Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-16

passenger. mail. or express train, not
| equipped with a crew consisting OF AT
least one engineer, n one
conductor. and one fiagman. or to oper
ate or permit to be operated IN any
such commerce.. traffic. transportation
or intercourse any passenger, mail or
express train composed OF six cars or
more not equipped with a crew consist
ing OF at least one engineer. one IN
one one hagman and one
brakeman; provided this section. In SO
far as II requires q brakeman, In addi-
ton to the engineer, fireman. conductor
and hagman, on passenger, mail and ex-
press trains, shall not 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
his 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 l of this
act. any freight train composed OF
less than forty cars, not equipped with
a crew consisting OF at least one engineer.
n fireman. one conductor. one nagrnan.
ard one brakeman. or to operate or per-
nit to be operated In n such COM
merce, traffic, transportation or inter-
course, any 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,
n two brakemen; provided, that Moth
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 this act are not available for
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 fire.
mar and one conductor. provided, further,
that all local or way freight trains, doing
local switching, loading or unloading local
freight shall be euuipped with a crew
consisting Of at least one conductor, one
engineer, one fireman, one fiagman, ana
two 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, 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 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 to the state of
Missouri in a penalty of not less than
one hundred. nor more than five hum
dred dosj1rs for each ~offense, and such
penalty shall be recovered, and suit
therefor shall be brought in the name
of the s+2te of Missouri. by the attor-
ney-gef.scal. or under his direction in
any court OF competent Jurisdiction in
any county IN said state into or through
which such railroad or railway may run
or be operated, or by the prosecuting at
torney OF any county in said state
through, or into, or out Of which such
railroad or railway may run or be oper-
ated, or by the circuit attorney in the
city of st, Louis; provided, the penalty
prescribed in this section shall not apply
during strikes of men In train service
on the lines involved.
Approved April 1t. 1918.