The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-17


= physlcians and surgeons. and memoeri
| OF their families. or the eNchahse VI
| passes or franks or free serN,se , pc
| tween such telegraph and tslePhoMti, ~
| corporations and common carriers, .o'
| their officers, agents, employees, attor-
| news physicians and surgeons. uis'
members OF their families, nor 10 rr pre-
| vent common carriers to make eNcur
| sinn rates. and telephone and TELEGRAPH
| Companies to make reduced rates tehi
| porarily. IL extended to All corporations
sbt Except as In this act otherwise
| proyided no public utility shall cnarSe
| demand. collect or receive * srea,e 80 any Nv
less or different compensation ior any
product or commodity furnisheu OF !.
| bs furnished, or for any serves isn
dered or to be rendered than Inc n. ras .
such product or commodity or serves
as specified in its schedules on me
and in effect AZ the time nor ran,i rami, .. d,.
rectiv or Indirectly, IN any manner or
by any service, any portion OF the
rases tolls rental; tnd 20 .ny GSsrx cxonpoGalon
or person any form OF contrae. or r
agreement as to rates. tolls, rentais
and charges or any ,s.S,.plv s.ls ol reai ana uni
formiy extended to all corporations ana
persons; provided. that messages py
!seFrah q, s. .ss may
classified by tho utility INTO oay. n.sn.,
repeated. unrepeated. letter. cSmmes-
eial press govsrnmsma, err, .na rs..ounb.. an. I and
different rates may be charged for the
different classes OF messages ana, pro.
vided. further. that nosain1 IN is,anronh tn nh
telephone and cable companies from IN
entering into contracts with cominon common
carriers for the exchange OF services
al rates common to All common car
section Is: Every .ss,, selskTapSn, nrSn, sna snS
flspa0c tiIs or Cause 70 be tifed with the com
rates. fares, .oils. rentals. charges and
classlflcations Tor .ns ,or. ..hs" sa,wssn All
points within this state upon its lines
and between all points within TINS
or controIled BY it. and between ali
points on its line or upon any lines
leased. operated or controlled by ~ ~
any other telegraph or telephone cor, or,
purstion whenever q through line AND
Joint rate shall have been established
between any two o.n, saGn Roihi thi. act pro-
vided, no public utility shall. as to
rates, charges. service. or In any otner
respect make or gran, nr any pns,sesGe nn or nere
son to any prsjudics or disadvan,Axe, sS,,nh e.
No public utility shall ann.his ssnli aiffsrenSe
as to rates. charges or service either
a. between localities 9. A. between
classes Of as., w.,.r
psnies. uniformity Of rates .s to s1-
change. and plants In ditisreni 1dr ,s!.pSone GS
service between different localities;
need not be observed. and geographical
location Of exchanges. toll stat,ons IL rIine an9
rates by telegraph. telephone, heat, wa
ter power. electric light and gas COM
A1.; ,o No,hin~ In this act shall
be taken TO prohibit any public utility
from itself profiting. TO the extent per
mitted by the commission. from any
which II may make, and from distribut-
ing Sy way of dividends. or otherwise
disposing Of. the. profits to which 1t
"sS Section ii 81 d. Nothing in this act shall
be taken to prohibit . corporation or
person engaged in the production. gen.
b eat, light. water or power. or tele-
graph or telephone service. from ss-
I abiishing q sliding scale OF char1es.
scale OF charges shall first have been
filed with the commission and sueh
schedule and each rate set out therein
shall be taken to prohibit any such
or person from entering
Into an arrangement for fixed period
charges for heat, light. water or power.
or telegraph or telephone ssrvies IN
relation to the dividends to BE PAID 70
profit to be realized by such person
or corporation; provided, that q sched-
ule showing the scale Of charges under
;nsa ;sa as5anssne r,sh ss" eomm,.sion % % and such
schedule and sach rate set out therein
shall afford all reasonable. proper and
ficien, interch.nse and transfer Of pas
he lines ownsa op.
atsd. controlled or leased by 1t and the
lines of every other common carrier:
and shall make such Int, int:rcnsnge 1,.n ano
tion between shippers. passengers or
carriers either a. to compsnsasion
shall receive from every other railroad
corporation. at any point Of connection,
freiEht cars Of proper standard and
same either to destination, n the desti-
nation be upon line owned, operated
or controlled by such railroad CORPORA
to route billed. II the Destination be
upon the line of some other railroad
corporation, but this act shall not be
carrier to give the use Of Its tracks
or terminal facilities to another COM
mon carrier engaged In like BUSINESS;
shall be Construed As In any wise linn
ting or modifying the duty Of . com
mon carrier to establish Joint rates.
fares and charges for the transporta-
tion of passengers and property over
the lines owned. operated. controlled
or leased by it and the lines OF other
ner limiting or modifying the power Of
the commission to require the estab-
iishment of such joint rates, fares and
charges.
Section 2s. ta) No common carrier.
or any officer or agent thereof. or any
person acting for or employed by It.
shall. by means Of known false billing.
classification, weight, weighing. or re-
port OF weight. or by any other device
or means assist. suffer or permit any
corporation or person to obt ain trans
portation for any person or property
between points within this state at less
than the rates and fares then estab-
lished and In force as shown by the
schedules filed and in effect at the
time. No person. corporation. or any
officer, agent or employee of cor
poration shall. by means Of false bill
ing, false or incorrect classification.
false weight or weighing, false repre-
sentation ~ to contents or substance
of a package. or false report or state
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