The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-17

office IN the City Of Guhrie, notice is
hereby given that the following fnal
order shall b. in f,ll force aud ufec
en- and after the 1ss lay Of January.
i.t,s.
NJ telert>rh compa ~ ur cuntina
tion OF telegraph companies. doing
+, business i'm the state of Oklahoma.
shall charge or collect for tho trans.
i mission of messages between points
in the State OF Oklahoma, a greater or
different rate Of charges than pro-
yidec herein:
RULE NO. l..
! No telegraph company shall charge
or collect more than the following
scale OF rates for any messago of ten
words, or less, exclusive of time filed.
Office check. date. time received. com.
plete address and signature, between
! ltny points within this state, ON It's
lines:
SCALE OF RATES.
175 niles aud under air line dis
tah1c, day rate 25c; night rate 25c.
ESQ miles and over 175, air line dis
tance, day rate soc; night rato. 25c
/ over 2Q0 miles, air line distance, day
rate. 35c, night rate, 25c.
/ For each additional word over ten
words. the day rate shall be two cents
For each additional word over ten
words, the night rate shall be one cent
RULE NO. 2.
| All telegraph companies are required
TO receive and transmit each others
messages when necessary to reach q
point of destination
Whenever message is sent over
two or more telegraph lines owned
CONTROLLED and operated by separate
and distinct corporations, or individ.
uals, the joint rate shall 5e ten (i0)
cents in addition TO the single line
rate nemed herein, of ten words or
less, and enc coat for each additional
word over ten words. Provided, that
the additional cost. or rate. shall not be
charged v hen the same company has
an Office AZ the point OF origin and des
tination.
RULE NO. 3.
All rates in force and effect on De
cCmber LIST, 1908. lower than the rates
named herein shall remain In full force
and effect until changed by order OF
the Commission.
RULE NO. 4.
The receiving clerk or receiving op
orator must give any aid or oxpiana-
tion necessary to enable the sender to
prepare his or her message. an1 must
also correctly mark on the face of the
mess, - the year, month, day, hour
and minute that II Is filed.
RULE NO. 5L
RULE NO. s.
I'm sending message. the sending
0nafntnr nhunrgA no f,ltnuf4t.tt
order of transmission:
/. The number or the message.
?. The operators personal signal
3. The correct and exact filing time
as per Rule 4
A. The check OF the message.
5. The place from
g. The address Of the message.
T. The body and signature of the
message.
RULE NO. 6.
The receiving operator must show
on the face of the message, the hour
and minute the message was filed al
point OF origin. In addition TO the hour
and inmate the message was received
by him.
RULE NO. Z.
No extra charge shall be made for
delivering telegraphic message IN
cities or towns in this State within a
radius OF two miles from the Office OF
the delivering telegraph company. pro-
vided that such point OF nnal delivery
is within the corporate limits OF such
town or CITY
Whenever practicable, sAch tole-
graph company may deliver all mess
ages by telephone, with consent of the
sender or addressee thereof. and
charge the actual expense OF so doing.
RULE NO. 8.
No telegraph Office where messages
are received aud transmitted for the
public shall be discontinued or abol-
ished without first obtaining the cun-
sent of this Commission, upon an ap-
plication duly filed by the said Com
pany desiring such discontinuance,
wherein shall be stated the reason
therefor; II being understood that this
refers to the main Office. and does not
include branches of the main Office
Bt any place Such branches may be
opened ~ closed as the cxigencios OF
the business may require.
RULE NO ..
All ruies and regulations Of tho tel
egraph companies operating in Oklaho-
ma In force and effect on December !
1909, not changed by the rules and reg
ulations herein prescribed shall re-
main IN full force and effect, until
changed by order of the Commission.
RULE no TO-
A copy OF this order must be printed
with twelve point type and shall be
Tosted IN some conspicuous place in
each telegraph Office IN the State Oi
Oklahoma for the information of the
public. Two copies Of tariffs, rules
and regulations OF each telegraph
company doing business IN Oklahoma
must be fled with the Commission by
each company on or before date this
order becomes effective.
CORPORATION COMlsSION
J. f. LOVE. Chairman,
J.J. MeABESTER, Commissioner
Attest.
w. l.. CHAPMAN. Secretary
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