The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-28

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railroad IN the tersiiory o. DMahoms
setou mites in length or more. an
the same having Leon rtu and o~er
sted for three years OF more, to em'
Hoy any person in Dhe cape,,,y 3 ~.
ductor of PASSENGER train O. trains.
unless such person has sIa0 az east
two years experience In the position
ug conductor of elher passenger.
freight or const ruction train within
six years next proceeding me time OF
such employment lt shall also be nm.
lawful fer any such -aiiroad company
or corporation tc employ aay person
in the capacity Of freight c0nGuc or or
conductor Of q construction train IN.
less such person has had al least two
years experience as conductor. Tor a
term OF two years, OF has been employ
ed as brakeman for az feast two
years on either passenger, freight or
construction trains within ava years
next proceeding she Sl.le o. such om-
ployment Il shall be unlawful for any
such railroad company to employ any
person in the capacity os locomotive
engineer unless such person has had
at least three years experience as 10.
como i've fireman It shall be unllv.
fai foF any such railroad company to
employ any person IN the capacity of
fagmaa uf any train or trains. unless
such person shall have had al least
two years experience as a uraKema 4
ON passeage- freight or construction
trains. within Ave years next proceed
ing The time OF such employment and
all persons employed in the capacity
Of dagmen Of either freight, passen.
ger pr construction trains shall be
held equally responsible with the con-
ductor for any injury resulting from
any act Of negligence c. oareiessness
OF such fagman whilc IN the discharges
OF his duty. This provision shall al
ply. hu nothing IN this act san be Sd
construed rs to prevent any such rail-
road company lr corporation from re
tanning conductors engineers or flag
mel in its employ at the time Of It's
passage.
Section 2 Aay railroad: company c.
corporation knowingly violating the
provisions Of Section o1 his ACT
shall be fired. for the first onense. ne,
less than 500 90 nor more than $1,000
and for any subselun; oJense shall
be fined aot less Than S5G0.00 nor more
Than 81 oC0.0G. which shall he recover
ed ia a civil action in tae name Of th'
Territory
Section 3. That any company oper
a.ing q railroad seven miles in ength
in whole or N part within TIE Tsrj
tory, shall not permit o. require anj
conductor. engineer. rronan brake
man on any train or any TELEGRAPH
operator who has worked IN mis- res
pectiye capacity for fifteen c5nsecu
tive hours TO again oe required to 9,
on duty or perform any work until he
has had at least eight hours rest, ex
cept in cases Of letontion. accident IN
avoldable Eight hours isaii congtl
tute a days work ald for every houl
that any cor3ucfor engineer. fireman
brakeman or any trainman. e. .eie
graph operator OF any company whc
owrks under the direction OF a super.
or, or at tho request Of the company
shall be paid for such extra ser0 ices Il
addition 10 his por diem.
Section 4. That any railroad cor.
pany or corporation knowingly yio
lating any Of he provisions oi Sec ion
Of this act shall be liable to pen
atty Of not less than $59o0O nor NOR.
than 100000 Tor the first orerse. an
for any subsequent cfelse OF not less
TINA 100000 nor more than S1.5oOo
which shall be recovered IN a clyn ac
lion in The name OF the te~-it5ry
Section .. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after 10
passage and approval
Section G All laws and parts Of
laws in conflict herewith are hereb!
feDealed