Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-01-21
RAILROAD turLoNE- uti,.
What th~ tommiitrr wa NsL ron,
the Legislature

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durtot on the AlIhn'lrA Pacific between
the city aud WrrsluN A X. Cullen, rn
Rih"-r uu the santa be between R,tut
aud u" Juutu HLd l. " nukic,, d
m''h'tiet a. Ration, constituting % rum
mite" ~ taIiruni"re Nu, ate d,s,,.u- a
somc legislation from the tcir.lut,hI lex
ie'"tufr, ani from Mr.. IL brr,r lut CiIi
as man secured The {, l.Uwug two Ll,,,
winch have been Introduced nnl refer
red to tue ptOpcr cOmu,t,r,.
The first hll was introduced ~ ia,
council 10y Senator SAINT, per t,lurr,,
and - as follows
Al Act for the protection and relief III
| rS,iron1 'mI'l!es; iu-hid,iirg ccr,Al n
| rules, regulations, contracts aud agree
| m"hlr, aud declaring them unlawful,
uVclhfing dcf"cts In cars and ma
chlnrry attached ia frtu, and phou,,.
machinery ana attachments thereof
evidence uf neg lgcuue on the part of
th" corporations Lriug them, Hud de-
ciaring such corporations uaL.r, IN
| certain cases, Tor tl.uues received u,
| Itr servants Hud cmplu!cS uu account
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fellow servant uf riuplpye
be It enacted by the Legislative Assem-
by ~ Ia" Territory ~ New McN,cu.
Section !. That II shall hr uuIHVfuI
| Tor nuy railroad ur RAILWAY cutpurH,Iuu
| nr company, owning hud operating, or
| operating, or that nAy hereafter own or
"""rate u railroad ut railroad snup,, aui
machinery aud attach .."nlB thereof IA
thus Territory, To adopt - prUmu gate
any rule or regulation f4r the govern
lhent OF itS setNHuts uT employ ee, or
make, or enter Iutu any contract or
agreement with ANY v"rs n about 10 eu.
gage ~ thesr serN Ice, Iu which, ur by the
terms ~ which, such pmuIur ia ANY
manner directly or indirectly, pfoulaa.
or Hsre,'s L. hold such corporation harm
l"rs on account 4 any injury he mi,N IT,,
ce'Ne ny reason u IN" care or mHrllLrD
aud attachments .tLsrrtu belonging,
upon any ear Or railroad shops or ma
chinery aud attachments thereof, ~
owned aud operated, ~ Beng run and
operated 10y such corporation, brIng de
I"'tlv", any such rule, reg IiatIun, cnu.
tract ur agreement rhuil b. II no effect.
SEQ. =. II snail h" uulHNtul for any
"uch corporation 10 uru or operate an,
car nr lu'"mptlN" that II detective ar
ANY car ar locomotive uI,pn IL. uH
chlhery or hitHChlu-ut thrfrtp D-IuIgup,
or IA any mauurr defective. ur shops ur
inachiuety aud htthrhturuta thereof
which ur Are IN any MANNER defective.
III the employ. ~ huy corporation shalI
receive any injury b! reason ~ any ,Ir
rect IN hn! car or iuCumptIN-, or INA.
chln.ry or attachments thereto p,.Inu,
my, or shops ur uHCuIu-ry aud ATTACH. |
m-uts thereof own.d aud uu-tntrl. ar
b"lng run Hud Operated 10y rurh corpora
ton, through nu fault oi uI, own, nucu /
corporation shall b" lIIbi" Tor ruch IN.
jury, aud upon proof ~ the saur 10 at
action brought 10y such emp!uSr, or hi. .
legal Representatives, IA any court IL
proper jurisdiction, against any railroad
corporation Tor dHmHgrs. nn account ut .
such injury ~ received, enhil hr entitled
'n r"'n'rr hghlu~t Nucu CORPORATION ~ .
sum cpmmensUrhte HIth the Injuries
sustained
Sac g. II any servant or rmpluyr II
any rHIirund corporation owning aud .
operating, or operating, n raIlruau or
railroad shops IN thus territory while ia
tie dlschHrgr ot his dutI-s NJ such ser
want or emplulr, or IN the performance
of some duty assigned 10y hs superior,
t.c.,y,, anv ,r;,,,' 80, ,'.,,,,',',', s'n'
r.asnn - th,, ,.,,., ..,'',.... ~ W W
~ a f.Iln, a.,,y',, ~. 80.
corporation shall be liable To such ter
want or employ" Tor the damages sIs.
thlned by hun 10y reason Of the carelrSs.
meas aud negligence VI ruch fellow ser.
S,.r m. 40, shnil ,.L .U..,,
u. m nun ,n,c,, n,,,n ~. ,,,''.,'' '"''' MI"
ma s.,,,'t I'm ''"S
VI" wan Introduced ny
i'"pf-sen'ht'v" M"Muilen ia the lower
hous. and reads hs follows:
An NO, to nr.v.nt ,.,I,,., ,,.,,,,,,,.,..
from .mnlu,,n,, ,,,,,,,.,,,..,,'...., " '"..
tors and euv,u,.,.r.
H.. !, ..a,.I,
hi. ~. "a vi v. tne '"RIs'h''Ne Assem-
- ~ '' ''''"'! VI new ""Niyo'
oecl'oh L. That II shall be unlawful
Ior any railroad company or corporation
running or ol"tatIng steam railroad IA
VI" e''tur! uI Ne" Mexico, lhirtI mIies
IN leuRth or mure And the same Aavlng
p-eh run anu operHted Tor three years ar
more To employ any person IN the GA
Pac'J ot conductor Uf u passenger tram .
VI Ha'hr, unless such person has had NJ
least two years experience 10 ia. pnsl-
',on OF conductor, engineer or brakeman =
VI e'.hrr phssehg-r, freight or coustruc.
non 'rsln within sir years next preceding
me mo ot such employment, IL shall
Aiso be unlawful for any such railroad
company or corporation 10 employ any
person Ia W" capacity VI ffelght conduC