Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-03
HARMON TRANSFER
BILL NOT POPULAR
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RICH MOND. IA - Special
Persons who use the street cars and
aho make use 90 tranaters from one
Inc Co another are vitality concerned
"a "a bui which has been offered in
The senate by senator harnlan. of This
The uuc OF the bin Is Ito punish
persons uulawfullY Obtaluiug or at
tempting 90 obtain transportation over
the lines OF street railroads within This
State. without the payment % lawful
fares or charges for such transporta-
ton. anG CO. prevent the unlawful dis
position and use OF transfer tickets.
The bu is before the senate Commit
tee on Courts OF Justice.
The b4ll makes pretty drastic reEu-
/ iatons ln connection with the use OF
transfers. and would impose a nne OF
$40 on any person who might present
belated or limited transfer FOR a
ride 20 destination from one car %
another Discussing 10 today. a iegis-
lator pointed out that II a passenger.
under the Interpretation OF an ofncer
/ OF the Senate. shOuld have an old
transfer in his pocket and set another
when changing from enc car 70 an
other. and present the out-of-dAte
transfer. ne would be liable 20 arrest
for attempting 60 obtain transports-
ton" without paying the lawful tara
Especially would this hold good II the
passenger should lose or misplace ths
Intended 10 be used
The fun text OF the biil offered oy
Senator Haruan n as follows
l. BE AZ enacted by the General A.
ssmbly ef Virginia. That no trAnSfer
7 ticket or written or printed Instr umsnI
giving. or purporting TO give. me rhGs
iie conveyance operated upon one ms
= or route OF = street railroad % pub
&c convey a Sn sSs.t sP PSsirosS sT tom oS.
chr 90 another car upon the sams IN.
r OF street railroad. shall 0e issued, sole
funS sntitlsd thereto. or used sr of
tfered for passage except oJ pe-Ssa
- ger lawfully eatitled tEerStO. Aay per
> son Who shall Issue. ssA or Efse AVA.
2 iuch = transfer ticket or tssstro~sssa -
4 ,f0rssALd 10 a person HOt Awfslsy q.
y 1 tiled thereto, and any person Dot NV
y \ aIIy entitled thereto whs shAn -
Il Give and Use Tor o6er fer Dasaags al,
10 mo shall law1uny uss OF offsE -
l. AsSaSe any such transfer uekst ATS
e he time limit Indicated therso1 sAAl
p ave expired. or who shall unlawful
.btaln. or attempt 10 obtain traAspes
" alton over the line or h1es - M
10 tate OF any street r&iiroad Witho 9
Jr ne payment OF such fares as may lac
lfuly be charged therefor. shall
ieemed g9iity OF a miss ssns, s an
ished By a hue OF not less than -
dollars (flo0ol nor more Than on
n, hnemsnt ia jail for not exceeding Oh
~ month. or ~ ooth nne aud imprisor
flcnt.
In this connection. II a passenS'
&c boards a car at lakewood. say, an
ls asks for and Is given transfer
ne Barton Heights for car leaving
~ II O'Clock. and the car from IdaeWoc
70 should be DELAYED until the transit,
a. car nxed for leaving at II O'cl0c
should have left the transfer pOic
nt the passenger. when he boarded -
~ next car, would be subject 20 arres
= dne and Imprisonment for preSentir
- the transfer after the expiration OF q
" l time limit.
ed There IS no denying that the tran
= fer system is abused IN many WAY
n and that the company loses a gre
ht deal OF money thereby. and memoe
r. OF the Senate are ready 10 correct q
'ut nSoscbsd who fSvors the Hsrnan 81