The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Secretary of State.
 No 99.) AN ACT dI. 33. To amend Section l of Act to define and
 prohibit the unlawful giving, issuing,
 using or receiving free passes rebates,
 reductions or discounts for transpotta-
 tion by common carriers of passengers
 and to punish the unlawful giving, issu- ing or receiving the same. approved
 February IA, A. D., 1907.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama. That Section I of an Act entitled, An Act to define and pro hbit the unlawful giving, issuing or re- ceiving free passes rebates, reduction or discounts for transportation by common carriers of passengers and to punish the unlawful giving, issuing, using or reaeiv- ing the same, approved February IA. A. D.. 1907, be amended so as to read as follows: Section l. That no common car rier whether corporation, association. partnership or person engaged in the bus mess of Il common carrier of passengers in this State or the agent, officer, ser want or employe of such, shall give, pro- cure for, or deliver to any person or ae- cept any free passes tickets or free trans portation for any person, or give, make or allow any rebate. discount or reduction from such rates as are offered or given 10 the public at large, except to its employees, and their families, and employees re- gently discharged by, or having quit the service of any common carrier, going home or going to another place to seek employment within six months after such quitting or discharge, it's officers or agents, it's surgeons or physicians, and its attorneys at law and the immediate families of such persons, to ministers of religion travelling secretaries of the Mpn'a Christian aggOpiatinn anH the Young Woman's Christian association, inmates of hospitals and charitable and eleemosynary institutions and persons ex- clusively engaged in charitable and eleemosynary work, to indigent, desti- ute and homeless persons. and to such persons when transported by charit- able societies and hospitals and the neees- sary agents employed in such transporta- tion to inmates of the National Home or State Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol ders, and of soldiers and sailors homes, including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge, and boards of managers of such homes, 10 necessary care takers of live stock, pou- try and fruit to employees on sleeping cars and express cars and to linemen Of telegraph and telephone companies; to railway mall service employees. postoffiee inspectors custom inspectors and mm- grafton inspectors. to newsboys on trains, baggage agents. witnesses attending any legal investigation. in which the common carrier is interested, persons injured in wrecks where being transported from the place of injury to their homes and places for treatment and physicians and nurses attending such persons, and members of the Railroad Commission of Alabama, and employees of such Commission when tray- cling on official business. Provided. that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit the interchange of passes for the officers, agents and employees of common carriers and their immediate families, nor prohibit any common carrier from car rying passengers free with the object of providing relief In eases Of general cpl demc, pestilence or other calamitous vis- itations.
 Approved November 70, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
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