The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-23

----o.r.r nail or express train hot
pe,tDne5 With crew consisting OF AZ
Ioast one engineer, one fireman ~
conductor. and one hagman, or 10 ~
- ~ hermit to be operated III
~ commerce. traffic, transpoIua.r'i'
su0u osnonrsa anv passenger, mah OF
ovnress train composed Of six cars va
- not equipped with a crew cohslSu
No ~ at least one engineer, one HisHh.''
one conductor, one hagmah a"G ~
brakeman; provided this sectloH, stl
far as 1t requires a brakeman ~
lion 70 the engineer, fireman, cohuuoto'
IA esgnan ON passenger, mail ana eN-
nress trains. shall not Apply u 81
Inns carving less than three coaches
for the transportation Of passengers
section !. THAT 1t shall be unlaWlul IOi
arv such person. persons, paflheIsu4P'
or corporation. while operating "l'ilH
tbis state either as owner, lessee OF
raceiver any railroad or railway ~
whole or in part within the stato ~
operate or permit to be operated III auy
such commerce, traffic, transportation ~
intercourse, described in section Oh '"IS
act. any freight train compose ~
less than forty cars, not equipped WIN
! rev consisting Of at least one engineer
one fireman, one conductor, one hdshlaI'
ard one brakeman, or to operate or per-
mit to be operated in any such COM
MERGE. traffic. transportation or inter-
course. any freight train composed OF
forty cars or more not equipped WIN d
crew consisting of at least one engineer
one fireman, one conductor, one hagmah
and two brakemen; provided, that noun
ing in this act contained shall apply TO
relief or wreckinG trains in any case
where a sufficient number Of men TO com
ply with his act are not available lot
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 one engineer, one hre-
man and one conductor, provided, further'
that all local or way freight trains, doing
local switching. loading or unloading local
freight shall be equipped with q ere"
consisting Of at leas. SSa conductor one
engineer, one fireman, n nagman' ano
two hrakamen.
Sec. 2 This aetu 7hhAnJ mt sppiy to
branch Or Independent lines OF less
than forty-hve C45) miles In length.
Sec. 4. Any person, persons. partner
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 sale
state, as stated in the foregoing sec.
ton Of this act, and violating any o
the provisions Of this act, shall, as L
each train, or locomotive used, run O
operated in violation Of the provision
of this act be liable to the state o
Missouri in a penalty Of not less thai
one hundred, nor more than five hun
dred dollars for each o~ffense, and sue
penalty shall be recovered, and sui
therefor shall be brought In the nam
of the state of Missouri, by the attor
ney-general. or under his direction 4
any court Of competent jurisdiction /
any county in said state into or throug
which such railroad or railway may ru
or be operated, or by the prosecuting at
torney OF any county in said stat
through. or into, or out Of which sue
railroad or railway may run or be oper
ated, or by the circuit attorney in tn
city Of st. Louis; provided, the penalt
prescribed in this section shall not appl
during strikes Of men in train servic
on the lines involved.
Approved April 16, 1913.