The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-18
AGAINST FREQ PASSES.
Henderson of Lamar Has n Measur
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Henderson Of Lamar Has n Measure
Ia Suppress the EVIL.
Austin, Texas, January 1.-THE follow
INK Is the text of Henderson of LAmars
bill to correct the so called free pass evil:
bill to be entitled, An act to prohibit
Discrimination In charges for trsnsporta-
tion Of passengers by railway corpora
tions In this State. and to regulate the
issuance of free TRANSPORTATION and to
punish violations of this act
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the legis-
laturc OF the State OF Texas that 1t shall be
unlawful for any railway corporation In
this State to carry any person, or persons.
on any of its trains free or without charge.
or for less than the regularly published
and established rates OF passenger fare
then prevailing, whether the same Is done
by reason Of any free pass, ticket dcliv
cred without full payment therefor, or any
shift or evasion whatsoever; provided, that
this act shall not apply to q continuous
passage between any point In this State.
and any point beyond this State or to a
continuous passage from any point beyond
this State. across this State to any point
beyond this State.
Section 2. This act shall not be so con-
strued as TO prohibit the issuance and sale
VI excursions or communications or party
rate tickets and sold to all applying there
for on like terms. or the carriage Of theat-
rical companies at reduced rates; provided.
that excursion tickets at reduced rates may
be sold to any society, fraternity or other
organization having membership of 100
or more for charitable, religious or bust
ness purposes, where such tickets are to
be used exclusively for travelling to and
from some point where general meeting
OF such society, fraternity or organization
Is to be held without selling or furnishing
such tickets to persons not bona fde MEM
bers of such society. fraternity or organ
iZation.
Sec. 3. This act shall not be construed
to apply to railway employees exclusively
In the service Of a railroad. carried bona
fide on the pay roll, and their families. nor
TO persons travelling exclusively on busi-
ness of railroad; provided that regularly
retained attorneys Of railway companies
who are not exclusively in the service Of
such railroad companies shall be deemed
employees within the meaning of this Sec
ton. and provided, that ON application OF
any railroad company to the railroad COM
mission OF Texas II may be authorized the
free carriage or at reduced rates of other
persons not embraced In this section; pro-
vided further that the railroad commits
sioners or any authorized representative
thereof shall be carried free Of charge on
any train when on the business Of the COM
mission.
Sec. 4. Any officer or any agent Of amy
railway company who shall violate, partici-
pate In the violation Of or authorize any
violation of any provision Of this act. or
any person who accepts, uses or takes the
benefit of free TRANSPORTATION or transport
tation at reduced rates In violation OF this
act shall be guilty OF misdemeanor and
upon conviction of each offcnse shall be
fined in any sum not less than 5000 nor
more than $500; provided, that this section
shall not apply TO any conductor who shall
carry any person on any pass or ticket. is
sued by any authorized officer Of any rail-
way company.
Sec. &. The fact that there is now no
law prohibiting determinations In charges
for transportation OF passengers by rail-
WAYS in this State creates an imperative
public necessity for the suspension Of the
constitutional rule. requiring that bills be
read on three several days. and the same
is hereby suspended.