Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-10

bankrupt every refinery in the state.
Of which there are 80.
Section has the dynamite in it.
The bill has been reported favor
ably by the committee 1t follows.
Section /. Every person, firm, cor
pOrauon or association now or here
after engaged In the business Of
carrying or transporting in this state
crude oil or petroleum or any by
product thereof boy pipe line, OF pipe
lines, for hire, compensation or other
wise, except those whose business is
Of such "a nature and extent that tho
conduct thereof is not a matter of
public consequence or the public has
no need therein, shall be common
carrier thereof as at common law
Section 2. No person, firm, asso-
citation or corporation exercising OF
claiming the right 10 carry or trans
port crude oil or petroleum, or any
. by-product thereof by or through
pipe line, or pipe lines, as a common
carrier as herein defined, shall carry
OF transport within the limits OF this
state any crude oil or petroleum, OF
any hy-product thereof, produced or
manufactured in whole or I'm part by
any such person, firm, association or
corporation or In the production or
manufacture Of which such person,
firm association or corporation may
have been Interested directly or in
directly and no such person, firm,
association or corporation shall carry
or transport within the limits OF this
state, amy crude oil or petroleum, or
amy hy-uToduut thereof produced or
manufactured I'm whole or i'm part by
any corporation controlled by any
such person, firm, association or cor
porauon, or by any corporation afllll-
ated with any such person, firm, asso-
citation or corporation by having the
same controlling directors, stOckhold-
crs or management
Section 9. No person, firm, assO-
citation OF corporation exercising or
claiming the right 20 carry or trans
port I'm this state crude oil or petrol
cum boy cor through pipe line or pipe
lines as common carrier as herein
defined, shall refuse or fail 10 accept
and transport any crude oil or petrol
euW accessible To- the transportation
line. or gathering lines of such per-
son, firm, association or corporation
when offered i'm quantities of 200 bar
reIs or more. Provided that when
ever for any reason such person, firm,
association or corporation shall be un-
able 90 accept and transport all the
crude oil or petroleum offered for
transportation, the amount OF crude
oil or petroleum transported by such
person firm, association or corpora
tlon shall be prorated among the pro-
ducers Offering such crude oil or
petroleum for transportation I'm the
proportion that the amount offered by
any one producer bears 90 the total
amount offered by an producers for
transportation. and such person. firm.
association or corporation shall not
discriminate i'm favor Of one producer
as against another iU the matter Of
accepting or transporting crude oil or
petroleum offered for transportation.
Section T. Any person. firm, asso-
citation or corporation or the agent.
servant or employe OF any such per
son, firm. association or corporation
violating any provision Of this act
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor and
punished by fine not TO exceed five
thousand E5.0oo) dollars and by i'm
prlsoument In the county jail for
period not 10 exceed one year, and in