The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
RULES ON RATE LAW.
orders on Section of New Law as
Construed by Commission.

Washington, Oct ia series of or.
ders have been issued by the Interstate
Commerce commission relating chiefly
to the construction of section 6 OF the
recently enacted railroad rate law In
substance the rulings follow:
A contract agreement or arrangement
between common carriers governing a
division between them OF joint rates on
interstate business is contract ar
rangement in relation To traffic within
the meaning of section 6 Of the act to
regulate commerce. and a copy thereof
must be fled with the comission.
Where a joint rate is in effect by a
given route which is higher between
any points than the sum of the locals
between the same points by the same or
another routs, such higher joint rate
may, until Dec. 81, 1896, be changed by
reducing the same to the sum of such
locals but not otherwise upon posting
one day in advance a tariff of such
reduced rate and mailing a copy thereof
to the commission.
Rates for a series of daily excursions,
such series covering period not ex-
ceeding 80 days. may be established up
on notice of three days as to the en-
tire series, and separate notice of the
excursion on each day covered by the
series need not be given.
Round trip tickets on the certificate
plan may be issued at reduced rates and
their use be confined to the delegates
to particular convention or to the
members of a particular association or
society upon the condition that a Ger
tain number of such tickets shall be
presented for valuation for return trip
before the reduced rate for return trip
will be granted to any. The commission
suggests the rule should provide that
not less than 100 tickets shall be pre-
scented for valuation for return trip be-
fore reduced rate will be granted to any
Round trip tickets on certificate plan
may also be issued to government en-
ployes going home to vote and return
ing to their employment.
The provisions of the act relative to
! the issuance of free tickets. free passes.
| free transportation or free carriage to
I employees of carriers apply only to per-
! sons who are actually in the service OF
I the carriers and who devote substanti-
ally all of their time to the work or bus
/ mess of such carrier. Land and inlni-
/ grafton agents. unless they are bonafide
and actual employees. representative
/ of correspondence schools. agents Of ac-
! cident life insurance companies, agents
| of oil or lubricating companies, etc,
are not within the classes to which free
/ or reduced rate transportation can be
/ lawfully furnished. But the commits
sion does not construe the law as pre-
venting carrier from giving necessary
free transportation to person travel
/ ing over its lines solely for the pur-
-
performing a duty imposed upon the
| carrier. nor from giving free carriage
/ over It's lines to the household and per
sonaI effects of an employee who is re-
CURED to remove from one place to an
other at the instance Of or in the inter-
est Of the carrier by which he is en-
pIoyed Nor does the commission con-
strue the law as preventing a carrier
from giving free or reduced rate car
rage over its line TO contractors fos
material. supplies and men for use II
construction improvement or reneva
work on the line of that carrier provid-
ed such arrangement for free or reduc-
ed rate carriage is made part of ths
/ specification upon which the contract is
based and Of the contract itself.
1.-The provisions of the act relative tt
the issuance OF free or reduced rat,
transportation to ministers OF religion
do not apply to include members Of tn.
family OF ministers OF religion. Neithel
do the provision Of the act rsla tive t,
the issuance Of free or reduced raJs
transportation admit of including here
in officers of the government army OF
navy or members Of their families o.
other people to whom consideration MAJ
have been extended in the past unles:
they are within the classes specifically
named IN the act"