The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-03-07
THE GETTY BILL
The Getty bill provides that:


Section L.
ut SHAH be unlawful FOR any rail-
road companyeto issue, givegor Of
fer to issue or give any free pass.
ticket or transportation in any form
to passengers. fog,.u upon its lines
within this : state except to its en-
ployes and their families; the en-
ployes Of other. railway companies
and. their families, the employees Of
express, telegraph, and. sleeping car
companies; IA, representative from
each Of the labor organizations OF
employees of the railway companies;
railway employees incapacitated by
reason Of disease or injury incurred
or received in the employ of the
company issuing such pass; ex-rail-
way employees who have been en-
gagged In the employ Of a railway
company continuously for fifteen
years, also messengers and clerks In
the railway mail service; news
agents while selling papers, books,
magazines, fruit, confectionery on
the train; members of the state
board of railroad commissioners, to-
gether with all other officers and
employees Of the said board and the
attorney for the board. Persons in
jured in wrecks and doctors, nurses
and necessary attendants in caring
for such injured persons to be used
only In visiting employees and their
families or in accompanying en-
ployes to railroad hospitals; care
takers Of destination or returning
therefrom; INDECENT stock, poultry
or fruit in carload lots to be used
exclusively in accompanying the
same to destitute or homeless per-
sons whose dependent condition is
certified to by mayor, poor com
certified to by mayor, poor COM
missioner or chairmen of the board
Of county commissioners, +" and it
Shall be unlawful for any person,
other than the above excepted per-
sons to solicit, accept or use any
such free pass, ticket, or transporta-
ton.
Section g.
Any officer, agent or employe OF
any common carrier or railroad
company doing business within this
state who issues, gives or delivers,
or offers to issue or give any freq
pass, ticket or transportation TO any
person not authorized to accept and
use the same by this act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and punished by fine of not more
than one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not
more than thirty days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment and
any person not authorized by this
act to accept and use such pass,
ticket or transportation who solicits
for himself or others, or accepts or
uses the same, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall
be punished by fine of not more
than one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jan not
more than thirty days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 81 - 49,.
The word "employe," as used in
this act, shall be construed TO in
clude all persons who devote their
principal time, skill and energy to
the service of tie railroad company
by which they are employed. and
who receive a stated and remunera-
tive salary therefor, and to exclude
all but one local attorney and ply.
stefan and surgeon in any one; coun-
ty, and all others who do not depend
primarily upon such employment
for a livelihood.
Section A.
The word family as used in this
act. shall he construed to include
the employe, his wife and minor
children, immediate members of his
household and dependent on him for
support, and to exclude all others.
Section g.
The terms of this act shall not be
construed as prohibiting the issu.
ance,i acceptance or use of free
passes, tickets or transportation
during the prevalence of an cpl
demic, pestilence or catastrophe
when necessary to afford relief or
to mitigate the evil effects of such
calamitous visitation.
Section c.
The provisions of this act shall
not be construed as prohibiting ex.
cursion rates, open to the public
generally, reduced fare to ministers
of the gospel and those giving their
entire time to religious, benevolent
or charitable work, or to inmates Of
soldiers homes, state or national. in
Guiding those about to enter and
those returning home after their
discharge.
Section -
49,:
Any device, subterfuge or ar
by which any passenger
receiving concession, advantage,
reduction or. rebate not accorded to
all other passengers, exclusive of
the excepted oilsses herelnbefore
enumerated. shall be deemed VIC
lation Of this act. and TIE officer,
agent or employee Of the railroad