The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-04

hundred dollars. Cause of action for the recovery of the overcharge and tue pen alties provided may be embraced in the same complaint
 Sec. 30. Nothing in this act shall pre- vent the carriage. storage, or handling of property for or at reduced rates for the United States. the State or any munici pality, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibi tion thereat, or property shipped by em ployes for their own exclusive use or consumption or that of their immediate families or for the issuance of excursion mileage or communication tickets, provided the same shall be obtained by all the persons applying therefor under like cir cumstances and conditions. This act shall not prevent railroads from giving free transportation or reduced rates there fore to any person authorized by law to receive such free transportation or re- duced rates therefor or to prevent the exchange of passes with officers and em- ployes of other railroads and immediate members of their families. Upon the ship ment of live stock or other property re- qulring the care of an attendant, the railroad may furnish transportation in- cluding return passage, to the shipper or some person or persons designated by him.
 See. 31. If any railroad company or other common carrier subject to the pro visions of this act shall do, or cause to be done, or permit to be done, any mat ter act, or thing in this act prohibited. or declared to be unlawful or shall omit to do any act, matter or thing required to be done by 1t, or shall fail to refuse or perform any duty enjoined upon it, for which a penalty has not been pro- Vided, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to obey any lawful requirement or order of the Railroad Commission. for which a penalty has not been provided. for every such violation, failure or refusal such common carrier shall forfeit in the State and pay into the State Treasury sum of not less than one hundred dollars, and not more than ten thousand dollars, for each offense. In construing and en- forcing the provisions of this act, the omission or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or em- ployed by any common carrier while acting within the scope of his employment, shall in every case be deemed to be the act or omission or failure of such common carrier and in addition to the penalties herein provided such com mon carrier shall, for each violation be liable to the person, firm or corporation injured thereby in treble the amount of damages incurred in consequence.
 Sec 32 The Railroad Commission of Alabama shall have authority, and 1t is hereby made its duty to enforce by ap- propriate orders and by legal proceedings instituted by it all the provisions of this act. and all the provisions of regulating railroad and other transportation com panies or for the purpose of prescribing the duties of such companies.
 See S. If any section or provision of this act shall, for any reason, be. or be held by any court of competent jurisdic- ton and of final resort to be invalid, in- operative or void. the residue of the act shall not be thereby invalidated or af- fected
 Sec. 34 That all laws and parts Of laws in conflict or inconsistent with this act or any provisions thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Sec B. Be 1t further enacted that this act shall go into effect immediately after it's passage and approval.
 Approved this 23d day of February, 1907. Official;
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.