Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31

of their families. or the exchange Of
passes or franks or free service be-
corporations and common carriers. for
their ofiiceTs, agents, employees. attor,
and and
vent common carriers to make excur-
sion rates. and telephone and telegraph
porarily, IL extended to ali corporations
and persons alike.
lb} Except as in this act otherwise
demand, collect or receive a greater or
less or different compensation for any
product or commodity furnished or to
dered or to be rendered. than the rates.
tolls. rentals and charges applicable to
as specified In its Schedules on file
and In effect at the time. nor shall any
such public utility refund or remit di-
by any service. any portion OF the
Gifted; nor extend g any corporation
agreement as to rates. tolls, rentals
and charges or any rule OF regulation
s 1Is to ana
persons:, provided. that messages by
telegraph. telephone or cable. subject
classified by the utility Into day. night.
repeated. unrepeated. letter. CONNER
cial. press. government and such other
classes as are Just and reasonable, and
different classes of messages: and, pro-
vided. further, that nothing In this act
shall be construed to prevent telegraph.
telephone and cable companies from
entering into contracts with common
carriers for the exchange of services
at rates common to all common carl
riers of like class.
Section Is: Every telegraph and
file or cause to be filed with the COM
mission schedules showing all the
ClaSSifiCAtinnl nj
messages or conversations between all
points within this state upon its lines
state upon every line leased. operated
or controlled by 1t. and between ali
points on Its line or upon any lines
within this state and upon the line of
any other telegraph or telephone cor
Joint rate shall have been established
any two xoegt such points tbis
rates, charges, service, or in any other
respect. make or grant any preference
or or advantage sas. to any corporattion or per
No public Utility shall establish or
as to rates. charges or service. either
as between localities or as between
Glasses Of se1Siee provided that as to
power. electric light and gas com
panies. uniformity OF rates as to ex-
tiles, and toll charges for telephone
service between different localities,
need not be observed. and geographical
location of exchanges. toll stations and
plants may be considered in fixing
rates by telegraph, telephone, heat, wa
ter. power. electric light and gas COM
Section 20. Nothing in this act shall
be taken to prohibit any public utility
mitted by the commission. from any
economies. efficiencies or improvements
which 1t may make, and from distribut-
disposing of. the profits to which 1t
| may be so entitled.
Section 21. Nothing in this act shall
be taken to prohibit corporation or
person engaged in the production. gen.
Grafton. Transmission or furnishing of
graph or Telephone service, from es-
tablishing a sliding scale of charges: ::
provided. that schedule showing such
filed with the commission and such
schedule and each rate set out therein
ss BY IT. to prdbt In 1hs sSsh
into an arrangement for a, fixed period
charges for heat, light. water or power
or telegraph or telephone service. IN
relatio to the. dividends to be paid to
stockho olders of such corporation, or the
profit to be realized by such person
or corporation: provided. that sched
such arrangement shall first have been
filed with the commission and such
schedule and each rate set out therein
Section 70. Every common carrier
shall afford all reasonable. proper and
equal facilities for the the prompt and 3 eff
sengers. tonnage and cars. loaded or
empty. between the lines owned. oper-
ated controlled or leased by 1t and the
lines of every other common carrier
and shall make such interchange and
transfer promptly without discrimina-
tIt, bot Ia or
carriers either as to compensation
charged. service rendered or facilities
afforded. Every railroad corporation
shall receive from every other railroad
corporation. at any point of connection.
freight cars Of proper standard and
in proper condition, and shall haul the
same either to destination, If the desti-
nation be upon a line owned, operated
or controlled by such railroad corpora
tion. or to point of transfer according
to route billed, II 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 linn
Ting or modifying the duty Of com
fares and charges for the transporta-
tion of passengers and property over
or lensed bw wnea Il and the lines of other
common carriers. nor as In any man
ner limiting or modifying the power OF
the commission to require the estab;
lishment of such joint rates. fares and
charges.
Section 23. (a) No common carrier.
or any officer or agent thereof, or any
person acting for or employed by 1t.
shall. by means of known false billing.
classification. weight, weighing, or re-
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
Ing, false or incorrect classification,
false weight or weighing, false repre-
sentation as to contents or substance
of a package. or false report or state
ment Of weight, or by any. other de-
vice or means. whether W ith or with
out the consent or connivance of
common carrier or any of its officers,