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PUBLIC LAW 8 6 - 7 9 4 - S E P T. 15, 1960
accordance with standards and rules prescribed by the Commission, should be afforded the opportunity of earning such return as to make the carriers attractive investments to private investors. As an incident thereto, the opportunity to earn a return of at least 6l^ per centum net after all taxes properly chargeable to transportation operations, including but not limited to income taxes, on gross operating revenues, shall not be considered unreasonable. "(b) Whenever, upon complaint, or upon its own initiative, and after hearing held upon reasonable notice, the Commission finds that any individual or joint fare in effect for transportation subject to this Act, or any regulation or practice affecting such fare, is unjust, unreasonable or unduly preferential or unduly discriminatory, the Commission shall issue an order prescribing the lawful fare, regulation, or practice thereafter to be in effect. "Through Koutes, Joint Fares "7. (a) I n order to encourage and provide adequate transit service on a Metropolitan Districtwide basis, any carrier may establish through routes and joint fares with any other carrier subject to this Act or the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the Public Service Commission of the State of Maryland. "(b) Whenever required by the public convenience and necessity, the Commission, upon complaint or upon its own initiative, and after hearing held upon reasonable notice, may establish through routes and joint fares tor transportation subject to this Act, and the regulations or practices affecting such fares, and the terms and conditions under which such through routes shall be operated. "(c) Whenever, upon complaint or upon its own initiative, and after hearing upon reasonable notice, the Commission is of the opinion that the divisions of any joint fare for transportation subject to this Act are or will be unjust, unreasonable, inequitable, or unduly referential or prejudicial as between the participating carriers, the ommission shall prescribe the just, reasonable and equitable divisions thereof to be received by the participating carriers. The Commission may require the adjustment of divisions between such carriers from the date of filing the complaint or entry of the order of investigation, or such other date subsequent thereto as the Commission finds to be just, reasonable and equitable.
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"Taxicab Fares "8. The Commission shall have the duty and the power to prescribe reasonable rates for transportation by taxicab only between a point in the jurisdiction of one signatory party and a point in the jurisdiction of another signatory party provided both points are within the Metropolitan District. The fare or charge for such transportation may be calculated on a mileage basis, a zone basis, or on any other basis approved by the Commission; provided, however, that the Commission shall not require the installation of a taximeter in any taxicab when such a device is not permitted or required by the jurisdiction licensing and otherwise regulating the operation and service of such taxicab. "Security for the Protection of the Public "9. (a) No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued under Section 4, and no certificate issued under such section 48232 0-61-66
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