Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-21
COMMERCE CON-
MISSION RULING
Important to Passengers and Shippers
Money Alone Can Be
Received.

washington, Sept. 21.-ln a recent
opinion the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission takes important action in con-
STRUNG the application of the new
railroad rate law and providing gen.
eral rules applying to joint tariff rates
on new lines and to Communication,
mileage and excursion rates. The
rulings are as follows
Payment for transportation-No
ing but money can be lawfully received
OF accepted in payment for transpor-
tation subject to the act whether of
passengers or property, or for any
service in connection Herewith, 1t be.
ing the opinion of the commission that
the prohibition against charging or
collecting greater or less or different
compensation than the established
rates In effect at the time precludes
the acceptance of services property
or other payment in lieu of the
amount Of money specified in the pub.
lished schedules.
Notices of changes in rates
Where two or more connecting carriers
establish a joint rate which is less
or greater than the sum of their local
rates, such joint rate is change of
rates and requires a notice of thirty
days. In such case the joint rate
when duly established and in force be-
comes the only lawful rate for through
transportation.
New r0ads-On new lines of
roads, including branches and extern
sions of existing roads, cut rates may
be established in the first instances
and also joint rates to and from points
on such new line without notice, on
posting tariff of such rates and FL
ing the same with the commission.
Round trip excursion rates-It is
the opinion of the commission that the
provisions of the amended sixth Sec
ton in respect of the publishing, filing
and posting Of tariffs apply to the
mileage, excursion and emulation
rates authorized by the twenty-sec.
ond section. Such rate when first
established is held to be change of
rates which requires notice of 30
days. No reason appears why this
notice should not be given in the
case of mileage rates, Communication
rates, round trip rates or other re-
duced rates which, like ordinary pas
senger rates, are established for an
indefinite period and appear to be a
matter of permanent policy Strictly
excursion rates, however, covering
named and limited period, are of
different character in this regard, and
may properly be established on much
shorter notice.
"To avoid the necessity for special
application in cases Of this kind, the
commission has made a general order
fixing the following named times of
notice of round trip excursion rates,
and carriers may govern themselves
accordingly.
RATES for an excursion limited to
a designated period of not more than
three days may be established without
further notice upon posting tariff
one day in advance in two public and
conspicuous places in the waiting
room of each station where tickets for
such excursion are sold and mailing
a copy thereof to the commission.
"Rates for an excursion limited to
a designated period of more than 60
days may be established upon a no.
tlce of three days in place of the 30
days notice otherwise required by the
amended sixth section.
Rates for an excursion limited to
ia designated period exceeding 30
days will require the statutory notice
unless shorter time is allowed in spe-
cial cases by the commission"