The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11

to such railroad more than its local
be equitable so to do. The commission
shall have the power to establish aHd
fix through routes and Joint rates.
riers and stage or auto stage lines and
| to fix the division OF such joint rates.
| fares or charges.
Section 3D. The commission shall
! have power. after hearing mad upon
| Its own motion or upon complaint, by
| general or special orders. rules or reg
| ulatlons. or otherwise, TO require every
| common carrier to maintain and oper-
ate Its line. plant. system, equipment.
manner as to promote ana safeguard
the health and safety of its employees,
other things. the Installation. use.
prists safety or other devices or ap-
pliances. Including interloeking and
crossings or functions and block or
| other systems of signalling. to estab-
fish uniform or other standards of
equipment. and to require the perform
ance of any other act which the health
| or safety OF its employees. Messengers.
Section "a. The Commission shall In
vestigate the cause Of all accidents oc-
curling within this state upon the
connected with It's maintenance or
| injury to person or property and re-
| quiring. In the Judgment of the COM
/ II.
have the power to make such order or
i recommendation with respect thereto
as in Its Judgment may seem just and
| reasonable; provided, that neither the
| order nor recommendation of the com
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 tho loss
Of He or injury sd to person ,n or & properdby. b
| lie utility is hereby required to file
with the commission. under such rules
| La frra fhn ANN n fe1Gl lon
may prescribe. a report of each accI-
dent so occurring = OF .I,a such ~ KINDS or or
time to time designate.
Section 35. (a) The commission. sub
tect to the provisions of this act. shall
| have power to provide by proper rules
| and regulations the time within which
all railroad corporations shall furnish.
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
cars shall load the same, and the time
within which consignees or persons TO
unload and discharge the same and re-
| ceive freight from the freight rooms.
| and to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part of the railroad cor
porations. consignors and consignees to
conform to such rules; Charges for de-
same penalty shall be paid by both
| shipper or consignee and railroad cor
poration for an equal number of cars
|
1b9 The commission shall also have
| the power to provide the time within
| which express packages shall be re-
| ceived gathered. transported and de-
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
Section s6. ta) The commission shall
have power. after hearine had upon its
own motion or upon complaint, to as
| certain and fix just and reasonable
standards. classifications. regulations
| be furnished, Imposed, observed and
followed by all electric light. gas and
| fix adequate and serviceable standards
| for the measurement OF quality. guam
| tity, pressure, initial voltage or other
condition pertaining to the supply of
| the product, commodity or service fur
nished rendered by any such public
| tions for the examination and testing
| OF such product, commodity or service
and for the measurement thereof; to
| specifications and standards to secure
| the accuracy of all meters and nppli-
| ances for measurements. and to pro-
| vide for the examination and testing of
any and all appliances ss,tst used for III the
| ity or service of any such public util-
| Cb) The commissioners and their Of
ficers and employees shall have power
| to enter upon any premises occupied
by any such public utility. for the pur-
| tests and exercising any of the other
powers provided for In this act, and to
apparatus and appliances necessary
therefor. The agents and employees OF
such public utility shall have the right
| examinations and tests.
Section 81. The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value OF
| this state and every fact which in It's
| judgment may or does have any bear
| Ing on such value. The commission
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! from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction, extensions and ad-
| ditions to the property of every public
| utility.
Section 3s. The commission shall
| have power to establish a system OF
accounts to be kept by the public util-
classify said public Utilities and to es-
| class, and to, prescribe the manner in
| which such accounts shall be kept The
system of accounts established by the
| commission and the forms of accounts
/ records and memoranda prescribed by
| II shall not be inconsistent in the case
| sions OF the act of congress entitled,
AN act to regulate commerce." ap
| 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
contained shall affect the power of the
| commission to prescribe forms of ac-
| counts, records and memoranda cover
Ing information In addition to that re-
ouired by the interstate commerce
| commission.
| after hearing, require any or all pub
| lie utilities to carry 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
L shall set nSida the mnneXa nrnXlded fnr