No. 3. FORM OF ORDER TO SATISFY OR ANSWER A COMPLAINT Before the Railroad Commission of the State of California. ORDER TO SATISFY OR ANSWER. To (here insert name and address of defendant): You are hereby notified that a complaint has been filed in the action. entitled as above against you as defendant, and you are hereby ordered to satisfy the matters therein complained of or to answer said complaint in writing within ten (10) days from the service upon you of this order and the copy of said complaint which is hereunto attached. By order of the Railroad Commission. Dated at San Francisco, California, this 191__. day of (Railroad Commission Seal.) Secretary Railroad Commission of the State of California. No. 5. FORM OF NOTICE OF HEARING ON COMPLAINT Before the Railroad Commission of the State of California. NOTICE OF HEARING. To (here insert names of all parties): You and each of you are hereby notified that the Railroad Commission of the State of California has set the above entitled case for hearing before Commissioner on (day of week) the (day of o'clock 113 m., in Commercial Building, San month) day of (name of month), 191, at the office of the Commission, Room Francisco, California, at which time and place you will be given an opportunity to be heard. By order of the Railroad Commission. Dated at San Francisco, California, this 191__. day of (Railroad Commission Seal.) Secretary Railroad Commission of the State of California. No. 4. FORM OF ANSWER TO FORMAL COMPLAINT Before the Railroad Commission of the State of California. The above named defendant, for answer to the complaint in this proceeding, respectfully states: 1. That (here follow specific denials of such material allegations of the complaint as are controverted by the defendant and also a statement of any new matter constituting a defense. Continue numbering each succeeding paragraph). Wherefore, the defendant prays that the complaint be dismissed (or other appropriate prayer). (Verification.) (Name of defendant.) No. 6. FORM OF PUBLISHED NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION Before the Railroad Commission of the State of California. In the Matter of the Application of (here insert name of applicant) for (here insert desired order, authorization, permission or certificate). No. (To be inserted by the secre- NOTICE OF HEARING. Notice is hereby given that the application of (name of applicant in full) for the (approval, determination, consent, permission, certificate or authorization) of the Railroad Commission of the State of California to (here state nature of consent asked) will be heard before Commissioner at the office of the Commission in the Commercial Building, San Francisco, California, on (day of week), the (day of month) day of (name of month), 191--, at By order of the Railroad Commission. 191__. o'clock day of m. Secretary Railroad Commission of the State of California. Hewitt Election Act. Statutes of 1911, Extra Session. CHAPTER 40. An act to provide for submitting to the qualified electors of every city and county, or incorporated city or town, in this state the question whether such city and county, or incorporated city or town, shall retain the powers of control vested therein respecting all or any public utilities, and providing further for elections thereafter to surrender such powers in case the qualified electors of any such city and county, or incorporated city or town, shall have voted to retain such powers or to reinvest such city and county, or incorporated city or town, with such powers, in case the qualified electors thereof have voted to surrender such powers. [Approved January 2, 1912.] The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Any city and county, or incorporated city or town, may retain its powers of control vested therein respecting any one or more classes of public utilities and may thereafter surrender such powers to the railroad commission of the State of California, hereinafter called the railroad commission, or may reinvest itself with such powers as it may have surrendered to the railroad commission, all as in this act provided. SEC. 2. The term "municipal corporation," as used in this act, shall be construed to mean a city and county, or an incorporated city or town. The term "legislative body," as used in this act, shall be construed to mean the board of supervisors, municipal council, commission or other legislative or governing body of a municipal corporation. SEC. 3. The terms "railroad corporation," "street railroad corporation," "common carrier," "gas corporation," "electrical corporation," "water corporation," "telephone corporation," "telegraph corporation," "wharfinger," "warehouseman" and "public utility," as used in this act, shall severally have the same meaning as is given to them, respectively, in section 2 of the act known as the "Public Utilities Act." SEC. 4. The question whether any municipal corporation shall retain its powers of control respecting one or more classes of public utilities. may be submitted to the qualified electors of such municipal corporation, as provided in this act, either at a general municipal election or at a special election held therein. Such question may be so submitted, either in pursuance of an ordinance of intention adopted by a vote of three fifths of all the members of the legislative body of such municipal corporation, declaring that the public interest requires the submission of, and |