Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-22
NINTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.


Senate bill No. III, enacted by the
General Assembly. Pro-
vidlng the minimum number of em-
pIoyeeH In crews on passenger, mail,
express and freight trains, respectively
operated In the state of Missouri mak-
ing Il unlawful for railroad and railway
uau to operate snch character of
trains without such respective mimi
mum number of employees In said
crews, and presrribing penalties for
violations of said act.
SENATE BILL NO. III.
An act to promote the safety Of en-
Moves and travellers upon railroads
and railways in whole or in part
within the state Of Missouri, while
onerated within said state by any
person, persons, partnership, or cor
poration, either as owner, lessee, or
receiver, in any commerce, traffic.
transportation, or intercourse between
two or more points or places, wholly
within said state by compelling said
person, persons, partnership, or cor
poration to properly man their trains.
and locomotives. and providing for
violations thereof.
ne IL enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Missouri, as f%olo'0S;
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
anv person, persons, partnership or
corporation, while operating either as
owner, lessee. or receiver any railroad
or railway, in whole or in part, within
this state, in any commerce, traitlc'
transportation, or intercourse, between
two or more points or places wholly
within this state, to operate, or permit
to be operated in any such commerce,
traffic, transportation, or intercourse. any
passenger, mail. or express train, not
equipped with a crew consisting OF at
least one engineer, one tireman, one
conductor, and one fiagman, OF 10 oper-
ate or permit to be operated IN any
such commerce, traffic. transportation
or intercourse any passenger, man OF
express train composed Of six cars OF
more not equipped with a crew CONSIST
ing of at least one engineer, one nremah,
one conductor, one hagman anu ohe
brakeman; provided this section, In SO
far as it requires a brakeman, in addl-
ton to the engineer, fireman, conductor
and hagman, on passenger. mail ana eX-
press trains. shall not apply to sucn
trains carrying less than three coaches
for the transportation of passengers
Section 2. That it shall be unlawfu Tor
any such person, persons, partnersniP,
or corporation. while operating Withdn
this state, either as owner, lessee, or
receiver. any railroad or railway IN
whole or in part within the state 10
operate or permit to be operated IN any
such commerce, traffic, transportation. OF
intercourse. described in section i OF this
act, any freight train composed q
less than forty cars, not equipped with
a crew consisting of at least one engineer
one fireman, n conductor. one flagman'
and one brakeman, or to operate or per-
init to be operated in any such com
merce, traffic. transportation or inter-
course, any freight train composed OF
forty cars or more not equipped with O.
crew consisting of at least one engineer
one fireman, one conductor. one flaglnan,
and two brakemen; provided, that MOTH
ing in his act contained snail apply 70
relief or wrecking trains in any ease
where q sufficient number OF men 70 com
ply with this act are not available for
service on such relief or wrecktng trains.
nor any train consisting of only a loco
motive when the crew OF such train con-
sists Of at least one engineer, one IRE
man and one conductor, provided, further,
that all local or way freight trains, dolng
local switching. loading or unloading local
freight shall be equipped with a crew
consisting Of at least one conductor, one
engineer, one fireman, n flagman, and
sec 8. This act shall not apply to
branch or independent lines of less
thar forty-five (45) miles in length.
Sec. 4. ANY peTSoh' peIsohs' pau. "
ship, or corporation, while operating
within said state, either as owner,
lessee, or receiver, any railroad or rail-
way in whole or in part within said
state, as stated in the foregoing sec
ton of this act. and violating any Of
the provisions of this act, shall, as to
zach train, or locomotive used, run or
operated in violation of the provisions
of this act be liable to the state Of
Missouri in a penalty of not less than
one hundred, nor more than five hun
dred dollars for each offense, and such
penalty shall be recovered, and suit
therefor shall be brought in the name