The Greenville times., 1888-04-07
AN ACT

To amend an act TO provide Tor the
regulation Of freight and passenger
rates on railroads in this State, and
to create Il commission to supervise
the same, and for other purposes,
approved March llth, 1884.
Section l.. BE IL enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Mississippi,
That section l3 of an act entitled an
act to provide for the regulation of
freight and passenger rates on rail
roads in this State, and TO create a
commission to supervise the same, and
for other purposes, approved March
l1th, 1884, be and the same is hereby
so amended as to require the conductor
or engineer of any train TO which any
accident has happened, attended with
serious personal injury, to Immediately
telegraph the same to the clerk Of the
railroad commission at the capital or
If he is not at telegraph office when
such accident occurs, as soon there
after as he can reach such station and
II shall be the duty of the superinten-
dent of every railroad whose train has
suffered any such accident, within five
days thereafter to report in writing TO
the railroad commission the full par
ticulars thereof giving the names Of
persons killed and injured, and amount
and character of property destroyed,
together with the cause of the acci-
dent. If any such conductor or engi-
nccr or superintendent shall wilfully
neglect or refuse TO comply with the
provisions Of this section he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars.
Sec. 9. BE it further enacted, That
in addition to the power and duties
now conferred by law on the railroad
commissioners requiring them TO see
"that at least one comfortable and
suitable reception room is provided at
each depot for the use and aceommo-
dation of persons desiring and await
ing transportation over their line,'
the said board is also authorized to
designate the site or location of any
new depot building or station house
that may be ordered built, in cases
where the site selected by the railroad
company required to erect the same is
deemed inconvenient or inaccessible
provided that said depot shall be loca-
ted on the line of the said railroad
and having in view the interest of the
public and the railroad company, and
to prescribe the number and dimen-
sions of the rooms therein for passen.
gers, designating and providing, il
deemed proper, separate rooms for the
sexes and for the races; and they shal
also have the authority to require sucl
additions TO or alterations in passenger
depots or station houses as may be ne
cessary in their judgment to secure
ample, comfortable and suitable accom-
modations for all passengers; to pre-
scribe the form and size of of bulletil
boards, and where the same shall b.
placed, the manner and place of post
ing tariffs of charges for freight ans
passengers, and of all notices and or
ders that may be promulgated by th
commission. They are also empower
ed to provide such rules and regula
tions for the arrangement and man
| agement Of passenger depots rs wi
: secure thecomfort Of passengers. whie
f they may cause TO be posted in eac
passenger depot or sitting room. The
shall. where in their Judgment the 0,
casion and the public convenience n
quire itcause "union passenger depots
to be erected, fixing the proportion I
be contributed by each railroad con
: pany, If the several railroad eomps
| mics cannot agree. aud designating N