The Goodland republic., 1907-03-08
THE ANTE-PAss BuL PASSED.
me House O0ncur7ed In the Senate
AmeHdment, Tuesday.

Amndment, Tuesday.
Topeka March An the anti-pass
bill requires now 70 become a law Is
the signature OF the governor. The
house On Tuesday afternoon concur
red in the senate amendments By a
vote OF 81 to "a. The biz as Il win
60 70 the governor VIII travel under
the title Of the Stone bin but It Is in
reality the Senator Getty bill.
The bill as amended by the senate
and cOucurred in by the house, reads
as follows:
Section l. It shall be unlawful for
any railroad company 70 issue, give
or offer to issue or give any fre pass.
ticket, or transpOrtatior, in any form,
to passengers for use upon its lines
within this state, except to its officers,
directors and employees and their fam
lies; the officers, directors and en-
pIOyes Of other railway companies and
their families; the employees Of ex-
press, telegraph and sleeping car COM
panies and their families; a represen-
tative from each OF the labor organi-
cations OF employees Of the railway
companies; railway employees incapa-
citated by reason OF disease or injury
incurred OF received in the employ OF
the company issuing such pass; ex-
railway employees who have been en-
gagged in the employ OF a railway com
pany continuously for fifteen years
and placed on the retired list; also
messengers and clerks IN the railway
mail service; news agents while sell
ing papers, books, magazines, fruit /
confectionery, etc, on the train; mem
bers Of the state board OF railroad |
commissioners and their attorney, to-
gether with all other officers and en- |
plOyes Of said board; persons injured 1
in wrecks or BY accidents. and doc /
tors, nurses and necessary attendants /
in carrying for such injured persons, /
to be used only in visiting employees /
to railroad hospitals; caretakers Of 4
stock, poultry or fruit In carload lots, i
to be used exclusively in accompany
ing the same to destination and re-
turning therefrOm; sheriff and chief \
OF police in cities OF the first class;
INDECENT, destitute or homeless per
sons whose dependent condition Is Il
certified to by mayor, commissioner Of
the poor or the chairman Of the board
Of county commissioners and il shall i
be unlawful for any person, other than
tn above excepted persons to solicit,
accept OF use any such free pass, tick
ct or transportation
Sec 2. Any officer, agent or en-
ploye Of any railroad company doing
business within this state who issues
gives, or delivers. or offers to issue or
give any free pass, ticket or trans
portation to any person not authori-
zed to accept and use the same by this
act shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanOr, and punished by ine Of
not more than one hundred dollars, or
Il tel
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
who sOlicfts, for him
self or Others or accepts or uses the
same, shall be deemed guilty Of q
and shall be punished
BY q fine OF not more than one hun
5red dollars, or by Imprisonment IN
he county fail not more than thirty
lays, or BY both such fine and I'm
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Sec. 3. The word Hemploye,D as
used in this act, shall be construed to
include all persons who devote their
principal time, skill and energy to the
service Of the railroad company by
which they are employed and who re-
seive a stated and remunerative' sal
ary therefor, and to exclude all 9TH
BIS who do not depend primarily up
1n such employment for a livelihood,
except one local attorney, physician
and surgeon in any one county.
Sec. 4. The word family as1
1sed in this act, shall be construed to
include the employe, his wife and
minor children, immediate members
II his household and dependent on
him for support, and to exclude all
1thers.
Sec. 5. The terms Of this act shall
not be construed as prohibiting the is
,uance, acceptance or use Of free pass
3, tickets or transportation during
he prevalence Of an epidemic, pesd-
ence or catastrophe when necessary
10 AFFORD relief or to mitigate the evil
effects Of such calamitous visitation.
Sec. 6. The provision Of this act
shall not be construed as prohibiting
excursion rates, open to the public
generally, reduced fares to ministers
Of the gospel, and those giving their
entire time to religious, benevolent or
charitable work, or to the inmates Of
soldiers homes, state or national, in
gliding those about to enter and those
returning home after their discharge
and members in good standing in the
Grand Army Of the Republic; provi-
1ed this act shall not affect any rate
now provided by law for the trans
portation Of members Of the Kansas
national guard.
Sec. Z. Any device. subterfuge or
by which any passenger
a concession, advantage, re-
ductiOn or rebate not accorded to ali
other passengers, exclusive Of the eX-
septed classes hereinbefOre enumerat-
ed, shall be deemed a violation OF this
act, and the Ofhcer, agent or emplOye
Of the railroad company granting or
Offering to grant or give, and the per
son soliciting OF accepting the same
shall be punished as provided in sec
ton for direct violation OF the pro
visions OF this act
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