Kansas Statutes 66-109. Variations from schedule of rates
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-109
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- Common carrier: means any common carrier, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-1,215
- common carriers: shall include all freight-line companies, equipment companies, pipe-line companies, and all persons and associations of persons, whether incorporated or not, operating such agencies for public use in the conveyance of persons or property within this state. See Kansas Statutes 66-105
- Public utility: means a public utility as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-118a
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
No common carrier or public utility governed by the provisions of this act shall, knowingly or willfully, charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less compensation for the same class of service performed by it within the state, or for any service in connection therewith, than is specified in the printed schedules or classifications, including schedules of joint rates; or demand, collect or receive any rate, joint rate, toll, fare or charge not specified in such schedule or classification: Provided, That rates different from those specified in the printed schedule or classification of rates may be charged by any public utility, street or interurban railway, by agreement with the customer, in cases of charity, emergency, festivity or public entertainment: Provided, That any utility governed by the provisions of this act may grant to the officers, employees and agents of such utilities free or reduced rates or service upon like terms and in the same manner as is now provided by law relating to common carriers.