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to such railroad NOR than its local local
rate. fare. or charge whenever 1t will
shall have the power establish and
fix through routes and joint rates,
fares or charges over common cars
riers ana stage or auto stage lines and
to fix the division of such Joint rates.
fares or charges.
Section 33. The commission shall
its own motion or upon complaint, by
general or special orders. rules or reg
ulations, or otherwise. to require every
ate Its line. plant. system, equipment,
apparatus. tracks and premises In such
manner ma as to promote and safeguard
passengers, customers, and the public,
and to this end to prescribe, among
maintenancs and operation Of appro.
piiances. Including interlocking and
crossings or functions and block or
other systems of signalling. to estab-
lish uniform or other standards Of
ance Of any other act which the health
or safety of its employees. passengers.
a. rhs hs sha a
curring within this state upon the
rectly or Indirectly arising from or
connected with Its maintenance or
operation, resulting In loss of life or
quiring, in the Judgment of the COM
mission. investigation by 1t, and shall
have the power to make such order or
recommendation with respect thereto
as In its judgment may seem just and
reasonable: provided, that neither the
mission. nor any accident report filed
with the commission. shall be admitted
as evidence in any action for damages
based on or arising out of the loss
person
in this section referred to. Every pub
lie utility is hereby required to file
and regulations as the commission
may prescribe. a report of each acci-
dent d, SO occurring cur o, of s,o such kinds n or
time to time designate.
Section 35. (a) The commission. sub,
ject to the provisions of this act, shall
have power to provide by proper rules
and regulations the time within which
all railroad corporations shall furnish,
after demand therefor. all cars, equip
| ment and facilities necessary for the
handling of freight in carload and less
than carload lots. the time within within
cars shall load the same, and the time
within which consignees or persons to
unload and discharge the same and re-
ceive freight from the freight rooms.
and to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part of the railroad cor
porations, consignors and consignees to
conform to such rules. Charges for de-
shall ssa BE be naS 80 bY
shipper or consignee and railroad cor
poration for an equal number of cars
for each day for which demurrage is
1b5 The commission shall also have
the power to provide the time within
which express packages shall be re-
ceived gathered. transported and de-
liyered at destination. and the limits is
within which express packages shall be
gathered and distributed.
Section SO. (a) The commission shall
have power. after hearine had upon its
own motion or upon complaint. to as
standards, classifications. regulations,
practices, measurements, or service to
be furnished, imposed, impose ,s observed ana nd
water corporations: to ascertain and
fix adequate and serviceable standards
tity. pressure. initial voltage or other
condition pertaining to the supply of
the product. commodity or service fur
nished or rendered by any such public
utility; to prescribe reasonable regula-
tions for the examination and testing
of such product. commodity or service
establish reasonable rules, regulations.
specifications and standards to secure
ances for measurements; and to pro-
vide for the examination and testing of
any and all appliances used for the
measurement of any product. commod-
ity or service OF any such public util-
ity.
(b) The commissioners and their Of
ficers and employees shall have power
to enter upon any premises occupied
by any such public utility. for the pur--
pose of making the examinations and
tests and exercising any of the other
powers provided for in this act, and to
set up and use on such premises any
apparatus and appliances necessary
therefor. The agents ana eplpioyees or
such public utility shall have the right
to be present at the making of such
Section AZ The commission shall
have power to ascertain the value of
the property of every public utility in
Judgment may or does have any bear
Ing on such value. The commission
shall have power to make re-valuations
from time to time and to ascertain all
new construction. extensions and ad-
ditions to the property of every public
utility.
have power to establish a system OF
accounts to be kept by the public util-
tiles subject to Its jurisdiction, or to
classify said public utilities and to es-
tablish a system of account for each
class, and to prescribe the manner in
which such accounts shall be kept. The
system of accounts established by the
commission and the forms of accounts,
records and memoranda prescribed by
II shall not be inconsistent in the case
OF corporations subject to the provi-
sions of the act of congress entitled,
AN act to regulate commerce." APP
proved February fourth. eighteen hun
dred and eighty seven and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto with ,,s the systems and forms
corporations by the interstate COM
merce commission. but nothing herein
contained shall affect the power of the
commission to prescribe forms of ac-
counts. records and memoranda cover
Ing Information In addition to that re-
auired by the interstate commerce
commission.
Section 80 The commission shall,
after hearing. require any or all pub
lie utilities to carry proper and ade-
quate depreciation account In accord
ance with such rules. regulations and
forms of account as the commission
may prescribe. The commission may.
from time to time. ascertain and de-
and adequate rates of depreciation OF
the several classes OF property OF each
public utility, where those fixed by the
utility are not sufficiently large.
Each public utility shall conform Its
depreciation accounts TO the rates so
shall set aside the moneys provided for