The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18

to such railroad more than its local
| rate, fare, or charge whenever 1t will
shall have the power to establish and
| fix through routes and soint rates.
fares or charges over common car
! riers and stage or auto stage lines and
| to fix the division Of such Joint rates
| fares or charges.
Section ss. The commission. shall
| have power. after hearing had upon
Its own motion or upon complaint. by
| general or special orders. rules or reg
| common carrier to maintain and oper-
| ate Its line, plant, system. equipment.
apparatus. tracks and premises In such
manner as TO, promote and safeguard
\ the health and safety of its employees,
passengers, customers. and the public.
other things. the Installation, use.
maintenance and operation of appro-
| priate safety or other devices or ap-
pliances. Including interiocking and
| other protective devices at grade
crossings or functions and block or
| 1ish uniform or other standards OF
equipment. and to require the perform
| or safety of its employees. Messengers.
customers or the public may demand.
vestlgate the cause of all accidents oc-
curing within this state upon the
property Of any public utility or di-
connected with Its maintenance or
| operation. resulting in loss OF lire or
epii qairing. in the Judgment OF the com
mission. investigation by It, and shall
have the power to make such order or
| as In Its judgment may seem just and
| reasonable; provided, that neither the
| mission, nor any accident report filed
| with the commission, shall be admitted
as evidence in any action for damages
based on or arising out of the loss
| of life. or injury to person or property.
| in this section referred to. Every pub
With WI ui.y the ycommssion. % under % such a. rules les
| and regulations as the commission
may prescribe. a report OF each acci-
| classes as the commission may from
| time to time designate.
Section 35. (a) The commission, sub
ject to the provisions of this act. shall
have power to provide by proper rules
and regulations the time within which
| after demand therefor, all cars. equip
ment and facilities necessary for the
handling OF freight In carload and less
| than carload lots, the time within
which consignors or persons ordering
cars shall load the same. and the time
whom freight may be consigned shall
unload and discharge the same and re-
and to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part of the railroad cor
conform to such rules: Charges for de-
murrage shall be uniform so that the
same penalty shall be paid by. both
poration for an equal number of cars
for each day for which demurrage is
CbS The commission shall also have
the power to provide the time within
which express packages shall be re-
ceived, gathered. transported and de-
iivered at destination. and the limits
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
Section SO. (a) The commission shall
have power. after hearine had upon its
own motion or upon ,is, complaint, to as. as
sfandarda serIein sho classifieations. reeaations
practices. measurements, or service to
be furnished. imposed. observed and
followed by all electric light, gas and
water corporations. to ascertain and
fix adequate and serviceable standards
tity. tHr 'I pressure. initial voltage or other
condition pertaining to the supply of
the product, commodity or service fur
nished or rendered by any such public
utility; to prescribe reasonable regula-
tions for the examination and testing
of such product, commodity or service
establish reasonable rules regulations.
specifications and standards to secure
the accuracy of all meters and appli-
ances for measurements; and to pro-
vide for the examination and testing OF
measarement nny ana m oPp 81 any produet. commod @ @
ity or service of any such public util-
(b) The commissioners and their Of
ficers and employees shall have power
to enter upon any premises occupied
pose Of making the examinations and
tests and exercising any of the other
powers provided for int In this act, and to
apparatus and appliances necessary
therefor. The agents and employees of
to be present at the making of such
examinations and tests.
Section 81. The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value of
the property of every public utility in
this state and every fact which in its
judgment may or does have any bear
shall have power to make re-valuations
from time to time and to ascertain all
ditions to the property of every public
utility.
Section 3s. The commission shall
accounts to be kept by the public utii-
tiles subject to it's jurisdiction, or to
classify said public utilities and to es-
class, and to prescribe the manner in
which such accounts shall be kept The
commission and the forms of accounts,
records and memoranda prescribed by
1t shall not be inconsistent in the case
of corporations subject to the provi-
sions of the act of congress entitled
IAN act to regulate commerce." ap-
proved February fourth, eighteen hun
dred and eighty-seven and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto. with the systems and forms
from time to time established for such
corporations by the interstate com
merce commission. but nothing herein
commission to prescribe forms Of ac-
counts. records and memoranda cover
ing Information in addition to that re-
commission.
Section SO. The commission shall
after hearing, require any or all pub,
lie utiiitiessto carry a proper and ade-
quate depreciation account In accord
ance with such rules, regulations and
forms of account as the commission
may prescribe. The commission may,
from time to time. ascertain and de-
termine and by order fix the proper
and adequate rates OF depreciation of
the several classes of property of each
public utility, where those fixed by the
utility are not sufficiently large
Each public utility shall conform Its
depreciation accounts to the rates so
ascertained, determined and fixed, and
shall asida the mn d.ad f..,.