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§ 71. Complaints  as  to  quality  and  price  of gas and electricity;  investigation by commission; forms of complaints.  Upon the complaint in  writing of the mayor of a city, the trustees  of  a  village,  the  town  board  of  a town or the chief executive officer or the legislative body  of  a  county  in  which  a  person  or  corporation  is  authorized  to  manufacture,  convey,  transport,  sell or supply gas or electricity for  heat, light or power, or upon the complaint in writing of not less  than  twenty-five  customers or purchasers of such gas or electricity, or upon  the complaint in writing of the state consumer protection board, or upon  a complaint of a gas corporation or electrical corporation supplying  or  transmitting  said gas or electricity, as to the illuminating or heating  power, purity or pressure or the rates, charges  or  classifications  of  service of gas, the efficiency of the electric incandescent lamp supply,  the  voltage  of  the  current supplied for light, heat or power, or the  rates charged or classification  of  service  of  electricity  sold  and  delivered  in  such municipality, the commission shall investigate as to  the  cause  for  such  complaint.  When  such  complaint  is  made,  the  commission  may,  by  its  agents, examiners and inspectors, inspect the  works, system, plant, devices,  appliances  and  methods  used  by  such  person  or corporation in manufacturing, transmitting and supplying such  gas or electricity, and may examine or cause to be  examined  the  books  and papers of such person, or corporation pertaining to the manufacture,  sale,  transmitting  and  supplying of such gas or electricity. The form  and contents of complaints made as provided in  this  section  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  commission.  Such complaints shall be signed by the  officers, or by the customers, purchasers or  subscribers  making  them,  who  must  add  to their signatures their places of residence, by street  and number, if any.

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§ 71. Complaints  as  to  quality  and  price  of gas and electricity;  investigation by commission; forms of complaints.  Upon the complaint in  writing of the mayor of a city, the trustees  of  a  village,  the  town  board  of  a town or the chief executive officer or the legislative body  of  a  county  in  which  a  person  or  corporation  is  authorized  to  manufacture,  convey,  transport,  sell or supply gas or electricity for  heat, light or power, or upon the complaint in writing of not less  than  twenty-five  customers or purchasers of such gas or electricity, or upon  the complaint in writing of the state consumer protection board, or upon  a complaint of a gas corporation or electrical corporation supplying  or  transmitting  said gas or electricity, as to the illuminating or heating  power, purity or pressure or the rates, charges  or  classifications  of  service of gas, the efficiency of the electric incandescent lamp supply,  the  voltage  of  the  current supplied for light, heat or power, or the  rates charged or classification  of  service  of  electricity  sold  and  delivered  in  such municipality, the commission shall investigate as to  the  cause  for  such  complaint.  When  such  complaint  is  made,  the  commission  may,  by  its  agents, examiners and inspectors, inspect the  works, system, plant, devices,  appliances  and  methods  used  by  such  person  or corporation in manufacturing, transmitting and supplying such  gas or electricity, and may examine or cause to be  examined  the  books  and papers of such person, or corporation pertaining to the manufacture,  sale,  transmitting  and  supplying of such gas or electricity. The form  and contents of complaints made as provided in  this  section  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  commission.  Such complaints shall be signed by the  officers, or by the customers, purchasers or  subscribers  making  them,  who  must  add  to their signatures their places of residence, by street  and number, if any.

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Statutes > New-york > Pbs > Article-4 > 71

§ 71. Complaints  as  to  quality  and  price  of gas and electricity;  investigation by commission; forms of complaints.  Upon the complaint in  writing of the mayor of a city, the trustees  of  a  village,  the  town  board  of  a town or the chief executive officer or the legislative body  of  a  county  in  which  a  person  or  corporation  is  authorized  to  manufacture,  convey,  transport,  sell or supply gas or electricity for  heat, light or power, or upon the complaint in writing of not less  than  twenty-five  customers or purchasers of such gas or electricity, or upon  the complaint in writing of the state consumer protection board, or upon  a complaint of a gas corporation or electrical corporation supplying  or  transmitting  said gas or electricity, as to the illuminating or heating  power, purity or pressure or the rates, charges  or  classifications  of  service of gas, the efficiency of the electric incandescent lamp supply,  the  voltage  of  the  current supplied for light, heat or power, or the  rates charged or classification  of  service  of  electricity  sold  and  delivered  in  such municipality, the commission shall investigate as to  the  cause  for  such  complaint.  When  such  complaint  is  made,  the  commission  may,  by  its  agents, examiners and inspectors, inspect the  works, system, plant, devices,  appliances  and  methods  used  by  such  person  or corporation in manufacturing, transmitting and supplying such  gas or electricity, and may examine or cause to be  examined  the  books  and papers of such person, or corporation pertaining to the manufacture,  sale,  transmitting  and  supplying of such gas or electricity. The form  and contents of complaints made as provided in  this  section  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  commission.  Such complaints shall be signed by the  officers, or by the customers, purchasers or  subscribers  making  them,  who  must  add  to their signatures their places of residence, by street  and number, if any.