The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18

passss or franks or free service be-
tween such telegraph and telephone
their officers. agents. employees. attor-
| neys. physicians and surgeons, and
vent common carriers to make excur-
sion rates. and telephone and Telegraph
eora2iixf extended &c aIi eorporations a
| and persons alike.
| (b) Except in this act otherwise
provided. no publie utility shall charge.
| demand, collect or receive greater or
less or different compensation for any
| product or commodity furnished or TO
Be furnished. or FOR any service rem
| dered or to be rendered. than the rates.
tolls. rentals and charges applicable TO
such product or commodity or service
| as specified In It's schedules on file
and In effect At the time. nor shall any
| rectiy or indirectly. In any manner or
| by any service. any portion of the
cified. Cited nor nor extend extend d' to any % eorpoqasion or %
| or person any form OF contract or
agreement as to rates. tolls. rentals
| except such as are regularly and uni
formly extended to all corporations and
telegraph. telephone or cable. subject
| to the provisions of this act, may be
classified by the utility into day. night.
cial. press. government and such other
classes as are Just and reasonable. and
different classes OF messages; and, pro-
yided, further. that nothing In this act
telephone and cable companies from
entering into contracts with common
at rates common to all common car
section IS. Every telegraph and
file or cause to be flied with the com
mission schedules showing all the
ciasslfications for the transmission OF
messages or conversations between all
points within this state upon It's lines
state upon every limo leased. operated
or. controlled by 1t. and between ali
leased. operated or controlled by IT
within this state and upon the line of
p posation s whene1er ap Il through "ps line e and
joint rate shall have been established
bes%sen sscssnn any two oesa such point
rates. charges. service. or In any other
or advantage to any corporation or per-
son or subject any corporation or per-
No pabc tS S shs o
as to rates. charges or service. either
classes of servicei provided, that as to
telegraph, telephone. heat. water.
ppsnIes. Uniformity OF rates as to ex-
changes and plants In different local
tiles, and toll charges s,sesr for telephone I,1d
need not be observed. and geographical
location of exchanges, toll stations and
rates by telegraph. telephone, heat. wa
ter. power. electric light and gas com
Section 90. Nothing in this act shall
be taken to prohibit any public utility
from itself profiting. to the extent per-
economies. efficiencies or improvements
which 1t may make, and from distribut-
dis disposlns g Of. the profits to which il
may be SO entitled.
person engaged in the production. gen.
GRAFTON, transmission or furnishing of
graph or telephone service. from es-
tab1ishing a sliding scale of charges;
provided, that schedule showing such
filed with the commission and such
schedule. and each rate set out therein
shall be taken to prohibit any such
| corporation or person from entering
ioro for 1h the s''anftt anfomstic adjustment % Of
charges for heat, light, water or power.
or telegraph or s,sdph telephone sSeryieet, S IN IN
| stockholders of such corporation, or the
profit to be renIzeG such pe5sa
| ule showing the scale of charges under
| such arrangement shall first have been
lled With the &C. GommissiSn SIC, GA ana such
Section 20. Every common carrier
ficIent Interchange and transfer OF pas
empty. between the lines owned. oper-
ated, controlled or leased by 1t and the
Hines Of every other common carrier;
| transfer promptly without discrimina-
tion between shippers. passengers or
Charged. service rendered 'eps or facilities
afforded. Every railroad corporation
Il
| freight cars of proper standard and
in proper condition, and shall haul the
nation be upon line owned. operated
| or controlled by such railroad corpora
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
or tSs duty 5 1S,ss
| fares and charges for the transporta-
tion of passengers and property oyer
or leased by 1t and the lines of other
| common carriers, nor as in any man
the commission to require the estab-
lishment of such joint rates, fares and
| charges.
Section 2s. (a) No common carrier.
person acting for or employed by 1t.
| shall, by means of known false billing.
| 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
| lished and in force as shown by the
| schedules filed and In effect at the
time. No person, corporation. or any
| officer, agent or employee of 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 connivance of a
| common carrier or any OF Its Officers.