The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-05-06

VI WV sSNeIe pellhIlles imposed
for its violation. In his veto mes.
sage, the governor says:
The objection as to the con-
stitutlonalty of the bill which, in
my opinion is we'll founded, is
that the penalties provided are so
severe as to amount to an attempt
to coerce the railroads into a COM
pllance with the law without uues-
tloning its validity in court. 1t
gives to any passenger who is
charged a higher rate than au-
thorlzed by the bill the right to
sue and enforce a penalty of $500
and the costs of the proceeding;
aud it makes any officer, agent or
employe violating the law, guilty
OF a mlsdemeanor, aud subject to
a fine on a conviction of not less
than 800, nor more than 1000,
or by imprisonment in the county
jail for not less than six months.
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment."
Section 3 Of the bill which the
governor criticises reads as fol.
lows:
ANY officer, agent or employe
authorizing the violation of sec
ton number one Of this act, or
violating section number one of
this act, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, on conviction shall
be fined not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than Que thou
sand dollars, or by Imprisonment
IN the county Jail for not less than
thirty days, nor more than one
year, or by both such fine and I'M
prisonment."
Section 3 of the Lloyd bill
written by Governor Hadley and
to which he always refers with the
pardonable pride of a fond parent,
reads as follows:
amy officer, agent or employo
authorizing the violation of sec
ton number one of this act, or
violating section number one of
this act, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, on conviction shall
be fined not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than one
year, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment."
| took section 3 of my bill from
the Hadley bill.
Another reason given by Gov
ernor Hadley for vetolng my bill,
is sin view of the unsatisfactory
conditions in the railroad charges
in this state, | might be disposed
to place the responsibility for this
measure upon the Legislative de-
partment, trusting that the bill
might do something to relieve ex-
listing conditions, were it not for
the fact that I believs the relief
sought by this bill can be secured
through another measure and that
far more satisfactorily and effec-
lively.
l have given my approval to
senate bill No. 81, authorizing the
Board of Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner to classify the rail-
roads Of the state and to fix pas
senger rates thereon.
l also am informed by the at
torney-general that in his judg-
ment, under the provisions of
senate bill No. 81, the Board of
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sicners can establish, pending the
appeal from the decisions of Judge
Mcpherson, a 2K-cent rate in this
state, and enfore it without affect
ing the dismissal or abandonment
OF the appeal IN that case now
pending in the supreme court"
If the Encouragement advised
Governor Hadley that the Board
OF Railroad and Warehouse Com
m~issionsrs, under senate bill 81,
can establish passenger rates pend
ing the appeal in the Missouri
Rate case, without affecting q dis
missal Of that case, he entertains
an opinion contrary to the one
entertained by him in March.
Governor HAdley at the begin.
ming oil the last session of tho
general ASssmbly, did not deem it
adViaable TO pass an act, giving.