The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Some Requirements Which Arc Pecu-
 liar to Certain states. New York Sun

Some Requirements Which Arc Pecu- | liar to Certain states. New York Sun.
 l Montana requires it's railroads to maintain a station at plotted town sites of 100 inhabitants or more. Thirty States have State Railroad Commissions, twenty of which have power to fix rates on purely State traf- fic.
 Intoxication while on duty is a mis- demeanor for a railroad employe in Cal ifornia. and If death results. felony California makes the wrecking of a train or an engine a felony. punishable by death or life imprisonment. at the option of the jury. Railroads running within three miles of a country seat in Oklahoma must build a line through the county seat and establish q station. In South Carolina it is a nisdemean- [ or for the conductor of trolley car tn refuse to separate negroes and white people.
 California has made it misdemeanor to transport cattle. sheep. or swine III carload lots for more than thirty six hours without stopping for ten hours rest
 Virginia has found it necessary to pass q law declaring that for all legal purposes the words railroad" and
 
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 In Massachusetts the illegal sale of street railway transfers Is made pun ishable by fine not exceeding $50 or imprl lsor,ment for not more than thirty days.
 i The Legislature of Washington at it's latest session passed a law making the maximum railroad fare for adults cents mile and for children 1 l. . cents.
 A trolley company in Vermont whose cars fail to come to d full stop and display a signal at d grade railroad crossing Is subject to a fine of $25 fol each omission.
 By the terms of a new statute ii Michigan in d suit by against { railroad company the books Of the com | panN are subject to the inspection oi i the attorney general of the State.
 The State of Mississippi has effected an increase of about 120O0.0o0 in the amount of taxable property in the 1 State by recent readiuStment :n the | assessment Q: railroads. | In Minnesota railway. telegraph and express stations must bear the local | name of the community. unless 1t is likely to be confused with the names of other stations on the same line.
 California rejoices in a law making the circulation of fraudulent reports
 
 corpora tion formed in the State a fel- ony punishable by two years impris onment or s5.000 fine. or both
 Down in Georgia the Supreme Court has noluded that an engineer Is moi justified in acting on the presumption that q child of tender years on rail road track will appreciate it's danger and use the discretion of an adult ir getting out Of the way of a' approach ing train.
 | According to recent act of the Leg slature of that State, Florida railroad! failing u pay claim for loss or dam ages within ninety days must pay ?; per cent on the judgment obtained b, the claimant in excess of the amour offered hy the railroad in scttlcmen of the claim.
 l The mere fact that a great many pcoplc have been in the habit of uSins 4 railroad trestle as footbridge an, that the railroad company had mad. no complaint. says the Court of Alp peals of Kentucky, does not give tn, people any special rights on the bridg, or compel the railroad company to ex ercise q special degree of care for the: Safrt".