The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-10

, physicians ana surgeons. ana % mem oeps RI
naxses or franks or free service pc
tween such telegraph and telephonr
corporations. and lsn,a e%mia1n smpioves' sttor-
navs physicians and surgeons. ano
members OF their families. nor 10 p,e
sion rates, and telephone and teleEraph
companies to make reduced rates tem
pornriIy, II extended to all corporations
@fh5 @AI Except ns in this act otherwise
preyided. no public utility shall cnarke.
demand. collect or receive Eresae sar .nw
product or commodity furnished or 10
he furnished, or for any service ren
dered or TO ba rendered. than me ~ sa.e.; ~
tolls. rentals and charges appllcaoIe W
such product or commodity or serves VICE
as specified In its schedules on taie
and in effect A. the time, nor rsn,i rsmit 1y AZ.
rectly or indirectly. In any manner 0s
by any service, any portion OF ,a ,ne
rates, tolls. rentals ana cnaIgev g"rropaiion
or person any form OF contracs Is
agreement as to rates. tolls. rentals
and charges or amy rule OF - teHuia.iyin aua nnia
persons; provided. that MESSAGES oy
or Ss,. e.Ss ss may nSS'fSs Ss
classified by the utility into day. nlEn..
repeated, unrepeated. letter. CONNER
cial. press. government ana hi. suGH o,n md
different rates may be charged fof the
different classes of messages ana, pro-
vided. further, that nothing In tnis aS' S
shall be construed to prevent telegraph.
telephone and cable companies from
entering into contracts with common cn
carriers for the exchange OF services
AT rates common to all common car
Section is. Every telegraph, and and
telephone corporation shall prant p,ha csma ama
mission schedules showing All tne
rates, fares. tolls. rentals. charges ana
classifications for the TRANSMISSION mission ,I 81
points within this state upon Its lines
and between all points within thls
state upon every line leased. .psr operatsid, si,
points on Its line or upon any lines
leased. operated or controlled by y
within this state and upon the lhe OF
any other telegraph or telephone cor,
poration whenever n through line and
Joint rate shall have been established
between any two such points. p,his c. MO-
vided. no public utility shall. as 70
rates, charges. service. or In any other
respect. make or grant any preterence
or advantage to any corporation or per-
son or subject any corporation or per
son to any prejudice or disadvantage.
No public utility shall establish or
az to rates charges or service. either
as between localities or as between
classes OF service; provided. that as ~. 10
power. re.ii Electric light and gas com
panies, uniformity of rates as TO ex-
Changes and plants in different local
service between different localities;
need not be observed. and geographical
location Of exchanges. toll stations anu
plants may be considered IN tix'hs
rates by telegraph, telephone, heat. wa
ter, power. electric light and gas com
panies; . .,,. 40. s,.u
be taken to prohibit any public utility
from itself profiting. to the extent per-
mitted by the commission. from any
economies efficiencies or improvements
which 1t may make, and from distrlbut-
ing by way of dividends. or otherwise
disposing Of. the, profits to which 1t
Section II. Nothing In this act shall
be taken to prohibit corporation or
person engaged in the production. gen.
heat, light. water or power. or tele-
graph or telephone service. from es-
tabiishing a sliding scale OF charges;
scale OF charges shall first have been
filed with the commission and n suen
schedule and each rate set out therein
shah be taken to prohibit any. such
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 - paid to
profit to be realized by such person
or corporation: provided. that q sched-
uie showing the scale of charges under
filed with the commission and such
schedule and each rate set out therein
approved by 1t. ,,o.
shall afford all reasonable. proper and
ficient interchange and transfer OF pas
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
transfer promptly without discrimina-
tion between shippers. passengers or
carriers either as to compensation
afforded. Every railroad corporation
shall receive from every other railroad
corporation. at any point of connection:
freight cars Of proper standard and
in proper condition, and shall haul the
same either to destination. II the desti-
nation be upon hne owned, operated
ton. or to point OF transfer according
| to route billed. II the destination be
| upon the line of some other railroad
corporation. but this act shall not be
construed as requiring any common
| carrier to give the use Of Its tracks
or terminal facilities to another com
| Nothing In this section contained
| shall be construed as in any wise linn
| ting or modifying the duty OF COM
i 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
common carriers, nor as in any man
| ner limiting or modifying the power Of
| the commission to require the estab-
lishment of such joint rates. fares and
charges.
Section 20. (a) No common carrier.
or any officer or agent thereof. or any
person acting for or 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. 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 a package. or false report or state.
Ay,k ~ rrnttx bxrn LII.