The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-03-29
PUBLIC LAWS.
Az ACT 10 amend the Railroad Super
vision laws of this State.

Az ACT TO amend the Railroad Super
vision laws of this State.
Section l. BE it enacted by the
Legislature OF the State of Mississippi,
That any person who shall tear down,
detace or mutilate the tariffs or charges
for the transportation Of freight or
passengers, classifications, circulars,
rules and regulations posted by any
railroad company in compliance with
law, or the rules and regulations
adopted by the railroad commission of
this State, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding
fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. ,. That depot or station agents
of the different railroad companies In
this State shall be, and are hereby
constituted conseryators of the peace,
with authority TO preserve order in the
waiting rooms in their respective
stations, and it shall be their duty to
arrest and deliver to the custody of the
most convenient sheriff or constable,
or other proper officer, all persons who
are guilty of dlsorderly conduct, and
all loafers or yagrants who may fire.
quent such waiting rooms when not
there as passengers and all such per-
sons shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall
be punished as provided for the oflense
named in section one of this act.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of
the several railroad companies in this
State to furnish a sufficient number of
passenger cars to comfortably accom-
modate and seat the passengers travel
ing on its road, aud in the event of
failure to do so, the railroad commits
sion of this State shall entertain the
petition of any person cognlzant of the
facts. When such petition is filed the
raili Dad commission shall cite the rail-
road company in default, and after in-
vestigating the case, shall make, and
certify to the railroad company such
orders as to the number aud character
of passenger coaches necessary for the
public convenience as the said commits
sioners shall deem proper, and in any
proceeding hereinafter provided for
concerning the matter, such order of
the railroad commission shall be
deemed prima facie reasonable and
proper.
Sec. 4. Every railroad company shall
establish and maintain such depots as
shall be reasonably necessary for the
public convenience and shall stop
such Of the passenger and freight
trains at any depot as the business and
public convenience shall require. And
it shall be unlawful for any such COM
pany to abolish or disuse any depot,
when once established, o. to fail to
keep up the same and to regularly
stop the trains thercat. without the
consent of the railroad commission.
The railroad commission shall have
the authority to cause to be instituted
and prosecuted all proper legal pro-
ceedings, by mandamus, or otherwise
to enforce the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. That ii shall be the duty OF
the railroad commission upon com.
plaint by petition or whenever they
may have knowledge otherwise of any
insecure bridge, trestle, tunnel, OF
road-bcd, to inspect the same, and il
necessary procure the services of O
competent engineer to examine the
same, and after citing the railroad
company, to make such recommends
tions to the railroad company relative
thereto, as they may deem proper, and
II, after such bridge, trcstle, tunnel, oil
road-bed is declared to be, in the
Judgment of the commission, unsafe
and the same shall not be made safe
and any accident shall occur thereat
arising out of such unsafe condition ol
the road, then such finding of the rail
road commission shall bt taken and
held, as prima face evidence in any
suit for damages against such railroad
company, of culpable negligence, ant
to justify punitive damages. The cos
of the examination by competen
engineer as provided in this sectiol
shall be paid by a warrant on the Stat
Treasury TO be issued by the Audito
of Public Accounts on certified cop,
of the allowance of the same by III
commission, from the appropriation
made to defray the expenses of sai,
railroad commission,
Sec. 6. That the railroad eommissio
shall hereafter make biennial report {
the Legislature for the periods cover
ing the two years ending on June 81
next, before the meeting of each Leg
islaturc, and the said commission sha
: require, in addition to the quarterl
reports now required, annual report
!, from each railroad company upon sue
[, blanks as it may provide, and tn
u penalty for failure to make the sam
: within sixty days after the 30th day c
June annually, shall be the same a
' now provided for failure 10 max
quarterly reports.
!. Sec. Z. That depot or station agent
! OF the different railroad companies G
Il this State, and the conductors of eac
:, and every railroad train, whether pa
seDger or freight train, shall be an
u they are hereby constituted conservi
; tors of the peace, with authority {
u summon bystanders to their aid an
u with authority to preserve order in th
y waiting rooms in their respective sti
+ tions or trains, and it shall be the
G duty to arrest and deliver to the custC
D dy of the most conyenient sheriff, col
IL stable or other proper officer all pc
T. SONS who are guilty of disorderly col
II duct, and all loafers or yagranis VIII
y may frequent such waiting rooms {
u trains, whether they be passengers {
Is not, upon conviction shall be fined
any sum not exceeding fifty dolla
and imprisonment not more than thi
u ty days IN the county Jail, either {
1, both at the discretion of the court.
a' Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty
ct each and every railroad company
is in this State TO have posted in son