The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-28


schedules for its lines to be taxed as costs
keep an appearance docket, journal and
such other books and records the
ders and DEGREES Of the court shall be re-
corded in the journal, with such other
but pleadings, citations and bills of ex-
ceptiOn shall not be recorded.
No Passes for Officers.
Sec. %. No judge of said court, nor
clerk thereof, nor state solicitor, shall
other person, free transportation over any
railroad in this state, or receive or ac-
cert through any officer or agent of any
ton over any railroad outside of this state
hibition shall apply to every referee, mas
ter, or other appointee of said court. Any
shall be deemed to have forfeited his Of
fee, and may be. removed by quo war
ranto in any court having jurisdiction.
Fines for Railroads.
Sec. 30-That any agent. officer or en-
knowingly demand collect or receive a
greater Compensation for the transporta-
ton of any person or property than that
fixed by law or by the court who shall dis
cOnsignee in the classification of property
in the charge of the transportation or in
demeanor, 'i and punished finished by fne mot not
more than 81. 900, and by Imprisonment in
year, and any person who shall violate
any provision of this law who shall
der or Judgment of the court shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on
Any railroad company which by any of
its ofhcers, agents, employees or otherwise
shaiI violate any provision or this act, or
shall neglect or refuse to obey any judg
ment order or decree Of the court for
more than ten days after notice thereof.
or which shall discriminate in favor of or
against any shipper or consignee, shall be
qeemed guLty OF a rnlsdeIn ca nor, ana snail
be subject to a penalty of 81, 900, and each
day that such company shall violate any
provision OF TINS act, or neglect or refuse
to obey judgment, order or decree of the
court shall constitute a. separate, distinct
and additional onense and misdemeanor,
and If shall be the duty of the state So
GcitOr to prosecute such offender, or by
civil action to sue for and recover all such
Sec. 81. Notwithstanding the provisions
OF TINS act providing for the enforcernent
of the orders or DEGREES of said court, all
person, partnership or corporation, or to
the state, or to any political division there
of this act or of any law of this state, or
court, may be recovered by action in any
court of competent jurisdiction, together
and if in such action it shall be determin-
ed that such disobedience was willful
ton to the actual damages, and not eX-
ceeding treble the amount thereof.
The Strike Provision.
Sec. %. Whenever it shall be made to
strike by the employees, or part Of them
of any railroad company organized under
therein is obstructing Commerce. or the
traffic on such railroad and inconvenience
ing the public, or the people of any mu-
nicipality, or endangers or threatens the
public tranquility, said court shall issue
appear before it at a day and hour named
and make answer, verified by the positive
ent therein. CONCERNING said strike its
conduct, if any, of said corporation or its
point points of dispute between said
corporation and it's striking employees. If
said answer be not made at the time fixed,
or be eVasiVe, the court shall make
maj decree as upon hearing, and enforce
1 Ine same as sq6a a sag b answer pc
out further delay summarily heard upon
free from fault in the premises, and the
strike unreasonable, the court shall so find,
and the said proceedings shall be dis
missed, and thereupon and upon public
such decision, it shall be unlawful for
said strikers or any of them to interfere
in any manner whatever, by word or deed.
with any other employees said corporation
may employ and set to work. But if(the
court shall find that said corporation has
failed in its duty toward its employees or
any of them, or has been unrea sonable,
tyrannical, oppressive or unjust, the strike
resulting therefrom, the court shall so find
specifically and shall enter decree COM
mandingNSaid corporation to proceed forth
with to perform its usual function for the
public and to the usual extent, and with
the usual facilities AZ before said strike
occurred; and if said decree shall not be
implicitly obeyed and in full and in good
faith, the court may take charge of said
corporate property and operate the same
through a receiver appointed by said court
until the court shall be satisfied that said
corporation is purpOsed to fully resume its
functions; all costs to be paid by, said cor,
pOratiOn- If in answer to said original
process. ordering it to show, cause as
aforesaid, said corporation shall show to
the court satisfactorily that said striking
employees have resumed work and Siid
strike has ended, the proceedings shall be
dismissed If in such manner it shall
show to the courts satisfaction that said
striking employees have resumed work I'M
der an agreement to remain in said cOrpOr-
atoms service pending the hearing of the
proceedings, that corporation will abide
by the trims of said agreement, then, and
only in such case, the hearing of said
matter in controversy concerning the
cause or causes of said strike may be post
poned on said corporations request. a
reasonable time, or from time to time.
while said employees so remain at work:
and upon settlement of said strike, said
proceedings may be at any time dismissed :
but if said employees again quit work. said
matter shall be brought to an immediate
hearing and decree, Notwithstanding 4
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