The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25

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rate. fare, or charge whenever IL will
be equitable SO to do. The commission
fix through routes and Joint rates.
fares or charges over common car
/ to fix the division of such Joint rates,
| fares OF charges.
Section SO. The commission. shnll
Its own motion or upon complaint. by
general or special orders. rules or reg
common carrier to maintain and oper-
ate its line. plant, system. equipment,
| apparhtus. tracks and premises IN sucn
| the health and safety of its employees.
passengers, customers. and the public.
other things. the Installation. use.
maintenance and operation OF appro-
priate safety. or other devices or APP
| pliances. including interlocking and
| other protective devices at grade
crossings or junetions & and block or
| lish uniform or other standards OF
| equipment. and to require the perform
| or safety of its employees, Messengers.
| customers or the public may demand.
vestigate the cause OF all accidents oc-
curing within this state upon the
properly Of any public s,s1 utility ro or dr.
connected with It's maintenance or
| operation, resulting In loss of life or
| aulring. In the Judgment of the COM
| mission. Investigation by 1t. and shall
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
based on or arising out of the loss
OF life. or injury to person or properly.
II this section f rerefred ,Isg to; every pqpe Up
with the commission, under such rules
and regulations as the commission
| dent SO occurring of such kinds or
| classes as the commission may from
Section g5. (aj 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
| handling of freight In carload and less
than carload lots. the time within
which c9nsignors or persons ns f5a 9raernns ting
| within which consignees. or persons TO
whom freight may be consigned shall
| ceive freight from the freight rooms.
| and to provide penalties to be paid for
failure on the part of the railroad cor
| conform to such rules. Charges for de-
murrage shall be uniform SO that the
| same penalty shall be paid by both
| shipper or consignee and railroad cor
| poration for equal number of cars
for each day for which demurrage Is
(b5 The commission shall also have
the power to provide the time within
which express packages shah be re-
ceived, gathered. transported and de-
| iivered at destination. and the limits
| within which express packages Shall be
| gathered and distributed.
Section &c. (a) The commission shall
have power. after hoarinv had upon its
certain and fix just and reasonable
standards. classifications. regulations,
be furnished. Imposed, observed and
| followed by all electric light, gas and
water corporations: to ascertain and
| for the measurement OF quality. guam
| tity. pressure. initial voltage or other
| the product, commodity or service fur
| nished or rendered by any such public
utility to prescribe reasonable fegu,ia ,,,n
| of such product, commodity or service
and for the measurement thereof; to
| specifications and standards to secure
1.-The accuracy of all meters and appli-
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-
(b) The commissioners and their Of
ficers and employees shall have power
by any. such public utility. for the pur,
pose Of making % the examiaations anY IN tb ,S and
powers provided for in this act, and to
| set up and use on such premises any
therefor. The agents and employees Of
such public utility shall haye the right
s9aminations 90 M ion' and tests. ~ " sue"
Section 81. The commission shall
and 0t whch IL s
| judgment may or does have any bear
Ing on such value. The commission
1t, 4. 1 ult..
/ from time to time and to ascertain all
| new construction, extensions and ad-
ditions to the property of every public
| utility.
Section ss. The commission shall
| have power to establish q system of
ties Subject to ita n or qti To
classify said public utilities and to es-
| tablish 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
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." ap-
proved February fourth. eighteen hum
amendatory thereof and suppiementary
| thereto, with the systems and forms
npnraiens crpm rae 20 INV tss inf tor suGh
| merce commission, bat nothing herein
contained shall affect the power of the
| counts, records and memoranda cover
| ing Information in addition to that re-
| quired by the Interstate commerce
commission.
Section SO. 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-
| termine and by order fix the proper
| 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
ascertained; determined and fixed. and