The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26


resorts; and North Carolina and Texas
make 1t unlawful after notice from the
parent or guardian for the keeper Of bar
room. billiard room. or bowling alley to
allow minors to enter or remain therein.
TO PROTECT employees.
Alabama. Illinois, Indiana. Kansas.
Michigan, Missouri. Mississippi Montana,
Washington, North Carolina and South Da-
kota have passed acts for the protection
OF miners, some directed against ono
danger and some agiDst others. Oklahoma
aud Connecticut provide that an employer
who shall blacklist an employe with in
tent to prevent him from procuring other
employment, shall. upon conviction, be
severely fined. Kansas. Washington and
Wisconsin forbid bringing into the State
persons TO act as police.
Idaho, Indiana and Alabama have passed
acts for the investigation and arbitration
OF disputes between employers Of labor
and their employees.
Missouri and Texas have dealt with the
fellow servants rule In the former State.
railroad company is made responsible
for damages sustined by one agent or
servant, by reason OF the negligence OF
| another; and persons in the service OF
such companies, with authority of super
intendence, control or command over 9TH
ers in their employ, or with the duty OF
inspection or other duty owing by master
10 servants, are declared to be Vice prin-
cipals of such companies, and not follow
servants with such employees. Fellow SER
| wants are employees in common service.
working together at the same time aud
| place to a common purpose of the same
! grade, one not having superintendent or
| control over the other Contracts limiting
the liability OF a company for the injury or
death OF agents or servants under the pro-
| visions of the act, are declared void.
| In South Carolina. laborers who quit
work without performing the service for
which they have been prepaid, and con-
| tractors who fail to pay for materials or
| labor in erecting buildings are liable TO
| punishment.
| Kansas and Pennsylvania make 1t I'm
lawful 10 attempt to coerce employees by
| threatening to discharge them, because
connected with labor organizations; while
lchigan provides for the incorporation OF
such organizations.
| Montana, Tennessee, Idaho and Pennsyl-
vania forbid the wearing OF q button,
| badge or other insignia OF q labor organi-
| cation by amy person not n member there
| Of.
| RAILROAD LAWS.
! Railroads have received the usual at
tention from the legislatures. The Nortl
and South Dakotas and Washington hav
passed acts limiting passenger and freigh
| charges. The companies in the Dakota
have. upon bills filed in the Fedora
courts. obtained munitions against officer
charged with the enforcement of the acts
on the principal ground that the satntor
rates do not yield fair compensation TO
| their services. 1t seems to be matter .
general regret that the supreme court 9
the United States has not been able, !
the determination OF the many cases 9
hi nh. tar uhtA 1,nx 4
to formulate some rule. however genera
and elastic. or enunciate some rrincipl
which may guide the legislatures in dc
fining reasonable rates.
Tennessee and Florida have undertake
,, to reach the same end by the co1t-iyant
of commission. The acts pas ,ed to Thu
end are much the same as those hereto
fore passed in other States.
The police power is called 'nto cxsrci'
in a great veriety OF ways, In behalf
both the companies and the public
!: Alabama passenger trains must stop
stations nearest the county court nous
!, and depots must be established at q
u towns OF 1000 inhabitants; in Arkansa
: employees are authorized to do all t''n
d necessary to protect passengers from frsu
: imposition and annoyance; In Michisa
the railroad commissioners may order Z
e roads to erect and maintain AUTOMATIC ~
IT signals at crossings not guarded ny ia
= men; in South Carolina. the commlssio
:, ers may require the roads to erect Ut Jun
l. tional points union or other uepotsi
l. Kansas. railroads must furnish free trai
portation to shippers; and in Norih Cai
ar lima the roads are required to handle pa
is gage and freight with care. In Arl1o
and Utah provision lis made ior the
N corporation OF companies for the purpl
of purchasing the property OF ROADS 81
under judicial proceedings, and in Arizo'
|
"a those States are authorized to extend TN
~ lines into other States and TERRITORY
N while In Maine. company operating
~ road of another company may noio sha
"a in 1t. and in South Carolina owners
Il abandoned railroads are required 70
ss sumo their operation within iinlteu "a
30 under penalty of forfeiture OF their IRA
ga chise.
he BICYCLES have come in for snare OF
ro tention. Arkansas, California, Michigs
a., New Jersey and South Carolina prov
in for their carriage as baggage, and spec
at nenalties are provided for the THEFT Of IN
~ IN Massachusetts and Connecticut;
lot which latter State wilful injury OF cy
M maths is punishable by fine, and speed
m regulated; while Illinois forbids long, CT
nd tluued and brutal bicycling racing
ny The subject OF
m IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS
~ has become a separate topic OF the law.
vs. W first. and for long time, the right to
~ VI ter and it's appropriation was reguia
y" by customs Of the community; but II
=, mot long before they were defined
re statute. Now, rights to water when now
=. through not only private but public iai
~ and defined and regulated by statutes
~ the States, considerable part OF VIII
"a territory is arid. the provisions OF WI
ms are minute and elaborate During the
r ns wear. Alabama, New Jersey okiaho
On, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyom
are Utah and Kansas have dealt with the
ia ,ect, some in amendatory and some In o.
ons insl acts. This legislation Is interesting
biv other narts than those directly affected
YER ii, because rules of property have D
lar modified in some important particular
the meet new and urgent eonditlons-
erv statute Of Oklahoma is pretty TAR san
I'd ~ these statutes Two classes of water
md dealt with; one the ordinary flow or uni
or now OF running streams, and the o.
led storm and rain waters stored IN da
ers lakes or reservoirs. both of which are
the cIared to be the property OF the punne
and be acquired by appropriation for the
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