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§§ 5230-a2-5230-a7. REGULATION OP CARRIERS. Tit. XVI, Ch. 4.
SEC. 5S30-a2. Application for permission to appropriate—order.
1 Whenever it appears to a corporation operating a common car-
2 rier that it does not have a sufficient supply of fuel to adequately
3 operate its motive power for thirty days next ensuing, an application
4 in writing, duly verified by its proper officer or employee in charge
5 of motive power, setting forth the amount of fuel on hand, and the
6 amount of fuel needed for that specific purpose, for the next thirty
7 days, and that said corporation does not have sufficient fuel in tran-
8 sit, or is unable to obtain a sufficient supply of fuel, and that unless
9 permitted to take fuel in transit, the operation of its motive power
10 will be materially lessened, and to be supplemented by such other facts
11 and showing as may be required by said railroad commission, may in
12 the discretion of such commission be permitted by written order to
13 take and use such fuel in transit for the period, and in such amount
14 as shall by such commission be deemed reasonable or adequate.
[39G.A.,ch.285, §2.]
SEC. 5230-aS. Modification of orders.
1 The railroad commission in its discretion may modify or annul
2 any order or orders made, without notice or additional showings.
[39 G. A., ch. 285, § 3.]
SEC. 5230-a4. State or public utility as consignee.
1 Fuel consigned to the state of Iowa, or to a person, firm or cor-
2 poration operating a public utility, shall not be included in any order
3 made by the railroad commission.
[39 G. A., ch. 285, § 4.]
SEC. 5230-a5. Notice of application to appropriate.
1 The commission in its discretion may require notice to be served
2 upon the owner of fuel sought to be taken by virtue hereof, the man-
3 ner and form of such notice, and the time and place of the hearing, to
4 be fixed by said commission.
[39 G. A., ch. 285, § 5.]
SEC 5230-a6. Notification of owner—payment.
1 Whenever a common carrier is permitted to take fuel in transit
2 by order of the railroad commission, it shall be the duty of the common
3 carrier to promptly notify the owner of such taking and the owner
4 thereof may, at his option, accept as payment therefor, the full value
5 of such fuel, plus twenty per centum of such value, to be promptly
6 paid by such carrier; but if the owner does not so elect, nothing herein
7 shall be construed to affect any other right or remedy.
[39 G. A., ch. 285, § 6.]
SEC. 5230-a7. Violation—penalty.
1 Any common carrier subject to the provisions of the six preced-
2 ing sections, or any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee,
3 lessee, agent or employee, who alone, or with any other director, officer,
4 receiver, trustee, lessee, agent or employee, shall wilfully take, use,
5 divert or appropriate, any coal, coke or oil, or suffer or permit the
6 same to be taken, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convie-