The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-19

OF each commissioner shall be five
thousand 0b.ooo) dollars. All officers,
eoppntants. inspectors. clerks and EN-
pIoyes OF the commission shall receive
such compensation as may be fixed by
law or In the absence OF law by the
commission. The commissioner, attor-
ney, secretary and rate expert shall be
civil executive officers and their sal
aries as fixed by law or the commits
slon shall be paid In the Same manner
as are the salaries OF other state Off
GERS. The salary or compensation OF
employment under the commission
shall be paid monthly from the funds
appropriated for the use OF the com
commission, upon claims therefor to
be a audited by the state auditing board
(b) All expenses incurred by the
commission pursuant to the provisions
OF this act. including the actual and
and disbursements OF tho 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
commission. upon claims therefor to be
audited by the state auditing board OF
Colorado.
Section IL. The commissioners and
mission. shall. when in the perform
ance OF their official duties. have the
right to pass, free OF charge, on al
every common carrier. as said term is
defined In this act.
Section IL. The commission shall
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
transactions and proceedings for the
preceding fiscal year. together with
such other facts. suggestions. and rec
| concentrations as 1t may deem OF value
to the people of the state.
Section 10. (a) All charges made, de-
mandcd or received by any public utll-
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-
hibited and declared unlawful.
90 All instrumentallties, equipment
and facilities furnished by any public
utility shall be in all respects ade1
quate and efficient, and such as shali
promote the safety. health. comfort and
| convenience of Its patrons. employees
and the public.
by tho public utility affecting or per
| tanning to It's charges or service to the
public shall be just and reasonable.
Section II. (a) Every common car,
rier shall file with the commission and
shall print and keep open to the public
| Inspection schedules showing the rates,
| fares. charges and classifications Tor
| the transportation between termini
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 It's or upon any route leased 3pe
| upon the route OF any other common
carrier. whenever through route and
a Joint rate shall have been established
/ nj
points. II no joint rate over through
route has been established. the sched-
through route shall show the separate
Iy established rates. fares. charges and
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
| gers or property In force, and shall also
| state separately all terminal charges,
storage charges. icing charges and all
may require to be stated. all privileges
or facilities granted or allowed. and all
rules or regulation: which may In any
part, or the aggregate OF. such rates.
| fares, charges and classifications. or
passenger. shipper or consignee. Sub
| Ject to such rules and regulations as
the commission may prescribe. such
schedules shall be plainly printed in
kept by every such carrier readily ac-
cessible to and for inspection by the
public In every station or office OF such
carrier where passengers or property
are respectively received for transport
tation when such station or office Is
In charge OF an agent, and In every
station or office OF such carrier where
passenger tickets or tickets for sleep
ing, parlor car or other train accom-
| modations are sold or bills of lading or
waybills or receipts for property are
| issued. Any or all of such schedules
kept as aforesaid shall be Immediately
produced by said carrier for informa-
| ton upon the demand of any person.
A notice printed in bold type and stat
| Ing that such schedules are on file with
| the agent and open to inspection by any
person, and that the agent Will assist
any person to determine from such
schedules any rates. fares. rules or reg,
| by the carrier in two public and con-
splcuous 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
mon carriers subject to the act OF con-
Commerce" approved February 4, 1887.
and the acts amendatory thereof and
supplementary thereto, as nearly as
may be to the form OF schedules pre-
| scribed by the Interstate commerce
| commission under said act.
(b) 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 classitica-
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, classifications 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
utility In said schedule shall fix tho