The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-21
TExT-oF THE RATE
BILL AS PASSED
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any interest, direct or indirect except such
articles OF commodities as may be neces-
ssry and intended for its own use in the
conduct Of It's business as common car
rier
ANY common carrier subject 70 the
provisions OF this act shall promptly, upon
application Of any shipper rendering inter
state trafhc for transportation, construct
maintain and operate upon reasonable
terms q switch connection with any pri-
vate sidetraCk which may be constructed
10 connect with its railroad, where such
connection IS reasonably practicable and
can be put in with safety and will fur
nlsh sufficient business to justify the con-
EtruCtiOn and maintenance of the same
and shall furnish cars for the movement
or such traffic 10 the best OF its ability
without discrimination I'm favor Of or
against any such shipper.
If any common carrier shall fail TO in
stan ana operate any such switch or con-
nection as aforesaid, on application there
for in writing by any shipper, such ship
Fer shall make complaint to the commits
sion, as provided in section Is OF this act
aud the commission shall hear and inves-
tiCate the same and shall determine as to
the safety and DraCtiCabitty thereof and
justification and reasonable compensation
therefor, and the commission may make
an order, as provided in section 10 Of this
pct. directing the common carrier TO COM
ply with the provisions Of this section IN
accordance with such order; and such or
der shall be enforced as hereinafter pro-
vIded for the enforcement Of all other or
tFES OF the tOlllItlSSIOI- Quiet LildIl OIUtAS
for the payment Of moEey.
1T will be the duty of carriers engaged
in interstate commerce to give equally
good service and accommodations to all
persons paying the same compensation for
Interstate transportation of passengers
All Tariffs to Be Public.
Sec. :. That section Of said act, as
amended March 2 1889, be amended so as
Sec. s That every common carrier
subject to the provisions Of this act shall
file with the commission created by this
act and print and keep open to public in
specttOn schedules showing all the rates
fares and charges for transportation be
tween different points on its own route
and between points on its own route and
points on the route Of any ether carrier
by railroad, BY pipe line or by water when
4 through route and joint rate have been
established The schedules printed as
aforesaid BY any such common carrier
shall plainly state the places between
which property and passengers will be
carried, and shall contain the classical
tion Of freight in force, and shall also
state separately all terminal charges, stOT-
5ge charges, icing charges and all other
charges which the commission may re-
Qufre- all special privileges or facilities
granted or allowed and any rules OF reg
ulatiOns which in any wise change, affect
or determine any part or the aggregate
Of such aforesaid rates. fares or charges
or the value Of the service rendered to the
rasSengeT- shipper or cOnsignee. Such
StHeulleS ~ltil De plainly printed IN large
type. and copies for the use of the public
shall be kept posted in two public ana
conspicuous places in every depot, station
or office Of such carrier where passengers
or freight, respectively, are received for
transportation, in such form that they
shall be accessible to the public and can
be conveniently inspected The provisions
OF TINS section shall apply TO all traffic,
transportation and facilities defined in sec
lion ] of this act.
Any common carrier subject to tho
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in the United States to be carried through
4 foreign country % any place in the
United States shall also in like manner
print and keep open TO public inSUectiOu
AT every deD0t or Office where such freight
IS received for shipment schedules show
ing the through rates established and
charged by such common carrier to ali
points in the United States beyond the
foreign country IN which il accepts freight
Tor Shipment. and any freight shipped
from the United States through a foreign
country into the United States the
through rate on which shall not be made
public as required by this act shall be
fore it is admitted into the United States
uom said foreign country be subject 10
customs duties as If said freight was Of
foreign production.
Notice Of Changes Required.
No change shall Be made in the rates.
rares and charges OF joint rates fares and
charges which have been filed and pub
Hshed by any common carrier If COmpI-
cNceDt after thirty DAYS notice to the
commission and 20 the public published as
aforesaid, which shall plainly state the
changes proposed to be made in the SChed-
ule then in force and the time when the
changed rates, fares or charges will go
into effect, and the proposed changes shall
be shown by printing new schedules. or
shall be plainly indicated upon the SEIZED
Mes in force at the time and kept open
10 public inspect m.
divided that the commission NAV in
discretion and
allow changes upon less than the notice
Fer6in specified or modify the require
ments Of this section in respect to pub
fishing, posting and fling Of tariffs. either
IN particular instances or by a general
order applicable to special or peculiar cir
Cumstances or conditions
The names of the several carriers which
are parties TO any joint tariff shall be
specified therein. and each of the parties
thereto other han the one fling the
same. shall file with the commission such
evidence of concurrence theUein or ac-
cept8nce thel eof as may he required OF
approved by the commission, and whera
such evidence of concurrence or accept
suce is filed IL shall not be necessary for
the carriers fling the same 10 also file
copies of the tariffs IN which they are
named as parties.
Every common carrier subject to this
act shall also file with said commission
copies Of all contracts, agreements or ar
in relation to any traffic affected BY the
provisions Of this act to which il may be
party
The commission may determine and
prescribe the form in which the schedules
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