The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-19

S Son 40 ar subject any corporation or per-
son to any prejudice or dlsadvantage.
NO public utility shall 81, est diffsnenoe
as to rates. charges or service either
between Localities nov Or as tbat to
classes Of ser fSieb preViasse heat water,
power, electric light and gas com
panies, uniformity Of rates as 70 ex-
changes ties and an toll 'u Charges for telephone
service between different localities,
need not be observed. and programmed
location OF exchanges, toll stations ana
| plants may be considered In iixlns
rates by telegraph. telephone, heat. wa
f, ter. power, electric light and gas COM
Section 20. Nothing in this act shall
be taken to prohibit any public utility
from itself profiting; TO- the exr re p snv
| economies. efficiencies or improvements
which 1t may make, and from distrlbute
Ing by way OF ,b daVl nrafits to Which It
Section ri. Nothing in this act shall
| he taken to prohibit corporation or
person engaged in the production, gen,
Grafton. transmission or furnishing of
heat, light. water or power, or teIe-
| tablishing a sliding scale of charges;
provided, that a schedule showing SUCH
scale Of charges shall first have been
schedule and each rate set out therein
! approved by 1t. Nothing in this act
shall be taken to prohlblt any sucn
corporation or person from entering
| into an arrangement for a fixed period
| for the automatic adjustment or
charges for heat, light. water OF power,
relation to the dividends to be paid to
| stockh olders of such corporation, or the
profit to be realized by ts safn p pebeSl
ule showing the scale of charges under
such arrangement shall first have been
filed with the commission and such
| J,,la nd
ap gsSt ied By y it. Every common carrier
equal eqa facilities Tor the prompt and ef-
ficient interchange and transfer of pas
sengers, tonnage and cars, loaded or
ated' controlled or leased by it and the
| lines of every other common carrier;
and shall make such Interchange and
ton between shippers. passengers or
carriers either to compensation
charged. service rendered or facilities
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, If the desti,
nation be upon line owned. operated
or controlled by such railroad corpora
ton, or to point of transfer according
| to route billed, If the destination be
upon the line of some other railroad
corporation. but this act shall not be
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 lin
iting or modifying the duty of COM
mon carrier to establish joint rates.
fares and charges for the transporta-
ton 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 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
than the rates and fares then estab,
schedules filed and in effect at the
time. No person. corporation. or any
officer. agent or employee of a cor
poration shall, by means of false bill
| ing. false or incorrect classification,
false weight or weighing. false repre-
of 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 a
common carrier or any OF its officers
agents or employees. seek to obtain or
obtain such transportation for such
property at less than the rates then
established and in force therefor.
CD No person or corporation or any
officer. agent or employee of a cor
poration. shall knowingly, directly or
representation as to cost or value, or
the nature or extent of an injury, or
by the use OF any false billing. bill Of
, lading, receipt, voucher. roll. account
claim. certificate, affidavit or deposit
ton, or upon any false, fictitious or
fraudulent statement or entry, obtain
or attempt to obtain any allowance,
rebate or payment for damage, In con-
| nection with or growing out OF the
transportation Of persons or property
or an agreement to transport such per-
sons or property, whether with or
without the consent or connivance of
a common carrier or any of its officers
agents or employees, nor shall any
common carrier, or any officer, agent
or employee thereof, knowingly pay or
offer to pay any such allowance, rebate
or claim for damage.
Section "a. All common carriers ac-
cepting live stock and perishable fruit
under the provisions of this act. must
ton within the state at an average
speed Of not less than ten miles per
hour. including all stoppages except
where prevented by an Unavoidable ac-
cident or unusual storm.
Section 25. After delivery of the car
mon carrier. forty-eight hours shall be
allowed to the applicant to load said
cars, computing from seven a. m. the
day following the delivery OF the cars
and upon failure so to do the common
carrier shall be entitled to collect from
said applicant the sum OF one dollar
per day for each car not returned
loaded to the common carrier within
tho time thus allowed, and II the APP
plicant shall not use the cars applied
for the common carrier shall be en-
titled to collect the sum of one dollar
per car per day and reasonable