The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

tracts with said carriers. for construc.
upn, operation or maintenance work or
Mork incidental thereto on the line Of the
Issuing cnrricr 10 the eztrnt only that
such free or rrlurelarufe frnnsfinrta Ion
l. provided for in the specifications upon
which tho contract ls based and In the
cunfuct Itself. provided. that nothing In
this act rputulnrd shall be construed to
prohlnit th. issue ~ passes or franks. or
u give fror service by telegraph or fale-
phnu" corporations 10 their officers, agents.
employees Attorney. physicians and sur
geuus and members n their families or
the exchange ~ passes or franks or free
service between such telegraph and tctc-
phone corporations aud common carriers,
for their officers. agents. employees at
t1rncyE phyglcluns and surgeons and
members ~ their families nor 20 prcrezr
common cnrrics 20 make excursion rates
and telephone and telegraph companies to
make reduced rates Temporarily. IN c1-
tended TO all corporations and persons
alike.
90 Except n, In this net otherwise pro-
vided, no public utility sinil charge. de-
mand. collect or receive n greater or less
or dlffnrcnt co'Hprusuti0u Tor any product
or commodity furnished or 10 he furnished
or Tor INV Hcrvlc" rendered or tn be rem
dered, than the rates. tolls. rentals and
chnEges applicable 90 such product or com
modify or service as specified IN It's srhcd-
ulcs on file and IN effect M the time
nor shall nnv such unllic utility refund or
rrmlt. directly or Indirectly. in any man
nrr or by any service. any portion Of
the rates, tolls rentals and charges 20
specified. nor extend 70 uuy corporation or
person my form Of contract or agreement
ns 10 rates tolls, rentals and charges or
any rule of regulation except such MS nrr
regularly and uniformly extended 20 NIL
corporations and persons; provided that
messages by telegraph. telcphone or cable.
subject 70 the provisions of this act, may
be classified by tho utility Into day. night.
press, government and such other classes
ns nrc Just and reasonable, and different
rates may be charged for the different
thor That u0fifur In this nf al hf
construed TO prevent telegraph, telephone
and cable companies from entering inr,
exchange Of services NJ rates common 10
all common carriers OF like clnss.
Section is. Every telegraph and telc
phone corporation shall print and file or
cause TO he filed with the commission
schedules showing all the rates fares.
Tolls rentals, charges and clnEslflcntlons
Tor the transmission Of messages or con
VIBRATIONS between all points within thla
state upon Its lines and between all points
Wlthln THIS state upon every line len nsed
omcraied or controlled by II. and between
nl points on It's line or upon any lines
leased. operated or controlled bv II within
ms state and upon the line NJ any other
ever n through line and Joint rate shall
have been established between amy two
such points.
Section 10 Except ms In this act pro.
Nideh. no public utility shall ms TO rates.
charges, service. or In any other respect
make or grant npy preference or advantage
10 any corporation or person or subject
any corporation or pcrson 10 any nreJudice
or disadvantage No public utility shall
establish or maintain any unreasonable
uliferenee ne &c rates. charges or Rcrvlco,
either MS hetwocu localities or M bctwucr
classes Of service; provided. that M 10
telegraph. telephone, heat, water powcr
eleetric llfht and ems companies. uniform.
iiy nf rnteH ms to exchanges and plnnts
In different H., sltles. and toll charges for
Telephone service hotwcen different local
tlcs, need not he observed, and Ecograph-
a t.ft f.sl
and plants mny he considered In fixing
rites 10y telegraph. telephone heat, water
rawer; electric HIGHT nnd gas compnnlcs
section 70. Nothing IN this net SHAH be
i7ken 10 nrohlhit any public utility from
is"lf profltng. 20 the extent permitted
Wv The commission, from amy economies
efflclrnrles or improvements which n
n,ny mako. ma from distributing bv way
~ dlvidcuds or otherwise dlEposing Of
a 70 profits TO which II may be so cnt-
= section 81 Nothing In this net shah he
taken 70 prohibit n corparntlon or person
"nGngcd IN the production rcnorrttan
transmission or furhlshing OF heat light
water or power. or telegraph or telephone
service, from establishing n sliding scale
~ charges: provided that schedule
ih4wing puph scale Of charges shnll first
hnNe hcen FILED With Tho commission and
such schedule nnd each rate set out there
~ epnroved hy r. Nothing In this not
shall he tnkcn 10 prohibit any such cor.
rornflon or person from entering into m
arrangement foi fixed neriod for tho
rntomatlc nd dIrqfmrnt OF charges FOR hcnt
vent wafer nr power. or telegraph or
l,"lrnhone serylce; IN relation to tho dlvl-
dondH 10 he nnld To stockholders ~ such
rornorntion, or the profit TO he realized by
such person or corporation: provided thar
schedule showing the scale ~ charges
rndcr such arrRnVcmcnt shall first have
he"n filed with tho commission nud such
schedule nnd' 90 ch rate set out therein np-
proved by It
Section 90 Every common cnrricr shall
nrrord all-rcnsonable. proper nnd counI IA.
cllltics for the PROMPT md efficient Inter
chnncc md transfer Of passcngcrs tom
nngc mud cars, loaded or empty hotwccn
mo lines owned, Oncrntcl controlled or
l"nsed by " aud the llucs Of every other
common carrier. and shall mnEc such in
,,,rghinnrc anh trnnTer rrrmntlv without
gers or carriers either as To ronp.n sotion
charged service rcudcred or facilities n
fnrdod Every railroad cornorntton shall
receive from every other raIlrond corporn-
tiou. ut nny point ~ connection freight
ears Of proper standard and In nroncr con.
dltnn. and shall h1nl tho same either 10
destination, " the destination he unon q
lin" owned, opcrnted or controlled hv such
rNlrond carnnmtlon. or ~ polnt ~ trnus.
Ter according 70 route billed II tho drstI.
nation he upon the limo ~ some nthcr rail-
rpnd cornor7tlnn, hnt this not shall not
u" construed rs recurring amy common car.
rirr 70 FlvN tho use NJ It's tracks or ter
minnl fncllltl"s tn another common carrier
cr~1red IN like business
Nothing In this section contained shall
ne Construed ms IN my wise limiting or
modifying tho duty of common carrier 10
establish ioint rates. fares and charges for
the transportation Of passcnFcrs aud prop.
ortv over the lines owned, operated con.
trollcd or leased by II and tho lines Of
other common carriers. nor as IN any man.
ner limiting or modifying the nowrr Of
the commission to require the establish.
chHrrcs
section 23. ml No common cnrr,cr or
nnN officer or agent thereof. or any prr,
son acting for or employed hv a. shall
hF means Of known fnlsr billing. clnssifi-
cation. weight, weighing. or report OF
'slst. suffer or permit any corporntion
person 10 ohtnin transportation Tor nnv
ocrson or prnncrty hrtwreu points within
ms state at less thnn the rates and fares
then established and IN force Ms shawn
nv the schedules filpd nnd IN effect nj
the time, No person. corporation or any
officer. nrcur or emnloye" ~ y corporn-
tlon shall. hg means of false hulinr false
or Incorrect classification. false weight
or weighing, false rerrescrtption ns 10