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


thousand (S5,000) dollars, All officers,
experts, engineers. statisticians, ac-
countants. inspectors. clerks ana eIn-
pioyes OF the commission shall receive
such compensation as NAV be fixed by
law or In the absence OF law by the
commission. The commissioner, attor-
new secretnry and rate expert shall be
civil executive officers and their sal
aries as fixed by law or the commis-
sion shall be paid In the same manner
as are the salaries OF other state OH,
GERS Tho salary or compensation OF
every other person holding office or
employment under the commission H',an
shall be paid monthly from tho FUNDS
appropriated for the use of the com
mission. after being, approved BY the
commission, upon claims nnereipr 20
OF Colorado.
tb) All expenses incurred by the
commission pursuant to the provisions
OF this act, including the actual ana
necessary travelling and other expenses
and disbursements OF the commission
ers their officers and employees. In
cured while on business OF the com
mission, shall be paid from the funds
appropriated for the use of the com
mission. after being approved by the
comm ission. upon claims therefor TO pc
audited by the state auditing poaro Oh
Colorado.
the officers and employees of the com
mission, shall, when In the perform
ance OF their official duties, have the
railroads. cars. and other vehicles OF
every common carrier. as said term Is
defined In this act u,,u
make and submit to the governor on
or before the first OF December OF each
year subsequent to the year nineteen
hundred and twelve. report contain
Ing n full and complete account of its
! transactions and proceedings for the
/ preceding fiscal year, together win
| such other facts, suggestions, ana rec
concentrations as It may deem OF value
| to the people of the state.
| Section 10. (a) All charges made, de-
manded or received by any public utii-
| ity, or by any two or more puDllc
utilities. for any product or COMMODITY
| furnished or to be furnished or any
service rendered or to be rendered shall
be just and reasonable. Every unjust
and unreasonable charge made, DE.
manded or received for such product
or commodity or service is hereby pro-
hlbited and declared unlawful.
| OBJ All instrumentalltles, equipment
| and facilities furnished by any pubic
utility shall be In all RESPECTS resp Us s aueI
| promote the safety, health, comfort ana
| convenience of It's patrons, employees
and the public.
by the public utility affecting or per
| tanning to its charges or service to the
public shall be just and reasonable.
Section a. lal Every common common car d
shall print and keep open to the public
inspection schedules showing the rates.
fares. charges and classifications ioT
the transportation between termlnl
| within this state OF persons and prop
erty from each point upon Its route
to all other points thereon; and from
| each point upon Its route to all points
upon every other route leased, operated
or controlled by 1t; and from each point
on its or upon any route leased ope-
rated or controlled by 1t to all points
upon the route of any other common
carrier, whenever a through route and
a joint rate shall have been established
I'D hot
points. II no Joint rate over q through
route has been established. the sched-
ules of the several carriers In such
through route shall show the separate,
ly established rates, fares. charges ana
classifications applicable to the through
transportation. The schedules printed
as aforesaid shall plainly state the
places between which property and
persons will be carried. and shall also
contain the classification OF passen-
gers or property in force. and shall also
state separately all terminal charges,
storage charges. icing charges and al
other charges which the commission
may require to be stated, all privileges
or facilities granted or allowed. and all
rules or regulations which may In any
wise change. affect or determine any
fares. charges and classifications. or
the value OF the service rendered to tn
passenger. shipper or eonsignee; Sub
the commission may. prescribe. such
schedules shall be plainly printed in In
large type. ana copy thereoI snaii DC
kept by every such carrier readily &C
cessible to and for inspection by the
public in every station or office OF such
carrier where passengers or property
tation when such station or office Is
In charge of an agent, and In every
station or office Of such carrier where
Ing. parlor car or other train accom-
modations are sold or bills of lading or
waybills or receipts for property are
Loo ~ nr nj nf q
kept as aforesaid shall be Immediately
produced by said carrier for informa-
ton upon the demand OF any person.
ing that such schedules are on file with
the agent and open to inspection by any
person. and that the agent VIII assist s,t
schedules any rates, fares. rules or reg
ulations in force. shall be kept posted
by. the carrier In two public and con-
spicuous places In every station or Of
flee. The form OF every such schedule
shall be prescribed by the commission
and shall conform in the case Of com
gress entitled. "An Act to Regulate
Commerce." approved February 4, 1887.
and the acts amendatory thereof and
may be to the form OF schedules pre-
scribed by the Interstate commerce
commission under said act
| OBJ Under such rules and regulations
as the commission may prescribe. every
public utility other than common
carrier shall file with the commission
within such time and In such form as
the commission may designate, and
shall print and keep open to public
inspection schedules showing all rates.
tolls. rentals, charges and classiflca-
lions collected or enforced. or to be
collected or enforced together with all
rules and regulations, which In any
manner affect or relate to rates. tolls.
rentals, clhsslfications or service. I'm
less otherwise provided by the COM
mission, such schedule shall be filed
not later than ninety days after this
act becomes effective. Such public