Commissioners' Tariff,

CLASSIFICATION AND RULES,

Embracing all Changes and Corrections to date.

OCTOBER 15, 1994.

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Railroads required to furnish monthly reports.

GENERAL RULES,

RULE 1.-PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

All complaints made to the Railroad Commission of alleged grievances must plainly and distinctly set forth the grounds of complaint; the items being numbered, and objections all set forth in writing.

In like manner all defenses must be distinctly set forth in writing, and the items numbered as above stated.

These specifications, whether of complaint or defense, may be accompanied, if the parties desire, by any explanation or argument, or by any suggestion as to the proper remedy or policy. The parties may also be heard in person or by attorney, or by written argument upon such written statement being first filed.

RULE 2.-MONTHLY REPORTS.

Each Railroad Company doing business within the State of Georgia shall file in the office of the Commissioners on or before the 20th day of each month, a report, duly sworn, of its earnings and expenses for the month preceding, upon a printed form (A), and shall also at the same time file in said office a report of all orders, rules, regulations and circulars issued by the Commission during the preceding month, accomopanied by a statement showing whether said orders, rules, regulationsand cirulars have been duly posted as required by the rules of the Commission, and have been put in force on said road; said report to be made on a printed form "C," as follows:

To.........

DEAR SIR:

Your circular order No.........

FORM C.

Secretary Railroad Commission of Georgia:

.has been received, and a copy has been furnished each local agent of this Company, with instructions that he post the same in a conspicuous place and that the same be complied with. Yours truly,

Railroads

RULE 3.-POSTING TARIFFS.

Each Railroad Company doing business within the State of Georgia shall post and required to post tariffs, keep posted at each of its respective stations, in a CONSPICUOUS place, a copy of the schedules of freight and passenger rates prescribed for said road by the Commission, together with a copy of the Commissioners' Classification, and a Table of Distances between stations, giving name of each station. And when any change in said schedule of rates or classification is made, either by the Commission or by any Railroad Company, a copy of said change shall be immediately furnished the office of the Commissioners,. and shall also be posted in the same manner as the above.

Rates apply in both

RULE 4.

The rates prescribed by the Commission shall (except in cases specified) apply in directions. either direction.

Roads required to

RULE 5.

It shall be the duty of each Railroad Company doing business in the State of Georfurnish gia to furnish to the Railroad Commission upon demand any books or papers in the books, papers, etc. possession of said Railroad Company, and a written transcript or copy of any paper in the possession of said Railroad Company, which may appear to the Commission as necessary to aid them in the discharge of their duty.

Each passenger shall be entitled to baggage not exceeding one hundred and fifty Amount (150) pounds.

RULE 2.

of baggage allowed.

No more than the schedule of passenger rates shall be charged where the ticket Office required to office at any station shall not have been open for a reasonable time before the departure be open for from a station of the train upon which the passenger intends to be transported.

RULE 3.

reasonable time.

rate

At junction points, where the incoming train arrives so near the leaving time of Schedule the outgoing train that it is not practicable for a passenger to procure a ticket, no more charged at than the schedule of passenger rates shall be charged. junction points.

RULE 4.

Railroad companies are authorized to collect the exact mileage for passenger Railroads fares, if they shall make the necessary change to enable them to do so; but, if not, no collect more than the next lowest amount ending in 5 or 0 shall be charged.

RULE 5.

exact mileage.

minimum

No railroad company shall be allowed to charge more than 10 cents as a minimum Ten cents a full or half rate between regular stations when the fare would be less than that amount. charge. RULE 6.

Tariff rates

No more than standard Passenger Tariff shall be charged paesengers from flag to apply stations or other stations where tickets are not kept on sale.

RULE 7.

from flag stations.

Tariff rate

When, in consequence of the uncertain time of arrival or departure of a delayed only train, it is impracticable for tickets to be purchased, no more than the regular Standard charged Passenger Tariff shall be charged.

when arrival or departure of train uncertain.