The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26

of each commissioner shall be five
thousand $4,000 dollars, All officers,
countants inspectors. clerks and en-
ployes OF the commission shall receive
| such compensation as may be fixed by
law or In tho absence or law by the
commission The commissioner. attor-
ney, secretary and rate expert shall be
civil executive officers and their sal
n rles ms fixed by law or the commits
sion shall be paid In the same manner
as are the salaries OF other state Off
every other person holding office or
employment under the commission
shall be paid monthly 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
(b) All expenses incurred by the
com ission pursuant to the provisions
OF this act, including the actual and
necessary travelling and other expenses
and disbursements OF the commission
ers. their officers and employees. In
CURED while on business of the com
| mission. shalr 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 II. The commissioners and
| the officers and employees OF the com
mission, shall. when In the perform
ance OF their official duties. have the
right to pass. free OF charge, on all
| 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 IT may deem of value
| to the people OF the state.
Section 10. (a) All charges made, de-
manded or received by any public util-
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-
| OBJ All Observation-Disclosures, equipment
and facilities furnished by any public
quate and efficient. and such as shall
| promote the safety. health. comfort and
convenience OF Its patrons. employees
and the public.
(c) All rules and regulations made
| by the public utility affecting or per
| tanning to It's charges or service TO the
public shall be just and reasonable.
| Section IA. ca Every common car
rier shall file with the commission and
shall print and keep open to the public
| inspection schedules showing the rates,
|
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
i each point upon Its route to all points
| upon every other route leased, operated
or controlled by 1t: and from each point
| on Its or upon any route leased ope-
rated or controlled by II to all points
| upon the route of any other common
carrier. whenever a through route and
n Joint rate shall have been established
| or ordered between any two such
points. If no Joint rate over through
route has been established. the sched-
| ulcs of the several carriers In such
through route shall show the separate
ly established rates, fares. charges and
transportation. The schedules printed
as aforesaid shall plainly state the
places between which property and
persons will be carried. and shall also
contain the classification OF passen-
gers or property in force. and shah also
state separately all terminal charges.
other charges which the Commission
may require to be stated, all privileges
or facilities granted or allowed. and all
rules or regulations which may In any
wise change, affect or determine any
part. or the aggregate of such rates.
fares, charges and classifications. or
the value of the service rendered to the
passenger, shipper or consignee, Sub
ject to such rules and regulations as
ssn be- a plany In
| large type. and copy thereof shall be
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 transpor-
| 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-
tion 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
ulatlons In force. shall be kept posted
by the carrier In two public and con-
spieuor us places In every station or Of
shall be prescribed by the commission
and shall conform In the case of COM
mon carriers subject to the act OF con-
gress entitled. IAN Act to Regulate
Commerce" approved February 4, 1887.
and the acts amendatory thereon and
may be to the form OF schedules pre-
| scribed by the Interstate commerce
commission under said act
OBJ Under such rules and regulations
| as the commission may prescribe, every
public utility other than n 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 classifica-
| 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, classlfications or service. Un-
less otherwise provided by the com
mission. such schedule shall be filed
not later than ninety days after this
act becomes effective. Such public