The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26


70 '. such raiIfoed more than il. local
rate. fare or charge whenever II s Tn
shall have the power e. establish and
fix through routes and Joint rates.
fares or or sassses Sxsr .t.ne iins, and
10 fix the division of such Joint rates.
fares or chargeA
Section %. The commission shall
general or special orders. rules or req
Or 70 sS ssaa .as
s s1s "a h; sr!sss and s prsmlsss * sue
n. s: 4. .s To Of -as
passengers, customers. and the public.
and 10 this end to prescribe. among
maintenance and operation OF appro-
pirate safety or other devices or ap.
planes. including intsrlockins ISs aaa
crossings or functions and block or
other sy.tems Of signalling. to e.taos
lish uniform or other siandards OF
equipment, and to require the perform
ancs Of any other act which the health
or safety Of its employees. nassen9ers.
s.s,sn Or T e: :h. ia
vsstisats the cause of all accidents &C.
curing within this state upon the
psctiy Or i Indirectly .li.inx from or
connected with its msintenancs or
operation. resulting in loss OF IRE Or
aai1ihs. in the Judgment 81 the com;
mission. investigation by II. and shall
have the power to make such order or
a. In ~ tudsmsnt may seem Just an, mo
reasonable, provided, that neither the
order nor Recommendation OF the CON-
with the Commission. shall be admitted
Ss evidence in amy action for damages
D.,:d ON Q. sri q, out 81 ,n.
in this section referred to. Every pub
lie utility 10 hereby required to file
md resuistions a. the commisslon
may prescribe. . report Of each acct
dent 30 occurring Of such kinds or
Zine % time Sssisnsts.
ssstGp - ons ef esls .es . in
s ens rsss eTia. x. time xithis wsish
All railroad corporations shall furnish.
ate, demand thsE:fos en- ssy' fee
than carload lots. the time within
s wa,ea sh sGn io.a Il. same. and the .ms
whom freight may be consigned shall
s s:ix: s sae saom the .ni
and to provide penalties to Pc PAID lof
failure on the part Of the rAilroad cor.
Conform 10 such rules: Charges for de-
murraEe shall be uniform 50 that the
ssms penalty ;aail @ pa,ddi ro oy e cora
Tor each day for which demurrage IL
fbS The commission shall also have
the bower to provide the time within
which express packaaes .nsh % r. s
s ssiysd & asssiaation and the limits
gsthsrsd and distributed.
section - g, The -;Or ria no 1hn a.
own motion OF upon complaint. to A. e.
stenaard+ ciss.iiieasl93n' rss quite q
s ~ BY al elsctric light. gas and
s st sa.S SSsPer ana ssrvie.sbis st.nd.rds
icy III 'I pres.urs. initiai voltage Or other
sss psUaae or ans
nished or rendered BY any such public
utility; to prescribe reasonable reguia-
tlons Tor the examination and testing
and for the measurement thereof; to
sstahlish rsasonaHeIs r1ss so seear:
ances for Measurements: and to pro-
. ssy f snd fn al sppli.ncsa assd Tor the
IL or service Of any such public utii-
% The commissioners and their Of
ficsrs and employees shall have power
e enter upon Any sor fSe pus
Tests and exercising any OF the other
povs.. provided for IN this ast snd TO
therefor, The agents and employees Of
t = pp gss.n nt' Al the masins Of sSch
examinations and tests.
Section a. The SSmn ,ns na,n .h.l ~
this state and every fact which in its
Judgment may or does have any bear
s: On such ysI 70 MAKE
from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction. extensions and adj
ditions to the property OF every public
section 50. The commission shall
have power to establish . system of
account. to b: kept BY the public util.
classify said public Utilities and to e.-
tabiish q system Of account for each
'ana to prsnersS ths :. nanner mn N
system Of accounts estsbiished BY the
commission and the forms OF accounts.
Il .hsii not not Be inconsistent in the case
Of corporations subject to the provi-
siona OF the act Of congress entitled,
proved S al Fes1usry fourth. sishteen hum
dred and eighty-seven. and the act.
thereto. with the systems and forms
from time to time tsstablished for such
corporations BY the interstate com
.as Sp the pow.r a BE- s
commission to prescribe forms Of ac-
counts, records and memoranda cover
ing information in addition to that re-
qulred BY the Interstate commerce
Section SO. The commission shall.
amer hearing. require any or all pub
lie utilities to carry q proper and ade-
Quate depreciation account In accord
snce with such rules. regulations and
forms of account a. the commission
may prescribe. The commission may.
from time to time. tain and de-
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 It's
depreciation accounts to the rates 30
ascertained. determined and fixed, and
shall set aside the moneys provided for
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