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Public Service Commission May 16, 1950. Page 5. In l$h9 the legislature amended Section 19 of the 19*»7 Act and, inter alia, provided therein as followss "This act shall itself constitute complete authority for the doing of the things herein authorized to be done. The provisions of no other lav, either general car local, except as provided in this act, shall apply to the doing of the things herein authorized to he done, end no hoard, agency, bureau or officia l, other than the governing body of the district and the public service ecramission of the State of Bsvada, shall have any authority or jurisdiction over the doing of any of the acts haze in authorized to he dene, near shall any proceedings, nor publication, notice of election be required for the doing of such acts except as herein specifically required." 19^9 State. 215. An examination o f the if%7 Aetj together with the l$k9 amendments, falls to disclose any act or practice of the water district and/or its board of directors, officers or engineers is subject to supervision of this Camaisafeon, save and except the provision contained in Section l6 of the 19*17 Act as asseaded at I9H9 Statutes, pages 210-21H, wherein it is provided^ "So hoard or commission other than the governing body of the district and the public service eoamiasioa of the State of Mevada ehall have authority to fix or supervise the making of such rates and charges The general rule with respect to the jurisdiction of a public service coanlsaion is veil stated in %3 A®, jar. 701, Sec. 193: "A public service camsaisaian has, however, no inherent powerj a ll its power and jurisdiction, and the nature and the extant of the sane, suet he found within the statutory or constitutional provision creating it." A pubiie service cceBaissioa has no powers except those granted by the public u tilities act. Cleveland C. C. $ St. 1. B. Co. v. Illinois Commerce Caamissioa, lk6 H.S. 606, 5% A.L.B. *15. All powers and jurisdiction of the public service euemissien must he found within the four comers of the statutes creating It, since it is a tribunal of purely statutory crestlua. Monroe v. Bailroad Ccsaisaioa of Wisconsin, TJk W.W. H50, 9 A.LJ8. IOS7 , A public service commission has the power to supervise and regulate public utilities as it finds thee. It has nothing to do with