Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-21
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wAsHISGToS. Sep:e nber lS.-In an
opinion made public today the interstate
commerce cUmmrsSi III takes important
action On constituting the Of new
railroad law nni providing general
rules applying /" j lint tariff rites
and to communication. mileage and *
cursion rates. The rulings are us
follows:
Payment for transportatiou-Noth
ing but money can be lawfully receive i
or accepted in pa! ment for transpor.
tation eubjcct to the uct, whether Of
passengers or properly, or for any
service III connection herewith, it being
the opinion Of the commission that the
prohibition against charging or collect.
ing a greater or less OF different conf
pensation than the established rates in
effect at the time precIudes the accept.
ance OF services, property, or other pay.
ment in line Of the amount: OF money
specified in the published schedules.
Notice OF changes in rates-Where
two or more connecting carriers estab.
lish a Joint rate which is less or greater
than the sum Of their local rates, such
joint rate ia a change o. rates and re-
quires n notice OF thirty daye. 10 such
case tho JOINT rate, when duly estab.
lished mud in force, becomes the only
lawful rate Tor through transportation.
New roads-On new lines OF road,
including branches and extensions of
existing roads, cut rates maj be CO
tablished in the first instance, and also
joint rates to and from points on gu ch
new line without notice, on posting a
tariff OF such rates and filing the same
with the commission.
aRound.trip excursion rates-It is tho
opinion Of the commission that the
provisions OF amended sixth section in
respect to the publishing, filing and
posting OF tariffs apply to the mileage,
excursion and emulation rites author
lied by the twenty. 8ccond section.
Such a rate when first established or
offered is held to be n change OF rateg
which requires n notice Oi thirty days.
No reason appears why this notice
should not DO given in the case OF
mileage ratea, Communication rates round.
trip rites, or other reduced rates, which
like ordinary passenger rates are ca.
tablisi:ed for nm indefinite period aud
appear to he o matter Of permanent
policy. Strictly excursion rntes, how
ever, covering n named md limited
period, are OF a different character In
this regard, and may properly be estab.
lished on much shorter notice.
To avoid the necessity for special
application in cases Of this kind, the
commission has made n general order
fixing the following named time ri no.
tice OF round trip excursion rates and
carriers may govern Themselves nc.
c%ordingly:
RATES for m excursion limited 10 a
designated period Of not more than
three days may DO established without
tnreler notice, upon posting n tariff
oho day IN advance in two public and
conspicuous places IN tho waiting rooms
of each station where tickets Tor such |
excursions are sold aud mailing copies
to the commission.
'itaiee for M excursion Limited 10 q
signaicd pcGod Of more than three
dnyS md not more than thirty days
may be established upon a notice Of
three days In place Of tho thirty daye
notice Other wise required by the amend.
ID eixth section.
"Raies for mn excursion limited 10 a
designated period exceeding thirty days
will require tho statutory notice unlees
timo 10 allowed In epecial cases
y the commission"
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