The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

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No public Utility shall establish or
maintain any, unreasonable differences a,ence
as to set rsses, f osaiftes or
Classes eli Of service; provided. that as to
telegraph; telephonne, III. heat s.s w com.
p panies. Uniformity Of rates as to s1-
Changes and plants in different local
tiles, and toll charges diesre Ior e etei
need not be observed. and geographicai
location Of exchanges, toll stations ana
plants may be considered IN tiXm a
= Ter mower. electric light and gas COM
Section 20. Nothing in this act shall h; II
| he taken to prohibit any pubic utiilty
mitted by the commission. from any
economics effeieneies esq or ,r lmpr Sstrieuts
| ing by way OF dividends. or otherwise
disposing Of. the profits to which 1t
ms Section I'll so II. Nothing in this act shall
he taken to prohibit corporation or
| Derson engaged in the production, gen.
Grafton, transmission or inrn's nr te,e. q.
! graph or telephone service, from es,
| tabiishing sliding scale OF charges,
scale of charges shall first have been
filed with the commission and such
schedule and each rate set out therein
approved by it. Nothing in this act S
shall be taken to prohibit any such
| eorporation or person from entering
into an arrangement for a flxea perio1
charges for heat, light, water or power,
| or telegraph or telephone service; IN
relation to the dividends to pc PAID 70
profit to be realized by such person
or corporation; provided. that sched-
| ule showing the scale of charges under
such arrangement shall first have been
| filed with the commission ana such
schedule and each rate set out therein
approved by 1t. rr,.r
shall afford all reasonable, proper ana
equal facilities for the prompt and Ell
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 sheb and
transfer promptly without discrimtna-
tion between shippers. passengers or
carriers either as to COMPENSATION saniities
afforded. Every railroad corporation
shall receive from every other railroad
fright 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 rou.e billed, If the destination be
corporation, but this act shall not be
carrier to give the use OF Its tracks
mon carrier engaged in like business.
Nothing in this section contained
shall be construed as in any wise Inn
mon carrier to establish joint rates.
fares and charges for the transporta-
ton of passengers and property oyer
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
lishment of such joint rates. fares and
charges.
Section %. (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 state at ast less
schedules filed and In effect at the
No s%povea
. poration shall, by means of false bill
ing. false or incorrect classification.
false weight or weighing' false h repre- r
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 a
common carrier or any Of its officers.
! agents or employees. seek to obtain or
property at less than the rates then
established and in force therefor.
OBJ No person or corporation, or any
officer, agent or employee of q cor
! poration. shall knowingly, directly or
Indirectly. by any false statement or
representation as to cost or value. or
the nature or extent of an Injury. or
by the use Of any false billing. bin Of
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.
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
tion within the rtate at an average
speed of not less than ten miles per
hour. including al stoppages except
cident or unusual storm.
Section 25.. After delivery of the car
or cars to the applicant by the COM
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
the time thus allowed, and II the APP
plicant shall not use the cars applied
Tor the common carrier shall be en-
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