The Dickinson press., 1907-02-09
Anti-Pass Bill Provides
for 1wo-Cent Fare.

The two.cent fare and anti-pass bill,
which has been passed by the house, may
become law in this state. The follow
ing are items from the true bill now
being considered by the senate:
Section 1. Every railroad, railroad
corporation and common carrier doing
business in this state, their officers,
agents, representatives, employees, trus-
tees, receivers and lessees shall be linn
tied to a compensation of not to exceed
two cents per mile for the transportation
of any person with ordinary baggage
not exceeding one hundred and fifty
pounds in weight, and for children five
years of age and less than twelve years
of age, one-half of the fare charged for
adults and for children under FIVE years
old. who are travelling with an adult pay
ing full fare, no charge shall be made.
Every officer, agent, conductor. rep
resentative or employe of any railroad,
railroad corporation or common carrier
who shall aid or abet any such railroad,
railroad corporation or common carrier
in the violation of this act by selling,
charging or collecting for any ticket or
transportation over any railroad any
greater sum, charge or rate than that
above specified shall be deemed person
ally guilty of a violation Of this act and.
upon conviction, shall be punished as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
railroad, railroad corporation, ETC., doing
business in this state, to issue, give or
offer to any person whomsoever, any
free pass, free ticket or free transporta-
tion in any form, or to furnish any per-
son any pass, ticket, transportation or
privilege at a less rate than charged the
general public for the same service, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided.
Sea. 3. No person shall ask any rail-
road, railroad corporation or common
carrier for any such free pass, free ticket
or free transportation, either for himself
or any other person, nor for any pass,
ticket, transportation or privilege at a
less rate than is charged the general
public for the same service; and no per-
son shall accept or use any such free
pass, free ticket, free transportation or
privilege sold to him at less rate than
that charged the general public. :
Sec. 4. This act shall not be con-
strued to prohibit free passes, free tick
cts or free transportation to ministers of
the gospel, officers and their families and
employees and their families of the rail-
road granting the same, nor to persons
accompanying live stock or perishable
freight either going to the destination of
such freight or returning therefrom.
Neither shall this act be held to pro-
hibit any railroad, railroad corporation
or common carrier from granting round
trip excursion rates to any class of per-
sons, provided that all persons of that
class shall be allowed equal privileges
in respect to such excursion rates, but
excursion rates shall not be allowed to
any persons to enable them to attend
any political convention, either as dele
gates or otherwise.
Sec. $. No person and no officer
agent, representative or employe of any
railroad, railroad corporation or COM
mon carrier shall be excused from testi-
flying or producing books and docu-
ments in his possession in relation to any
violation of this act on the ground that
such testimony, books or documents
would tend to convict the person so tes-
tifying of crime; but no person so testi-
flying shall be liable to prosecution or
punishment for any offense concerning
which he has been required to testify or
to produce books or documents.
Sec. E. Every railroad, railroad cor
poration and common carrier and every
officer, agent, representative, employe,
trustee or receiver thereof convicted OF
a violation of this act shall be punished