Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-22
THE JOHN BILL,
Full Text of the Employers Liability Bill Introduced by Col. S. W.
 John of J. fferson.

House bill 207-A bill entitled an act 10 mend sections 259O and 2591 of the code.
 Be 1t enacted by the general assembly of Alabama, that section 2590 Of the code be so amended a to read as follows:
 Section 2590. When personal injury is received by a servant or cmpoye in the service or business of tue master or em- ployer the master or employer is liable to answer in such damages as the jury may assess, in order to prevent and punish such negligence to such servant or em- pioye as if he were a stranger and not en- raped in such service or employment, in the cases following:
 i. When the injury is caused by any de- feet in the condition of the tools, mate- rials. ways, works, machinery or plant connected with or used in the business of the master or employer.
 g. When the injury is caused by reason of the negligence of any person in the serv- ice or employment of the master or em- blower who has such superlntendencs en- trusted to him whilst i'll the exercise of sucu usuperintendence.
 B. When such injury is caused by reason of lhe negligence of any person in the serv- ice or employment of the master or em- ploy-r to whose orders or directions the servant or empoye at the time of the in- fury was bound to conform if such injuries resulted from his haviug so conformeI.
 A. When such injury is caused by reason of the act or omiss,on of any person in the service or employment of the master or ' enfployer. done or made in obedience to the rules and regulations or by-laws Of the master or employer, or in obedience to the particular instructions by any person del- regated with the authority of tue mastor or employer in that behalf.
 E. When such injury is caused by the negligence of any persOu in the service or employment of the master or employer who has the charge or control ot any sign al point, locomotive engine, switch car. or irain upon railroad, or of any part of the track, or a railroad or any stationary en- zine, dynamo, motor, water wheel, ma chine or tools used in the business Of the master or employer. The master or em- ployer is not labe under this act If the ser want or employe knew of the defect or neg Iieence cIusing the injury and failed In a reasonable time to give ln formation thereof to inc master or employer, or to some per- son superior to shimself, nnless be was aware that the master or employer of such ssuperior already knew of the delect or neg lgence; nor is the, master or employer . liable under subdivision. 1 unless the de- feet therein mentioned arose from not being discovered or reInedied owing 10 the negligence oI the iuaster or employer, or some one in the sely. cetf the master or em- ployer and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the tools, materials, ways, [, works, machinery and plant or premises were in proper condition; nor shall the sefvantor employe b, held 10 have waived or forfeited his right 10 recover damages fir such inj juries by continuing in the servjc, he rnasler or employer alter the master or employer had notice ot such defects in any such tools, materials, ways. works, machinery, pant or prolrises. It Is the DOS i,ive duty oi the mas'er or employer to iufnish Inc servant with reasonably safe aid substantiai tools, materials, ma