The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-13

the telephone company complained of
in said communication. And it shall
be the duty Of su elephone compa-
ny, upon receipt Of this commission
Of a copy Of said complaint to i'm
mediately investigate the same and
report to this commission, notifying
said commission within 10 days of
their answer to said complaint.
Third Upon the answer Of said
telephone company complained of
being served upon this commission,
the commission shall call a meeting
for a formal hearing by this board,
the day being named by the commits
sion for said hearing, and the follow
ing procedure shall prevail:
(a) This commission shall desig-
nate the time, place and hour at
which such hearing shall be had, and
the secretary of this commission shall
notify interested parties in writing to
this effect.
(b) All testimony given at such
hearing shall be under oath.
(c) At such hearing, the burden
of proof shall be upon the party COM
planning, and the individual firm or
corporation against which complaint
is made shall be heard in reply.
(d) The decision Of this commits
sion shall be in writing, and a copy
of the same shall be given to each OF
the parties interested.
Fourth. On or before the first day
Of June, 1907, and On or before the
first day of each December and June
thereafter, each telephone company
shall file with this commission a sep
arate report for each exchange ope-
rated by it in any city or town in
this STATE, and all rates or charges for
telephone service at said exchange
shall be submitted to this commission
for approval.
Fifth. All contracts and agree
ments as to any rates or charges for
services or connections made after
March 1, 1907, between any eN-
change or exchanges, aud any private
lines, must first be submitted to this
commission for approval.
Sixth. All additional lines and con-
nectioas acquired by purchase or
otherwise by any telephone company
or exchange must be reported imme-
diately to this commission, giving
schedule of rates charged, number Of
telephones, etc.
Seventh. All toll rates or long dis
tance charges to and from all places
within the State of South Carolina
must be reported to this commission
in detail on or before the first day Of
June, 1907, and on the first days Of
each December and June thereafter.
Eighth. On and after March 1,
1907, any telephone company estab-
fishing telephone exchange IN any
city or town in this State shall file
with this commission a schedule Of
rates, charges, ETC., for services in
said city or town, to be approved by
this commission. and said rates shall
not go into effect until they are ap-
proved by this commission.
Ninth. Any telephone company op-
Grating a telephone exchange in any
city or town in this State which de-
sires to change the rates charged for
telephone services in such city or
town, from the rates charged by such
company on the 25th day Of Febru-
ary, A. D. 1904, where the rates are
not limited by the franchise under
which said company is operating IN
such city or town, shall be allowed to
do so by agreement with the subscrib-
ers connected with such exchange;
falling to secure such agreement from
the subscribers connected with such
exchange, no change shall be made
in such rates before a hearing by
this commission. Two Or more Of
such subscribers may petition for
hearing, said petition to be made as
prescribed in rule 2.
These rules to take effect March 1,
1907.
By order OF the board.
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