The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
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AN ACT In Amendment OF and In Ad-
dition TO an Act Passed at the January
Session, A. ID. 1902, Entitled IAN Act
Providing For Free Transfers on Street
Railways. and In Amendment OF and In
Addition to an Act Passed at the Janu-
ary Session, A. ID. 1926 Entitled An
Act. toProvide System OF Free Trans
fers In the City of Providence. and For
Other Purposes and In Addition TO an
Act Entitled IAN Act Concerning the
Union Railroad Company. Passed at the
January Session, A. ID. 1892" ana In
Amendment OF and In Addition 10 an
Act Entitled An Act Providing For a
Tax on Street Railways Passed at the
May Session, A ID. 1888. and Of the Acts
In Amendment Thereof and In Addition
Thereto"
PASSED April T. 1907
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows.
Section 1. Every corporation operating
lines OF street railway within this stat
which has failed to accept the provisions
OF an act providing for free transfers on
street railways, passed at the present ses-
sion OF the general assembly. within the
period OF six days limited for the accept
ancc of said act by such corporation, shall
on or before the tenth day OF July. A. ID.
1902, provide system of free transfer
tickets upon its lines In accordance with
the provisions of said act as hereby
amended. Every such company shall be
subject to all the duties and liabilities inn
posed by said act and all the rules, regu-
lations. penalties. and provisions imposed
by or contained in said act with reference
to transfers, or to the issue and use Of
transfer tickets issued by such company
In accordance with the provisions Of this
act: Provided, that no person shall be en-
titled to receive a transfer ticket upon
any car operated by such street railway
company until ne has paid the full fare
which such company may lawfully have
established between the point where such
person first takes a car and the point of
intersection or connection at which such
ticket entitled such person TO take a Sec
ond car; nor shall any transfer ticket en-
title any person TO ride In such second cal
greater distance from such point OF in
tersecuon or connection than he would be
entitled TO ride upon such second car up
on payment Of a five cent fare.
Sec. 2. IL any street railway company
which has not accepted the provisions OF
the act hereby amended. within the pc
riod OF six days limited for such accept
ance by said act, shall accept the pro-
visions Of said act, as hereby amended,
and provide tho system OF free transfers
required by this act on or before the tenth
day of July, A. ID. 1902, such acceptance
shall be received by the secretary Of
state IN the name and behalf OF the state
OF Rhode Island and under its seal, In
the same manner and with the same ef-
feet as the acceptance provided for In
section OF the act OF which this act IL
an amendment But If any such COM
pany shall fail to file such acceptance
with the secretary OF state and to provide
for the system Of transfers herein re-
quired. on or before the tenth day Of
July. A. ID. 1902, II shall be the duty Of
the attorney general to enforce COM
pliance with the provisions Of section 1
OF this act. by mandamus or by other
appropriate proceedings. Notwithstanding
the failure Of such company to file such
acceptance.
Sec g. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage