Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24


of their families. or the exchange OF
passes or franks or free service be-
corporations TONS and s common me earriers. Tr for
their officers. agents, employees, attor-
neys, physicians and surgeons. and
vent common carriers to make excur-
sion rates, and telephone and telegraph
companies to make reduced rates tenn
and persons alike.
(b) Except as in this act otherwise
demand. collect or receive a greater or or
less or different compensation for any
product or commodity furnished or TO
dered or to be rendered, than the rates.
tolls, tolls, rentals and charges applicable to
and in effect at the time, nor shall any
such public utility refund or remit d.
by any service. any portion of the
cified, nor extend to any Corporation
agreement as to rates. tolls, rentals
and charges or any rule or regulation
formly e9tended eas s to ali eorposations ao and
persons;. provided, that messages by
telegraph. telephone or. cable. subject
classified by the utility into day. night.
repeated. unrepeated. letter. CONNER
classes as are just and reasonable, and
different rates may be charged for the
different classes of messages; and, pro-
shall be construed to prevent telegraph,
telephone and cable companies from
entering into contracts with common
at rates common to all common car
riers of like class.
telephone Corporation shall print and
file or cause to be filed with the COM
mission schedules showing all the
classifications for the transmission of
messages or conversations between all
poiGntS within this STATE upon its lines
state upon every line leased. operated
| or controlled by it, and between ali
| leased. operated or controlled by 1t
within this state and upon the line of
any other telegraph or teleph0ne cor; cor
joint rate shall have been established
beswsen vu,en, any any two = such points, Pc ,l;s 80.
rates. charges. service. or in any other
respect. make or grant any preference
son or subject any. corporation or per-
son to any prejudice or disadvantage.
maintain any Unreasonable difference
as as bet between losaiities ,.9s 9S as between n
power. electric light and gas com!
Changes and plants in different local
tiles, and toll charges for telephone
service between different localities,
location of exchanges. toll stations and
| plants may be considered in fixing
rates by telegraph. telephone, heat. wa
Section 20. Nothing in this act shall
| be taken to prohibit any public utility
from itself profiting. to the extent per-
mitted by the commission. from any
economies. efficiencies or improvements
u lob ms m a q f.
disposing Of. the, profits to which it
Section 21. Nothing in this act shall
be taken to prohibit a corporation or
| person engaged in the production. gen.
Grafton, transmission or furnishing OF
r graph Or telephone service. from es-
provided, that a schedule showing such
| scale of charges-shall first have been
| filed with the commission and such
| schedule and each rate set out therein
shall be taken to prohibit any such
into an arrangement for fixed period
charges for heat. light water or power.
relation to the dividends to be paid to
| stockholders of such corporation. or the
Proe15 pr eorporation: 90 e provided. that % a sehed
ule showing the scale OF charges under
such ARRANGEMENT shall first have been
| schedule and each rate set out therein
| approved by It,.
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
| transfer promptly without discrimina-
tion between shippers. passengers or
charged. service rendered or facilities
| 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. IL the desti-
| or controlled by such railroad corpora
tion. or to point of transfer according
upon the line of some other railroad
corporation. but this act shall not be
as requiring az any rs
mon carrier engaged in like business.
Nothing in this section contained
shall be construed as in any wise linn
iting 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,,
lishment Of such joint rates, fares and
charges.
Section 23. .(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
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lished and In force as shown by the
schedules filed and In effect at the
time No person. corporation. or any
poration shall. by means OF false bill
Ing. false or incorrect classification.
sentation as to contents or substance
OF a 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 connivance of
common carrier or any of Its Officers.