to any territory as to which the Commission does not by this act acquire as to such public utility such power, shall not exceed the rates, tolls, rentals and charges in effect at the time the Commission acquires as to such territory and as to such public utility the power to fix rates, tolls, rentals or charges.12 $ 154. Power of Commission to Approve or Fix, etc.-Nothing in this section contained shall prevent the Commission from approving or fixing rates, tolls, rentals or charges, from time to time, in excess of or less than those shown by said schedules.1 § 155. Power of Commission to Change Form of Schedule of Rates.-The Commission shall have power, from time to time, in its discretion, to determine and prescribe by order such changes in the form of the schedules referred to in this section as it may find expedient, and to modify the requirements of any of its orders, rules or regulations in respect to any matter in this section referred to.1 § 156. Changes in Schedule-Notice.-Unless the Commission otherwise orders, no change shall be made by any public utility in any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification, or in any rule, regulation or contract relating to or affecting any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge, classification or service, or in any privilege or facility, except after thirty days' notice to the Commission and to the public as herein provided.15 12 Ib. 13 Ib. Commission has no power over state railway corporations within a municipality. Board of Railroad Commrs. v. Market Street R. Co., 132 Cal. 677, 64 Pac. 1065. See, also, chapter 5, authorities cited in footnote 7. 14 Section 14 (c), p. 26. 15 Section 15. § 157. Notice, How Given.-Such notice shall be given by filing with the Commission and keeping open for public inspection new schedules stating plainly the change or changes to be made in the schedule or schedules then in force, and the time when the change or changes will go into effect.16 § 158. Commission may Allow Change Without the Notice.-The Commission, for good cause shown, may allow changes without requiring the thirty days' notice herein provided for, by an order specifying the changes so to be made and the time when they shall take effect, and the manner in which they shall be filed and published." § 159. -Increase of Rate-Notice Directed to How. When any change is proposed in any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification, or in any form of contract or agreement or in any rule, regulation or contract relating to or affecting any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge, classification or service, or in any privilege or facility, attention shall be directed to such change on the schedule filed with the Commission, by some character to be designated by the Commission, immediately preceding or following the item.18 § 160. Joint Tariff, etc.-Names of Parties to be Set Out. The names of the several public utilities which are parties to any joint tariff, rate, fare, toll, contract, classification or charge shall be specified in the schedule or schedules showing the same.1o § 161. Filing by One Party, Concurrence by Others. Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, 16 Ib., p. 27. 17 Ib. 19 Section 16, p. 27. a schedule showing such joint tariff, rate, fare, toll, contract, classification or charge need be filed with the Commission by only one of the parties to it; provided, that there is also filed with the Commission in such form as the Commission may require a concurrence in such joint tariff, rate, fare, toll, contract, classification or charge by each of the other parties thereto.20 § 162. Schedule of Rates, etc.-Filing and Publishing. No common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall engage or participate in the transportation of persons or property, between points within this state, until its schedules of rates, fares, charges and classifications shall have been filed and published in accordance with the provisions of this act."1 21 § 163. Carriers Shall not Change.-No common carrier shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of persons or property, or for any service in connection therewith, than the rates, fares and charges applicable to such transportation as specified in its schedules filed and in effect at the time.22 § 164. Rebates and Privileges Prohibited.— Nor shall any such carrier refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares or charges so specified, except upon order of the Commission as hereinafter provided, nor extend to any corporation or person any privilege or facility in the transportation of passengers or property except such as are regularly and uniformly extended to all corporations and persons." 20 Ib. 21 Section 17 (a) 1, p. 27. 22 Section 17 (a) 2, p. 27. § 165. Free Passes and Reductions Prohibited-Exceptions.-No common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, issue, give or tender any free ticket, free pass or free or reduced rate transportation for passengers between points within this state, except to its officers, agents, employees, attorneys, physicians and surgeons, and members of their families; to ministers of religion, traveling secretaries of railroad men's religious associations, or executive officers, organizers or agents of railroad employees' mutual benefit associations giving the greater portion of their time to the work of any such association; inmates of hospitals or charitable or eleemosynary institutions, and persons exclusively engaged in charitable or eleemosynary work, and persons and property engaged or employed in educational work or scientific research when permitted by the Commission; to the executive officers of mercantile or promotion boards or bodies within this state when traveling in the performance of duties affecting the advancement of the business of such boards or bodies, or the development of trade or industry within or without this state, when authorized by the Commission; to hotel employees of season resort hotels, when authorized by the Commission; to indigent, destitute and homeless persons and to such persons when transported by charitable societies or hospitals, and the necessary agents employed in such transportation; to inmates of the national homes or state homes for disabled volunteer soldiers and of soldiers' and sailors' homes, including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge; to necessary caretakers, going and returning, of livestock, poultry, milk, fruit and other freight, under uniform and nondiscriminatory regulations; to employees of sleeping-car corporations, express corporations and telegraph and telephone corporations; to railway mail service em ployees, United States internal revenue officers, postoffice inspectors, customs officers and inspectors and immigration inspectors when traveling in the course of their official duty; to newsboys on trains, baggage agents, witnesses attending any legal investigation in which the carrier is interested, persons injured in accidents or wrecks and physicians and nurses attending such persons; provided, that the term "employees," as used in this section, shall include furloughed, pensioned and superannuated employees, persons who have become disabled or infirm in the service of any such carrier, ex-employees traveling for the purpose of entering the service of any such carrier, and the remains of persons dying while in the employment of any such carrier; and the term "families," as used in this section, shall include the families of those persons heretofore named in this proviso, the families of persons killed, and the widows during widowhood and minor children during minority of persons who died while in the service of any such carrier; and provided, further, that no free ticket, free pass or free or reduced rate transportation shall be issued, given or tendered to any officer, agent or employee of a common carrier, who is at the same time a shipper or receiver of freight, or an officer, agent or employee of a shipper or receiver of freight, unless such officer, agent or employee devotes substantially his entire time to the service of such carrier; and provided, further, that the members of the Railroad Commission, their officers and employees, shall be entitled, when in the performance of their official duties, to free transportation over the lines of all common carriers within this state; and provided, further, that passenger transportation may issue to the proprietors and employees of newspapers and magazines and the members of their immediate families, in exchange for advertising space in such newspapers or magazines at full rates, subject how |