Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-08

passenger. mail. OF express train. not
equipped with a crew consisting of at
least one engineer. one fireman. one
conductor, and one flagman. or TO oper-
ate or permit to be operated in any.
such commerce, traffic, transportation,
or intercourse any passenger, mail OF
express train composed OF six cars or
more not equipped with a crew consist
Ing Of at least one engineer. one fireman,
one conductor, one fiagman and one
brakeman; provided this section, In so
far as 1t requires a brakeman, In addi-
ton to the engineer, fireman, conductor
and fagman, on passenger. mail and ex-
press trains, shall o apply to such
trains carrying less than three coaches
for the transportation of passengers.
Section 2. That 1T shall be unlawful for
any such person, persons, partnership.
or corporation, while operating within
this state, either as owner, lessee, or
receiver, any railroad or railway in
whole or in part within the state TO
operate or permit to be operated in any
such commerce, traffic, transportation, or
intercourse, described in section / OF this
act. any freight train composed Of
less h forty cars, not equipped with
a crew consisting of at least one engineer,
one fireman, one conductor, one fiagman,
ard one brakeman. or to operate or per-
init to be operated in any such COM
merce, traffic, transportation or inter-
course, n freight train composed OF
forty cars or more not equipped with a
crew consisting of at least one engineer,
one fireman, one conductor, one fiagman,
and two brakemen; provided, h Moth
ing In this act contained shall apply to
relief or wrecking trains in any case
where a sufficient number of men to COM
nlV with This oAf - - -. an -
service on such relief or wrecking trains,
nor any train consisting of only a loco
motive when the crew of such train con-
sists OF at least n engineer, one fire.
man one conductor, provided, further,
thai all local or way freight trains, doing
local switching, loading or unloading local
freight shall be equipped with a crew
consisting OF at least one conductor, one
engineer, one fireman, one fiagman, and
W brakemen.
Sec. 8. This act shall not apply to
branch or independent lines Of less
than forty-flve (45) miles in length.
sec, 4. Any person. persons, partnet-
ship, or corporation, while operating
within said state, either as owner,
lessee, or receiver, Railroad or rail.
way in whole OF 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
each train, or locomotive used, run or
operated in violation of the provisions
OF this act be liable Il the state of
Missouri in a penalty of not less than
one hundred, nor more than five hum
|dred dollars for each o~ffense, and such
penalty shall be recovered, and suit
therefor shall be brought in the name
OF the state of Missouri, by the attor-
n~ey-general, or under HIS direction in
any court of competent Jurisdiction in
any county In said state into or through
which such railroad or RI ilway may run
or be operated, OF by the prosecuting at
torney OF any county in said state
through, or into, or out Of which such
or railway may run or be oper-
ated, or by the circuit attorney in the
city of st. Louis; provided, the penalty
in this section shall not apply
curing strikes Of men in train service
on the lines involved.
Approved April 16, 1913.