Section 6003 Of Article 1. Manner Of Granting From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.

. No clause or condition of any kind shall be inserted in any franchise or grant offered or sold under the terms of this article which shall directly or indirectly restrict free and open competition in bidding therefor, and no clause or provision shall be inserted in any franchise offered for sale, which shall in anywise favor one person, firm, or corporation, as against another, in bidding for the purchase thereof.