...

...or the purposes designated in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code which shall conform as nearly as practicable to the forms prescribed by the interstate commerce commission, and, when necessary, furnish such blank forms to each railroad.

...railroad receiving blank forms from the public utilities commission shall cause them to be properly filled, answering fully and correctly each question therein. In case it is unable to answer any question, such railroad shall give a good and sufficient reason for not answering it. Such answers shall be verified under oath by the proper officer of the railroad and returned to the commission within the time fixed by i...

...and return a blank form required by the public utilities commission, or by law, or willfully fail to answer a question propounded in a blank form, knowingly give a false answer to such question or evade the answer to it, if the fact inquired of is within his knowledge, or, upon proper demand, willfully fail to exhibit a book, paper, or account of such railroad which is in his possession or under his control, to a pub...

...yee of such railroad to violate section 4907.21 of the Revised Code.

...mmediate notice of such accident to the public utilities commission. In case of such accident, the commission, if it deems the public interest requires it, shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, which shall be held in the locality of the accident, unless for greater convenience of those concerned, the commission orders such investigation held at some other place. Such investigation may be adjourned from...

...Each railroad shall furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities. The charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property, for any service in connection therewith, or for the receiving, switching, delivering, storing, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just. Every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited.

...l print in plain type and file with the public utilities commission, within a time fixed by the commission, schedules, showing all rates, fares, and charges for transportation of passengers and property, and any service in connection therewith, which such railroad has established and which are in force at such time between all points in this state upon its railroad, or upon any railroad controlled or operated by it. ...

... Code, shall be printed, filed with the public utilities commission, and filed in every depot, station, and office of such railroads where passengers or property are received for transportation.

... except upon thirty days' notice to the public utilities commission. All such changes shall be plainly indicated upon existing schedules, or by filing new schedules thirty days prior to the time they are to take effect. The commission may, for good cause shown, allow changes upon less than the notice specified in this section, or modify the requirements of this section in respect to publishing, posting, and filing of...

...nted schedules referred to in sections 4907.25 to 4907.27 of the Revised Code, including schedules of joint rates, as being then in force. The rates, fares, and charges named in such schedules shall be the lawful rates, fares, and charges until they are changed as provided in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code.

...The public utilities commission may prescribe such changes in the form in which schedules are issued by a railroad as are expedient. Such schedules, as far as practicable, shall conform to the forms prescribed by the interstate commerce commission.

... the remains of a person killed in the employment of a carrier, and ex-employees traveling for the purpose of entering the service of any such common carrier, and "families" includes the families of such persons and also the surviving spouses and dependent children of employees who died while in the service of any common carrier.