The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

AN ACT to Amend Section sgrs Of the Grre-sr
Statutes OF the State OF Florida as 90 the Allow
ance OF Free or Reduced Rates OF TrarsuUrfa-
ton by Common Carriers
Be it Enacted By the Legislature Of the STATE a
Florida:
Section .. That Section 1ors Of the C.-r--f
Statutes OF the State Of Florida De. and the sarne
IS hereby. amended so as 20 read as fof'ou...
29I9-Hhen Free Refused Rates Are A.
lOwed.-NOthing IN this Chapter curtairef .H..r
prevent any common carrier subject thereto from
granting tree passage or free tickets Oh ltr ou-~
othcerS and own employees INCLUDING peneio~rrs
disabled employees. and persons travellrr fn 49,
eept or leave the employment Of such coumcn
carrier and their immediate families de-.r.i--s
upon them, and 20 its uhysicians ard .rr~u.,--.
and to its salaried attorney at law % ur~.1rr
employed on sleeping, parior. dining or eruruss
cars while on duty only and 60 baggage solicirirF
agents. and newsboys while on duty orfv. ~ --.--
isters OF religion who are engaged I'm general me-
SION work, travelling secretaries Of Rairuad Founr
Mems Christian Associations. Confidence So
diers going 70 the State Home for Coufrlfr-nt-
Soldiers 20 become inmates thereof. or returrlnr
after discharge; 70 INDECENT. hornelcss or feffrr
persons when transported by Charitable 1870
and 70 the necessary agents employed rr a-rrh
transportation, 10 persons exclusively engaged IN
charitable or eieemosyuary work for the nurrrers
OF their work, and % persons injured ir urrart.
and the physicians surgeons. uurses rrfrfr,a. Ia
friends OF such injured persons. 70 and from ths
place OF the wreck or from carrying free uraarr-
gers with the object Of providing relief fr 49, 20
general epidemic pesticnce or Other -.f.-..t..-.s
viSitatiOns IN this State. or from the rar-....r
rates Tor charitable purposes. or 60 and from farr
and exposltions TOR exhibit thcreat or from r,lr
reduced rates 20 ministers % religion or frr-~
exchanging tree passes with other common rrr-
riers tor officers and employees and their f--r-Ift
alte family dependent upon them. and f1r fhr-r
physicians and surgeons and salarief nffrrrrrr
aforesaid, or from giving free passage a. or l.F
rates 20 persons IN charge Of hive STOCK eh,rrrr.f
IRON point OF shipment % destination ar.l rrtr.-r
Tor from giving free passes reduced trrrsr.~f.
ton 70 the Sheriff of the State without dI.r----
toni or from issuing mileage. cxcursi1r or CONS
mutation, or round trip passenger tickets or frr--
issuing second class tickets az lower rate III fl-r
than for hrst-class tickets for the boiler III w.
Secohd-elass tickets only second class accomn-r-
dalton shall be allowed
NO tree or reduced transportation shall D. -
tul except as specified in this section a. ~
transportation other than free must b. paif f1r :,
cash
Any individual violating the provisions "a a.
Section, either by issuing free pass or gi,-ire 4
reduced rate unlawfully. or by receiviug al -
or taking advantage of the sane shall h.. 49,
ished by imprisonment not exceeding sir rrorftr
or by nne not exceeding one thousand dollar. a.
any common carrier violating this section .hfI 10
subject TO a penalty 70 be fixed and irYl,o-sf h,
the Railroad Commissioners. and enforced a. rrr-
vded IN this chapter
Approved June 2. 1909.