Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17

OF their families. or the exchange Of
passes or franks or free service be-
corporations and common carriers, for
their officers, agents, employees, attor-
members i M Of their families, % nor to pre- pre-
vent common carriers to make excur-
sion rates, and telephone and telegraph
companies to make reduced rates tenn
porarily, IL extended to all corporations
and persons alike.
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
dered or to be rendered. than the rates.
' such product or or commodity @ &c ppi or service
and in effect at the time. nor shall any
such public utility refund or remit di-
reotly or indirectly, in any manner or
by any service. any portion Of the
cified. nor extend to any Corporation
or person any form of contract or
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
telegraph, telephone or cable. subject
to the provisions of this act, may be
repeated, unrepeated, letter. CONNER
| cial. press. government and such other
classes as are just and reasonable, and
different classes of messages; and, pro-
vided, further. that nothing In this act
telephone and cable companies from
| entering into contracts with common
carriers for the exchange of services
| riers of like class.
Section IS. Every telegraph and
| file or cause to be flied with the COM
mission schedules showing all the
| n a c c he ri mi c n
| messages or conversations between all
points within this state upon its lines
state upon every line leased, operated
or controlled by it, and between @ all
ts ne os or edy Is
within this state and upon the line of
any other telegraph or telephone cor,
joint rate shall have been established
between any two such points points -,
vided. no public utility shall. as to
rates, charges. service. or in any other
respect. make or grant any preference
son or subject any corporation or per
son to any prejudice, OF, disadvantage.
maintain any unreasonable difference
| as to rates. charges or service, either
o serSes as hs
rslssrape poSsr Electric shs and fa' gas W
changes and plants in different local
tiles. and toll charges for telephone
need ned'i not e'o be Observed. and geographicai
| location of exchanges, toll stations and
plants may be considered in fixing
| rates by telegraph, telephone, heat, wa
| ter. power. electric light and gas COM
| panies.
be taken to prohibit any public utility
from itself profiting, to the extent per
or
| which 1t may make, and from distribut-
Ing by way of dividends. or otherwise
Section q. Nothing In this act shall
be taken 1e IN the ee1
Grafton, transmission or furnishing OF
heat. light. water or power. or, or tele-
tablishing sliding scale of charges:
provided. that a schedule showing such
filed with the commission and such
| schedule and each rate set out therein
s BY it. nlnbbt in thS sssh aS,
corporation or person from entering
into an arrangement for a fixed period
| charges for heat, light. water or power.
| or telegraph or telephone service. IN
relation to the. dividends to he paid to
| stockh olders of such corporation, or the
| profit to be realized by such person
or corporations; provided. that sched-
ule showing the scale of charges under
such arrangement shall first have been
filed with the commission and d such such
schedule and each rate set out therein
Section -. Every common carrier
shall afford all reasonable. proper and
equal facilities for the prompt and ef-
| ficient interchange and transfer of pas
sengers, tonnage and cars, loaded or
empty. between the lines owned. oper-
| ated. controlled or leased by 1t and the
| lines of every other common carrier.
and shall make such interchange and
| tion between shippers. passengers or
carriers either as to compensation
| afforded. Every railroad corporation
| shall receive from every other railroad
freight cars Of proper standard and
| in proper condition, and shall haul the
| same either to destination. II the desti.
or controlled by such railroad corpora
| tion. or to point of transfer according
to route billed. IL the destination be
| corporation, but this act shall not be
construed as as requiring az any T.. commSn
mon carrier engaged lin like business;
shall be Construed as in any wise linn
iting or modifying the duty Of com
mon carrier to establish Joint rates.
tion of passengers and property oyer
the lines owned. operated. controlled
common carriers. nor as in any man.
ner limiting or modifying the power OF
the commission to require the estab,
charges.
Section 23. (a) No common carrier.
or any officer or agent thereof, or any
person acting for employed by 1t.
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 obtain 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 as to contents or substance
OF n package, or false report or state
ment of weight or by any other de-
vice or means. whether with or with
out the consent or conniyance of