The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31

= physicians and surgeons, and member,
OF their families or the eNenainse sina ee, %,
| tween such telegraph ana teispho3n, 3,
| corporations and common carriers. lo'
their officers agents. smprSyss; r.nns "'tvi am
| members of their families. nor to pre-
| vent common carriers to make eNeur,
sion rates. and teiephons ahu ass .essstap- tem-
| porarily. II extended to all corporations
i and persons alike. ,,o
| (bl Except as In this act otherwlsc
provided, no public utility shall charge,
| demand, collect or receive greater or
| less or different compensation tor any
| product or commodity furnished or "
s. furnished. or for any service rem
| dered or TO be rendered. than the rates,
| tolls. rentals and charges appllcaols 40 .o
such product or commodity or service y,,
az specified In Its schedules on ne
| and in effect AZ the time. nor shall any
such public utility refund OF remit a,r IL
by any service. any portion OF tine the
| rates, tolls. rentals and CHARGES SO spe.
cifled. nor extend to- any corporation
srrs:msns psr:an ss ANY to s.s. " toiis
except such a. are texuiariy and uni, na
persons; provided. that messages oy
telegraph. telephone or cable. suo1ees
to the provisions OF this act. may He
classified by the utility Into day. nss1 mrSn..
ctai, press governmeht and such other
classes as are Just and reasonaoie. ena M
different rates may be charged Tor the
different classes OF messages and; pro,
vided further that nothing In this aS'
shall be construed TO prevent teie esrapm u;
entering into contracts with common
carriers for the exchange OF services
I at rates common to all common car
,.ie phone corporation shall print and
file or cause 70 be filed with the ne, cone I'M
ciassifications for the transmission 81
messages or conversations between 81.
points within this state upon Its lines
and bet ween all points within TINS
stats upon every line leased. operatea
or controlled by 1t. and between A.,
leased. operated or controlled by y
within this state and upon the line OF
any other telegraph or sr ,sisRh1Iine Iin. GSr, .nd
Joint rate shall have been established
between any two such points.
SECTION 1s E1cep; p,,,i,l 4, In .hi. h.I &c. pro
rates, charges. service. or In any otnel
respect. make or grant any preferences
or advantage to any corporation Or per per
son to any prejudics or disadvantage.
No public Utility shall establish or
maintain any unreasonable ,, diftereher s,eher
a. between localities or A. between
classes Of service; provided. that =: to
.slssraDs .isphSSSs i8Ss and ns.t "a. eom
panies. uniformity Of rates as TO ex-
Changes and plants In different local
itfes, and toll charges for selspnene
need not be observed. and geographical
location of exchanges toll stations eno
plants may be considered In u1unS
rates by telegraph. telephone, heat wa
ter power. electric light and gas com
section 20. No.hlns in .ntS.ct s;, sh.,l han
from itself profiting TO the extent per
mitted by the commission. from any
economies. efficiencies or tmprovem
ing by way Of dividends. or otherwi,e
dispoiing Of. the profits to which II
NAV be SO entitled. u
be taken to prohibit corporation or
person engaged In the production. gen.
eration, transmission or furnishing OF
graph or telephone service. from es-
tabiishinG q sliding scale OF char9es;
provided. that schedule showing sucn
filed with the commission and such
schedule and each rate set out therein
approved by IT. Nothing In this &C.
corporation or person from entering
Into an arrangement for fixed period
for the automatic adjustment Of
eaAts or ,eissrSpn raj . or ,slephons ssrvics, m
relation 10 the dividends to be paid to
stockholders OF such corporation. or the
or corporation; provided. that . sched-
ule showing the scale OF charges under
such ARRANGEMENT shall first have been
schedule and each rate set out therein
section "a. Every common carrier
equal facilities for the prompt and sf-
fi'ient interchange and transfer OF pas
sengers. tonnage apd cars. loaded or
ssed. 'controlIed or leased BY il and tn.
and shall make such Interchange and
ton between shippers. passengers or
carriers either ~ to compensation
charged: service rendered or f.eil.ties
shall receive from every other rsiirosd
corporation. At any point Of connectton.
freight cars Of proper standard and
same either to destination. II the desti-
nation be upon line owned. operated
or controlled by such railroad corpora
to route billed. II the destination be
corporation. but this act shall not be
carrier to give the use Of its tracks
mon carrier engaged in like business
shall be construed as In any wise linn
itins or modifying the duty Of a com
mon carrier to establish joint rates.
fares and charges for the transporta
tion of passengers and property over
the lines owned. operated. controlled
or leased by it and the lines of other
ner limiting or modifying the power Of
the commission to require the estab-
iishment of such Joint rates, farsa and
charges.
Section 20. ta) No common carrier.
or any officer or agent thereof, or any
person acting for or employed by It.
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 obi ain trans
portation for any person or property
| between points within this state at less
than the rates and fares then estab-
iished 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-
sentation ~ to contents or substance
| Of a package, or false report or state
| ms nf ~ Nv oil