The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20

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 to secure reasonable rates and ade-
 quate service, and prevent unjust dis
 crimination in their public service.
 and prescribe penalties for violations
 thereof" Approved February 23. 1907.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That section 3l of an act entitled, An Act to resu- late railroads and other common car riers in this State: to secure reason able rates and adequate service, and prevent unjust discrimination In their public service. and prescribe penalties for violations thereof" approved February 23, 1907, be and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as roi- lows: Sec, 31. If any railroad com pany or other common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall do' or cause to be done. or permit to be done, any matter, act or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlaw- full, or shall omit to do any act, matter or thing required to be done, or shall fan or refuse to perform any duty en- joined upon it, for which a penalty has not been provided. or shall fall refuse, or neglect to obey, ep- serve or comply with any lawful re- ouirement or order of the railroad commission, for which a penalty has not been provided. for every such viola ton. failure or refusal, such common carrier or railroad corporation snail Tor feit to the State of Alabama sum not exceeding two thousand dollars TOT each offense. to be fixed by the court. Every violation of any provision or this act or of any order direction or re- ouirement of the railroad commission. shall be a separate and distinct or fense. and in case of a continued Viola- lion. every days continuance thereoi' shall be. and be deemed to pe' . senarate and distinct offense. The act omission or failure of any olticer, agent or other person acting TOT of employed by any such common rier or railroad corporatioh' we a, a ine within the scope of his duties ana employment, shall in every case be, ana he deemed to be, the act, omission or failure of such common carrier, or raii- road corporation. civil acton to fe- cover the forfeiture hereinabove pro- yided for may be brought Tn the name of the State of Alabama, in any court of competent Jurisdiction in any coun- ty of the State where such violation occurred. or in any county of the State to or through which said carrier or railroad corporation operates. and shali be given precedence over other busi- ness. And every officer. agent or eni- ploye of such common carrier or raii- road corporation who shall violate or procure, aid or. abet any violation py such common carrier, or railroad cor poration of any provision of this act. or who shall fail to obey. observe or comply with any order of the railroad commission, or any provision Of any order of said commissionA of who pro- cures, aids, or abets. any such common carrier or corporation in its failure to obey, observe and comply with any such order. direction or provision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not exceeding one thousand doi- lars. to be fixed by the court
 Sec. 2. That his act shall go into effect December l, 1907.
 Approved November 2S 1907.
 Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.