The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02


Section Is. Unless the commission
otherwise orders. no change shall be
made by any public utility In any rate
fare, toll. rental, charge or classliica
ton or in any rule or regulation re-
lating to or affecting any rate, Iare,
toll, rental. charge, classitican,iioI or
service. except after .hiry and ND to the
public as herein provided. Such notice
shall be given by filing with the com
mission and keeping open t ipr p pinino
y the change or changes " De Inade
in the schedule or schedules then IN
Commission. for good cause shown,
may allow changes without requiring
he , SH ay o aHys spseng the Changes
30 to be made and the time when they
shall take effect. and the manner In
which they SSsn shall nny e es ea is proposed
in any rate, fare, toll. rental. charge
or classification, or In any rule or reg
ulatiop relating to or e eshs class y
ification or service, attention snaii pe
directed to such change on the sched-
ule filed with the eommiss' Sn t by s come
mission Immediately preceding or fol-
Section 16. The names of tho sew
to any Joint tariff. rate fare, toll
classification or charge shali o pc sPes
Gifted in the schedule or scheau,es
ordered by the commission. schedule
sh owing such joint tariff rate, fare.
toll cassifieaton or dnar se o neea
there tn saf Is also filed with the commission
in such form as the commission may
require concurrence in such joint
tariff, rate. fare, toll, classification or
charge by each of the other parties
thereto.
subject to the provisions of this act
shall continue In the transportation or
persons or property, between en-. points ntd
ninety days allowed for filing it's
schedule as aforesaid. unless its sched-
ules OF rates, fares. charges and classi-
fications shall have been filed and pub
| lished in accordance with the prov1-
sions of this act.
2. No common carrier shall charge,
demand, collect or receive greater or
| less or different compensation FOR the
transportation of persons or property
| or for any service in connection there
with, than the rates. fares and charges
applicable to such transportation as
| specified in its schedules filed and In
effect at the time: nor shall any such
| carrier refund or remit in any manner
or by any device any portion of the
| rates, fares or charges so specified, eX-
| cept upon. order of the commission as
| hereinafter provided, nor extend to any
| corporation or person any privilege or
facility in the transportation of pas
| SengerS or property except SUCH as are
| regularly and uniformly extended 10
all corporations and persons, provided,
| that common carriers may make spe-
ctal shipment of perishable products
accordingly; and, provided. further,
| that the commission may by rule or
order permit such exceptions from the
operation of this prohibition as it may
consider 1t just and reasonable as to
each public utility.
8. No public utility, subject to the
provisions of this act shall. directly or
Indirectly. issue or give or grant any
free ticket. free pass or free transport
tation for passengers or property, be-
tween points within this state, or free
graph or telephone companies. except
to its officers, employees, agents. at
torneys. surgeons, physicians and
feens agents her empoyees at aae
surgeons and physicians of other COM
mon carriers. and telephone and tele-
their families; to railway mail service
| employees, post office inspectors, news
boys on trains. baggage agents, per-
sons injured in accidents or wrecks
sons. and to the carriage, free or at
reduced rates. of property or persons
or messages for the United States or
purposes, or to provide relief in cases
OF general epidemic, pestilence or other
calamitous visitation, and property &c
hibit thereat: also contractors and
their employees. material or supplies
for use or engaged In carrying gu,
construction operation or maintenance
work or work incidental thereto on the
line of the issuing carrier. to the ex-
tent only that such free or reduced
rate transportation is provided for In
the specifications upon which the
contract is based and in the contrac,
act contained shall be construed to
prohibit the issue of passes or franks
or to give free service by telegraph
ficers. agents. employees. attorneys
physicians and surgeons. and mem bers
OF their families, or the exchange OF
passes or franks or free service be-
tween such telegraph and telephone
corporations and common carriers, for
their officers, agents. employees. attor-
neys, physicians and surgeons, and
members of their families. nor to pre-
vent common carriers to make excur-
sion rates. and telephone and telegraph
porarily. II extended to all corporations
and persons alike.
| OBJ Except as in this act otherwise
provided, no public utility shall charge
| demand, collect or receive a greater or
less or different compensation for any
product or commodity furnished or to
be furnished, or for any. service rem
dered or to be rendered than the rates,
tolls, rentals and charges applicable to
| such product or commodity or service
| as sDeclfled In Its schedules on file
and In effect at the time nor shall any
such public utility refund or remit d.
rectly or indirectly, In any manner or
| by any service, any portion of the
| Gifted, nor extend to any corporation
or person any form OF contract OF
| agreement as to rates. tolls, rentals
and charges or any rule or regulation
| except such as are regularly and uni
| formly extended to all corporations and
porsons; provided. that messages by
| telegraph. telephone or cable, subject
| to the provisions OF this act, may bs
classified by the utility into day. night