ACQUISITION OF LIGHTING PLANT, ETC.

city or town, vote of,

Concluded.

certified copy of records as to, to be transmitted to board by clerk,
failure or neglect to comply with provision,

penalty, not over $25,

subsequent to, vote to acquire,

vote to establish, purchase, reconstruct, extend or enlarge plant; to
issue bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness; to regu-
late management, etc.; to adopt by-laws as to,.
certified copy of vote to be sent to board by clerk,

town, vote of, .

meeting, special, held at intervals of not more than thirteen months,
vote, manner of taking by ballot and use of town voting list,
vote, in case of failure, not to be taken for two years,

voters present and voting, two-thirds of,

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ADDITIONS TO EXISTING PLANT VOTED TO BE PURCHASED

ALDERMEN. See MAYOR and ALDERMEN.

ALTERATIONS IN LINES. See LINES, etc.

parties violating provisions to pay expense,

ALTERATION IN LOCATION OF LINES IN TOWN. See LINES.

selectmen to order,

AMENDMENT.

corporations subject to,

ΑΜΜΟΝΙΑ.

amount permitted in gas,

AMOUNT.

district indebtedness, notes for,

municipal plant indebtedness,

notes and bonds for,

ANNUAL INCOME AND EXPENSES OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANTS.
estimate for ensuing fiscal year to be rendered by manager to mayor,

depreciation, amount equal to 3 per cent. of cost of plant, exclusive

of land or water power or such smaller amount as board
may approve,

ANNUAL INCOME AND EXPENSES, ETC.

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expense, excess of, over income estimated from private customers,
to be included in annual appropriations and in tax
levy,

income from sales to private customers,

loss in operation defined,

difference between amount made up of actual income from private
customers plus appropriations for preceding year and the

actual expense,

income from sales and appropriations to be used to pay expenses,
appropriations for plant to be for annual expense or for extension,
reconstruction, enlargement or additions,
appropriations not to be used otherwise than purpose stated in
vote therefor,

city or town not to issue notes, bonds or certificate of indebted-
ness for annual expenses as defined in this section,
depreciation, money for, not to be used for anything but renewals,

in excess of ordinary repairs, extensions, reconstruction,
enlargement and additions,

depreciation surplus to be kept for future years,
depreciation expenses, debt for, not to be incurred in excess
of amount needed in addition to amount
therefor,

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on hand

depreciation fund, to be kept and managed by treasurer subject
to appropriations for above purpose,
depreciation fund, in such part as approved by board, may be

used to pay notes, bonds or certificates of debt for recon-
struction or renewals in excess of ordinary repairs when
said notes, etc., due,

cities and towns with plant, apparatus to be installed and maintained by,

city and town consumption, to measure if required by board,
measurement and recording output, apparatus for,

meters, sale by private customer if required by board,

APPEAL.

from appraisal of land damages from transmission lines,

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from assessors, as to valuation of real estate, etc.,

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from decisions as to entry of companies on property and streets,

unincorporated companies subject to, as far as applicable,

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manager, municipal lighting plant, by mayor or selectmen,

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for municipal lighting plant, to be used only for purpose stated in vote, 83, 84
must be specified in municipal budget,

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of contracts for purchase of gas, Boston Consolidated Gas Company,
of contracts for sale of gas, Boston Consolidated Gas Company,

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persons for whose benefit made may form corporation to take over business,
ATTACHMENT AND LEVY IN TRANSFERS.

city, payment of bills by, to be approved by,

office to be abolished where town accountant appointed,
AUTHORITY OF BOARD.

See BOARD.

claims against, and property of, to be acquired by corporation,
corporation to take over,

drafts and orders for, to be examined by town accountant,

municipal plant, against, to be paid by treasurer on requisition of man-
ager or lighting board,

unpaid, in case of town accountant,

BOARD (GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS).

accidents, duties relative to, reports and investigations in,
accidents by gas and electricity to persons,

board to investigate, cases requiring, .

within seven days, to report to board,

chief of police within twenty-four hours, medical examiner of district

companies, etc., to report to board in writing,
time, place, circumstances and other information,
accommodation for, .

annual expenses for statistics, books, stationery and contingent, etc.,
determined by annual appropriations of legislature,

clerk of board,

appointment and term of office, and conditions of office,
authority of board, enforcement of,

jurisdiction, supreme judicial court in equity, provisions of sections 150,
151,

books, etc., of affiliated companies, board may examine,

companies, under board's jurisdiction.

books of, provisions,

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books, papers to be kept in, unless board authorized,

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books of receipts and expenditures, indebtedness and financial con-
dition,

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papers, etc., to be submitted to board; books, access to, to be had by

false returns, reports, oaths, statements, entries, etc., penalty,
aiding or abetting violation with intent,

deceit, intention of, as to board, commissioner, agent thereof, stock-

holders or officers of company,

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entry or memorandum on book, paper, etc., of company making re-
port to board or commission,

BOARD (GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSʼNERS)—Continued. PAGE penalty, not over $1,000, not over one year, or both, reports, to board or commissioner of corporations,

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testimony or affirmation, where oath or affirmation is authorized, penalty for failure to make returns,

boards, lawful orders to be complied with, by companies, etc.,
capital, amount of,

dividends declared and paid,

form, as board prescribes,

gas and electricity, when minor part of business, to be returned sep-
arately by companies, etc., in annual rates,

information to be furnished by companies, etc., to board on request,
indebtedness and financial conditions,
officers, salaried, list of, and sale,
return to be made to board,

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signed and sworn by president, treasurer and directors, majority, composition of, three citizens,

electric companies, water storage reservoir and hydro-electric,
subject to latter's charter or local laws,

where lines of former connect with latter, whether latter foreign or
domestic,

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effect of consolidation,

prohibited consolidations,

purchase and consolidation,

restricted consolidation,

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restrictions per sections 166, 167 and 168,

stock of purchasing consolidated company may be increased and ex

capital stock shares, per Acts of 1909, chapter 490, Part III., section 41,
for valuation of franchise to be proportioned on whole in
same proportion as property in state is to whole property,

electric companies with lines in same or contiguous municipalities,
electric companies and combined electric and gas companies with lines

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in same or contiguous municipalities,

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companies selling electricity in bulk barred herefrom,

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exceptions, combined companies must have gross electric receipts three
times larger than gross gas,

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requirements, approval by two-thirds in interest stockholders,

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boards finding of, .

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