Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14


shown on the schedules first to be filed
shall lie the rates. tolls and charges i
force when this act goes INTO iull eitect
Section 20 Every puolic utihty shal
file with and as a part of such schedule
all rules ami regulations that in an!
manner affect the rates charged or to b
charged for any service.
Section q. A copy OF. SO much OF san
schedules rs the commission shall deem
necessary fer the use of the public sh1
he printed in plain type and kept on I'll,
in every station or Office OF said pubh'
utility where payments are made by thu
consumers or users. open to the public
under such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the commission.
Section q. Where a schedule of joint
rates or charges is or may he in force
such schedules shall in like manner be
printed and filed with the. commission
and so much thereof as the commission
shall deem for the use of the public shall
be filed in every such station or office as
provided in section twenty-one of this
Section g Ne change shall hereafter
be made in any schedule including
schedules of jolnt rates, except upon ten
days notice to the commission. and all
such changes shall be plainly indicated
upon existing schedules or by filing new
schedules in lieu thereof ten days prior
to the time the same are to take effect.
Section q. Copies Of all new schedules
shall be filed as hereinbefore provided in
every station and rffice of such public
utility where payments are made by Gus
toners OF users ten days prior to the
time the same are TO take effect. unless
the commission shall prescribe a less
time
Section p It shah be unlawful for any
public utility to charge. demand, collect
or receive Il greater or less conapensa-
ton, except as otherwise provided in see
ton thirty-two of this act for any SER
vice performed by it within the State OF
for any service in connection herewith
than IS specified in such printed sched-
.iues. including schedules of joint rates,
IS may at the time be in force, or to
H.mand, collect or receive any rate\
1e;tssar charge not specified in such
scneEiles. The rates, tolls and charges
hdmfaSsherein shall. be the lawful rates
tolls~ ard charges until the same are
chanssA rs provided in this act. The
rominisssfs!i- may prescribe such changes
IN the teirin which the schedules are
found TO be -vpedient.
Section 70 :tte commission shall pro-
VIDE Tor coihpebensive classification Of
serViee for eaeHplblic utility and sucr
ciassihcation may take into account the
quantity used, the time when used the
purpose for which :stsed and any other
utility Is required to- ,Srfern, he ecbnd
ules of rates. tolls ana eharges "a siIcb
classification
REGULATION AND CONTROL.
Section Il Section one ,of.sehapfer hfl
amended so as to read as foanws:
Section |. Corporations for G. onera.
ton Of telesraphs or telephones. nj cav.
porations for the operation of boz tsIr
gra phs and telephones and eorpoi. 80
FOR the purpose of making genersing
selling, distributing ana supplying ga,
electricity or both for lighting. he1tig
manufacturing or mechanical purpose
in any city or town. or ,wo or more aGS
ar XKrttI n IN 1IF4 Cf.t.s
or for either or any of such purposes.
~ be organized under the provisions
of sections five to ten inclusive of chap
ter torty-seven. but no corporation SC
have authority. without the consent ~
said public utilities commission to fur
nlsh its service in or to any city or town
in or to which another corporation. per-
son or association is furnishing or Is
authorized to furnish a similar service ;
Section %. No such consent and no IL
cense, permit er franchise shall be grant
ed u any person, association or corpor7
&tion to operate manage or control any
public utility of the kind named in see
ton tWenty-seven in any city or toWr
where there Is in operation i public util.
ity engaged IN similar service or author
ICED therefor until said commission has
made declaration after a public hear
ing OF all parties interested that public
convenience AM niece ssity REQUIRE such
second public utility.
section ~ No such consent 70 operate
manage or control any public ufilitv
shall be hereafter granted to 4 eorp0ra-
ton unless such corporation is duly or
ganized under The laws of the State of
Maine or authorized by such laws TO do
business In this State
Section 80 1t shall be unlawful for ,ny
public utility to demand charge. collect
or receiTe from any person. firm or cor
poration less compensation for any SER
wee rendered or ~ be rendered by saiC
n n. 1t,
nishinS by such person, firm or r0rnoro
ton OF any part of the facilities incident
thereto; provided that nothing hereir
Shsii De construed as prohibiting any
puDlc utliity from renting aDV facilities
incident to the production, tr4nsmissinn
ueifVery or furnishing OF heat light wa
ter or power or the conveyance nf tote.
phone or telegraph messages and paving
reasonable rental therefor. or As re
DURING any public utility to furnish am,
part of such appliances which are Siiitat-
Ell in or upon the premises of any ems
toner or user. except telephone station
equipments upon the subscribers prem
lses, and unless otherwise ordered hv the
commission. meters and appliances for
the measurement of any product or SER
vice; and provided further that nothing
herein snail affect scheduled elassihca-
tions of telephone service wherein SEN
arate charges are made for facilities ana
for service or scheduled classifcdtions
OF rural telephone service wherein a por-
niShed by the user of the service.
Section 81. If any public utility make
or give any undue or unreasonable pre.
ference or advantage to any particula!
person, firm or corporation or any UNI
due or unreasonable prejudice or disad.
vantage in any respect whatever suct
public, utility shall be deemed guilty o.
unjust discrimin alton which is hereby
prohibited and declared unlawful.
Section %. 1t shall be unlawful for an,
person. firm or corporation knowingly 4
solicit, accept or receive any rebate. dis
count or discrimination in respect to an,
service rendered or to be rendered b,
any public utility. or Tor any service il
connection Herewith whereby any sucl
service shall in any manner, or by an!
device whatsoever, be rendered free O
at a rate less than named in the SEIZED
ules in force as provided herein o.
whereby any service or advantage is re
ceived other than is herein specified
provided that this act shall not prohibi
by common carriers as is defined ant
provided for in the Acts of Congress en-
titled IAN Act to regulate commerce
and acts amendatory thereof: nor shall
1t be construed to prohibit any publi
utility from granting service at reduced
rates for charitable and benevolent pur
poses. provided the same be approved b!
the commission nor shall il be unlawful
for any public utility to make special rate
to its employees or in cases of emer
gency service, nor shall the furnishin.
by any public utility of any product o
service at the rates and upon the term
and conditions provided for in any con
tract in existence January first, n'neteel