The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-21
MUST PAY CASH
FER RAILROAD FARE
The l~ntertate Commerce Commission
MakG Important Ruling Re-
aardinq New Law.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 2O.-In an
opinion rendered September 10. but just
made pubic, the Interstate Commerce
commission takes important action in
constituting the application of the new
railroad INV and providing general
rules applying to joint tariff rates ON
new ines II to communication. mile.
age n excursion rates. The decision
in full is is follows:
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion, in answer to numerous inquiries
from raiEoad officials and other inter
ested persons. and for the purpose OF
giving administrative construction to
certain provisions of the amended act
to regulate commerce, which became
effective on the 18th of August, 1906
announces the following rulings:
Nothing but money can be lawfully
received Or accepted in payment fol-
transportation, subject to the act
whether Of passenger or property, OF
for any service in connection Herewith,
1t being the opinion of the commission
that the prohibition against charging
or collecting u greater or less or diff.
ferent compensation than the estab.
lished rates in effect at the time pre-.
cludeS the acceptance of services, prop
erty or other payment in lieu of money
specified in the published schedules.
Where two or more connecting car
AASAS SoluDiioil q JolIl race WHICH Va
less or greater than the sum of their
local rates such joint rate is a change
OF rates, and requires q notice of thirty
days. In such case the joint rate, when
duly established and enforced. becomes
the only lawful rate for through trans
portation.
ION new lines of road. including
branches and extensions of existing
roads,, cut rates may be established in
first instance, and also joint rates to
n from points on such new line,
without notice or posting a tariff of
such rates and filing the same with
the commission.
1T is the opinion of the commission
that the provisions of the amended sixth
section in respect to the publishing,
filing and posting of tariffs apply to
the mileage. excursion and cumula-
ton rates authorized by the twenty-
second section. Such a ate when first
established or offered, is held to be a
change of rates, which requires a no.
tice of thirty days. No reason appears
why this notice should not be given
In the case of mileage rates. commuta-
ton rates, round trip rates or other
rates, which, like ordinary pas
senger rates, are established for an in
dehnlte period and appear to be a mat
ter of permanent policy. Strictly ex-
cursion rates, however, covering a
Named anc limited period, are of q
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 gem
eral order fixing the time of the notice
OF the round trip excursion rates. and
carriers may govern themselves ac-
c%ordingly.
RATES for an excursion limited to a
designated period of not more tina
three days may be established without
further notice upon posting q tariff one
day in advance in two public and con-
spicuous places in the waiting room OF
the stations where the tickets for such
excursion are sold and mailing a copy
thereof to the commission.
Rates for an excursion limited to q
designated period of more than three
days n not more than thirty days
may ne established on a notice of three
days, in place of the thirty days notice
otherwise required by the amended
section.
RATES for ar excursion limited to q
designated period exceeding thirty days
will require the statutory notice, UNI
less shorter time is allowed in special
cases by the commission"