El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-21
DOUBLE HEADER BILL
Full Text OF the Measure So I'm
portant To Railroaders.

Full Text OF the Measure So I'm
portant To Railroaders.
Pie following is the full text OF the
s-aouble header" bill which as passed
18th branches of the legislature, and
which will become law when the
Reverno places his signature TO 1t:
Be it era ted by the legislature o.
the state OF Texas:
Section 1. When an unreasonable
degree Of hazard results to it's EN-
ployes 1t is hereby declared to be an
abuse of its franchise and privileges
Tor any railroad company or receiver
operating q line of railroad IN tbf
state to run or operate more than o
working locomotive At the same time
In propelling or moving trains up steep
grades, or where a locomotive proptl-
0pg q train becomes temporarily ais
abled after leaving the terminal; and
Z shall be the duty OF the railroad COM
mission TO investigate euch abuses ano
see that the same are correct q. re-
1ulated or prohibited as hereinafter
provided
Sec. 2. After such investigation,
should the railroad commission decide
60 regulate or forbid the practice OF
using more thai one working locomo-
tive in the operation of any train at
the same time on any railroad or part
of railroad within this state. then it
shall be their duty to make and record
An order fully setting forth their de-
oision, and clearly designating the
railroad or part of railroad on which
such practice IL forbidden orregulated,
and how regulated. Notice OF said
order sh all be served upon said rail-
road affected by 1t. Said notice shall
contain in full a copy of said order.
and shall be directed to the sheriff, or
any constable of the county where the
general Offices of such railroad are
located, and q copy of the same shall
be delivered by the officer executing
the same to the president, or the vice.
president or the general manager, or
the general superintendent, or any
general officer of said railroad in this
state, residing in said county; and
sxid officer executing said writ, shall
make bis return on the original and
deliver the same witt bis return FORTH
with to the commission.
SEE. 3. 1t shall be the duty OF eucn
railroad to obey said order and any
railroad corporation or receiver who
she'll, at any time after such notice
shall have been served of ten days,
violate the order of the commission,
shall be liable to the state of Texas for
Q per atty of not less than $500 nor
more than IS 900 for each offeDse and
such penalties shall be recovered and
suits therefor she'll be brought in the
name of the state of Texas, in the
of in Travis county, Texas, or
In any county into or
through which such Railroad may
run, by the attorney general
or under his direction, and such suit
shall be subject to the provision of
article 4577 of the revised civil stat
utes.
Sec 3a. Employees of railway COM
panies employed by said Companies In
the operation of trains within this
state propelled by two or more engines,
shall not be held to assume the rick,
If any there be, incident to their en-
plOy mepu; provided, they be injured
while engaged In operation OF such
trains; and provided further, that such
injury was occssioned by reason of the
operation of two or more engines on
such train instead OF one.
LOCAL OPINION. i
The opinions Of several trainmen,
pn blished in the HERALD Monday
about the double header bill which has
just en- passed by the legislature, have
brought on more talk.
A group of fremen were discussing
the question at the G. 81. depot last
night and different opinions on the
question we're brought out. Some fire.
men favor the double-header,
come oppose it and others are entirely
indifferent.
A @. 81. fireman Gays that from q
6remsn's point of view, considering
their interest alone, the double header
IL the proper thing. It gives work to
more men and makes the work much
lighter, and the danger for the men on
the second engine is too small q ques-
ton to deserve notice. ITO do away
with the double beader," he said, twill
ultimately result in the company put
ting on larger engines and one man
now doing and half The men now en-
ployed will be out of work."
Another fireman. who has run on the
g. 81. for a number of years, thinks
that the fremen and engineers can
we'll afford to sacrifice their own in
terests to favor other trainmen whose
positions are made so much harder by
the use of the double header. 81 do
not anticipate any chsnge for the
worse" he said, land am glad that the
double header Is doomed. Now, since
men on the G. 81. are better fixed than
ever before. The White Oaks coal is
the best coal we have ever had on this
division and firing is at least a third
easier +"
The discussion grew warm and each
man defend ed bis position but failed to
convert any one.
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