The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-01
new OIL BILLS.
Three Measures Agreed Upon
Appear In Senate.
Provide That Pipe Lines Shall
Be Common Carriers.
STOP DISCRIMINATION.
Maximum Rates Fixed for Oil
Transportation.
Charter Board Is Given Author
ity to Act.
STOP DISCRIMINATION

In the senate this morning the three
new oil bills prepared by Senator +,
DuHnont Smith, and endorsed by the
legislative committee representing the
southern Kansas oil interests were in
troduced.
Senator Fitzpatrick introduced the
bill entitled, AN act to establish max
tmum rates for the transportation OF
crude OIL
Senator Smith introduced the bill en-
titled AN act to prohibit discrimina-
tions between different sections, COM
munities or localities, unfair competi-
tion, and providing penalties therefor. "
Senator Smith also introduced the bill
entitled An act to make pipe lines for
the conveyance of oil common carriers
and placing the same under the control
of the board of railroad commission
ers.''
The bill introduced by Senator Fitz-
patrick provides that lit shall be un-
lawful for any common carrier in the
state of Kansas to charge, exact or re
celVe for the transportation of crude oil
in barrels, tanks or tank cars between
any points within the state of Kansas
in excess OF the following rates for each
one hundred pounds
The bill sets forth the rates to be
charged by single and double lines for
given distances and provides that "ev-
cry common carrier which shall fail or
refuse to accept for shipment and
promptly ship and deliver crude oil in
barrels, tanks or tank cars, or which
shall demand, exact or receive for such
transportation and delivery q sum in
excess of the rates herein made lawful.
shall forfeit to the shipper Of such oil
the sum of $500 for each and every fail
ure or refusal"
Senator Smiths bill to prevent dis
elimination provides that amy cor
poration. foreign or domestic, doing
business in the state of Kansas, and
engaged in the production, manufacture
or distribution of any commodity in
general use, that shall discriminate be-
tween different sections, communities
or cities OF this state, by selling such
commodity at a lower rate in one sec
ton, community or city than is charged
for such commodity in another section.
community or city, after equalizing the
distance and the point of production,
manufacture or distribution and freight
rates therefrom, shall be deemed guilty
of unfair discrimination.
IF complaint shall be made to the
charter board of the state of Kansas
that any corporation chartered in this
state and authorized to do business
therein is guilty of unfair discrimina-
tiOn within the terms of this act. it
shaK be the duty of the charter board
to institute an inquiry as to such dis
elimination. For that purpose such
charter board shall have power to issue
process under the seal of the secre-
tary of such board to subpoena wit
nesses. and compel the production of
books and papers, and shall hear and
determine said matter fully, and if in
the judgment of such charter board,
or a majority thereof, any corpora
ton. foreign or domestic. shall have
been guilty of unfair discrimination
within the terms of this act the said
charter board shall so find and make
q record of such fact upon the records
of the charter board, and shall imme-
diateIy forfeit the charter of such cor
pOrauon, if it be a domestic corpora