The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-07-19
The Anti ScaIping Law


Following is copy of the law
as passed by the last legislature
Believing it to be of interest tt
our readers, we reproduce it ir
full. 1t Is our understanding
that this law becomes operative
August 2:
An act to provide that common
carriers shall designate and pro.
vide with certificates of authority
agents authorized to sell tickets,
and prohibit all others from sell
ing tickets or evidences OF trans
portation; to provide for the re-
demptlon OF the whole or any un-
used part of a ticket or evidence
of transportation, and prohibit
the forging or counterfelt,ng, or
the aiding in forging or counter.
feiting or altering Of any genuine
tickets or other evidence Of trans:
portation; and to provide punish
ment for the violation of any of
the sections herein contained.
Be it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Florida:
SECTION l. That it shall be the
duty of every common carrier to
provide each agent who may be
authorized to sell tickets or other
evidence of transportation, of the
holders right to travel on the
line Of such carrier, or on any
line of which said carriers line
shall form a part, with a certifi-
cate setting forth the authority
of such agent to make such sale,
which certificate shall be attested
by the signature of such common
carrier, or whenever such COM
mon carrier is a corporation. by
the signature of Lone of it's proper
officers, and posted in a conspicu-
Gus place in the office or place of
business of such agent.
Sec. 2. That it shall be illegal
for any general passenger agent
or other officer of a common car
rier whose duty it may be to sup
ply tickets to the agents of said
common carrier for sale to the
public, to supply tickets for sale
to any person other than the reg
ularly authorized ticket agent as
provided for In the preceding
section. That 1T shall be unlawful
for any person not possessed of
such authority, SO evidenced, to
sell, barter, or transfer, for any
consideration whatever, the whole
or any part of any ticket, pass
or other evidence of transported
ton; Provided, That the pur-
chaser of a transferable ticket in
good faith, for personal use in the
prosecution of a journey, shall
have the right to resell same to a
person who will, in good faith,
personally use it in the prosecu-
ton of journey; and provided
further, That nothing in this act
prevent the properly authorized
agent of any transportation COM
pany from purchasing from the
properly authorized agent Of any
other transportation company a
ticket for a passenger to whom
be may sell a ticket to travel
over any part of the line for
which he IS the properly author
lied agent, so as to enable such
to travel to the place
or junction from which his ticket
shall read.
Sec. 3. That any person or per-
sons violating any of the pro-
visions of, or neglecting to COM
ply with any of the requirements
Of, the preceding sections of this
act shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and shall, upon
thereof in any court of
the state within the jurisdiction
of which the offense was commit
ted, be subject for each offense
to a fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, or imprisonment for
q, term not aYcaedinp ono wear or