Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
CONSTITUTES NEW
RAILROAD LAW
COMMISSION RULES ON SOME
MooTED QUESTIONS
Only Money Can BE Accepted In Pay
ment for Transpo ortatlon-Notlces
Of Changes In Rates
Fixed
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s.-In ar
opinion made public today the inter
state commerce commission takes inn
portant action ON constituting the ap-
peal of new railroa q law and providing
general rules applying to joint tariff
rates on new lines and to commuta-
tion, milea ge, excursion rates. The rul-
ings are as follows;
1Payment for transporta tion-Noth.
ing but money can be lawfully receiN ed
or accepted in payment for transporta-
tion subject to the act whether of pas
senger or property, or for any service
i'm connection herewith, 1t being the
opinion of the commission that the pro-
hibition gainst charging or collecting
a greater or less different compenSa-
tion than the esta blished rates in ef-
feet at the time precludes the accept
ance of services. property or other pay
rnent in lieu of the amount of money
specified in the published schedules.
Notices of Changes
Notice of changes in rates-Where
two or more connecting carriers es-
tablsh a joint rate which is less or
greater than the sum of their local
rates, such joint rate is a change of
rates and requires a notice of thirty
days. In such case the joint rate, when
duly esta blished and in force, becon es
the only lawful rate for through trans
portation-
New roads-On new lines of road,
including branches and extensions OF
existing roads, cut rates may be es-
tablished in the first instance and also
joint rates to and from points on such
new line without notice on posting
tariff of such rates and filing the sa me
with the commission.
Round trip excursion rates-It Is the
opinion Of the com mission that the pro-
visions of the amended sixth section
in respect to publishing. filing and
posting of tariffs apply to the milea ge,
excursion and elimination rates au-
thorized by wenty-second section.
Such a rate, when first established or
Offered, is held to be change of ra tes,
which requires a notice of thirty days.
No reason appears why this notice
should not be given in the case Of mile
age rates, communication rates, round
trip rates, or other reduced rates
which, like ordinary passenger ra tes,
are established for an indefinite period
and appear to be matter of perma-
nent policy.
Excursion Rates
Strictly excursion rates, however,
covering a named and limited period
are OF OlTIerent character In this re-
gard and may properly be established
on much shorter notice.
ITO avoid the necessity for special
application in cases of this kind, the
commission has made a general order
fixing the following named time of no
tice of round trip excursion rates and
carriers may govern themselves ac-
cordingly:
Rates for an excursion limited to a.
designated period of not more than
three days may be established without
further notice upon posting a tariff one
day In advance in two pu bile and con-
spicuous places in the waiting room
of. each station where tickets for such
excursions are sold and mailing a copy
to the commission.
Rates for an excursion limited to a |
designated period of more than three
days and not more than thirty days
may be established upon notice of
three days in place of the thirty days'
notice otherwise required by the
amended sixth section.
Rates for an excursion limited n q
designa ted period exceeding thirty days
VIII require the statutory notice unless
shorter time is allowed in special
cases by the commission
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