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to be only test of reasonableness of commutation rates. Portion of order fixing
duration of rates modified. Penna, E. R. Co. y. Public Serv. Com., 126 Md. 65.

If the charter of a railroad authorizes it, without requiring it, to extend its road
to a certain point, it may not be compelled to make such extension if same would
not be remunerative. The manner of construction, equipment and operation of
such extension is to be determined by the directors of the company, and when their
judgment is honestly exercised may not be controlled by commission or courts.
Public Serv. Com. v. U. R. & E. Co., 126 Md. 487.

See secs. 210, 265, 271, 364 and 384, and notes to sec. 368.

An. Code, sec. 435A. 1912, ch. 162.

374.1 Whenever the commission shall be of the opinion after a hearing
upon its own motion or upon a complaint made as provided in this act,
that the issuance by common carriers in 'this State -of mileage, excursion,
school commutation or commutation passenger tickets, or joint interchange-
able mileage tickets, would be a desirable advantageous and reasonable
thing for the people concerned to demand, it shall be the duty of the
commission to order the common carrier, or common carriers; to establish
such rates and issue such tickets as the said commission may deem reason-
able and proper; such tickets to be good on any or all branches, lines or
sections of the carrier's route in this State, or only on certain specific
branches, lines or sections, as the commission may order and direct.
See art. 23, sec. 264, et seq., and notes to sec. 373.

An. Code, sec. 435B. 1914, ch. 668.

375.2 Whenever the commission shall be of the opinion after a hearing,
upon its own motion or complaint made, as provided in this sub-title, that
it would be reasonably advisable and proper to require common carriers to
give receipts for containers of dairy products or of other property or goods
received for transportation within this State, whenever said containers are
intended to be returned; the commission shall determine the form of said
receipt and the proper regulations in respect to the issuing of the same, and
the return of said containers, subject to the provisions of this section, and
shall so fix and prescribe the same by order to be served upon every common
carrier or other person or corporation to be bound thereby; and thereafter
it shall be the duty of every such common carrier, or other person or cor-
poration, to observe and obey each and every requirement of every such
order so served upon it; and upon the day that any such order shall
become operative and effective, the following provisions of this section
shall become operative and effective and shall remain so as long and for
such time as any such order of the commission is in effect.

Any common carrier issuing a receipt for a container, as described
herein, shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage or
injury to such container caused by it or by any other person, firm or cor-
poration to whom such container may be delivered, and no contract, receipt,

1 Sec. 1 of the act of 1912, ch. 162, directs that sec. 435A be entitled " The Regulation
of the Issuance by Common Carriers in this State of Mileage, Excursion, School Com-
mutation or Commutation Passenger Tickets and Joint Interchangeable Mileage
Tickets."

2 The act of 1914, ch. 191 (approved April 10, 1914), is identical with this section
down to the words " order so served upon it " and from the words " no common carrier
shall charge " to the end of the section. Ch. 668 was approved April 13, 1914.