Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-25
THE NEW Id w IN RELA TION
TO RAILROAD STRIKES.

In Wow OF the strikes on some Of our
leading railroads at this time we deem
1t but proper to lay before the public
copy of the Act passed at the last
session of our Legislature, entitled;
An Act to provide for the better protection Of
passengers upon railroads. and to insure the
prompt transportation and delivery of freighis
WHEREAS, Strikes by locomotive en-.
gineers and other railroad employees
and the abandonment of their engines
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safety OF passengers and subjects sap,
pers Of iieights to great Inconvenience,
delay and loss therefore,
SEcTloS |. Be Il enacted dc, That
IT any locomotive engineer or other
railroad employee upon any railroad
within this State, engaged in any strike
or with view to incite others TO such
strike, or iurthcrance of any combina.
ton onorpre.concerted arrangement with
any other person TO bring about a
strike, shall abahdon the locomotive
engine in his charge, when attached
either to a passenger or freight train,
at any place other than the schedule
or otherwise appointed destination of
such train, or shall refuse or neglect
to continue to discharge his duty, or TO
proceed with said train to the place OF
destination US aforesaid, be shall be-
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars, and may be
imprisoned for n term not exceeding
six months at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 2. If any locomotive engineer
or other railroad employee within this
State, for the purpose of furtherlng
the object of or lending aid to any
strike or strikes, organized or attempt.
ed TO be maintained on any other rail. |
road, either within or without this
State, shall refuse or neglect, in the
course OF his employment, to aid in
the movement over and upon the
employing him, OF the cars
Of such other railroad company. re.
ceived therefrom in the course OF
transit, he shall be deemed guilty of a
mlsdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than one
nor more than five hundred
dollars, and may be imprisoned Tor
term not exceeding six months at the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 3. If any person, in aid or
inrtherancc of the objects of any
strike upon any railroad, shall inter
lerc with, molest or obstruct any loco.
motive engineer or other railroad en-.
ployee engaged in the discharge and
performance OF his duty as such, every
person 80 offending shall be deemed
guilty Of mlsdemeanor, and upon
thereof shall be fined not
ess than one hundred nor more than
i've hundred dollars, and may be i'm.
Drisoned Tor a term not exceeding six
at the discretion of the court.
SEC. 4. If any person or persons, in
lid or furtherance of the objects of
my strike, shall obstruct any railroad
rack within this State, or shall injure
II destroy the rolling stock or any
'ther property of any railroad compa-
", or shall take possession of or re.
move any such property, or shall pre-.
rent or attempt TO prevent tho use
hereof by such railroad company or its
every such person so offend.
ng shall be deemed guilty Of misde.
neanor aud upon conviction thereof
ball be fined not less than five hun.
lred nor more than one thousand dol.
ars and may be imprisoned not less
han six months nor more than one
ear AT the discretion Of the court.
ApPRovED-The 22d of March, A.
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