The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22

1a.senger. mali, o. express train. not
equipped with q crew consisting Of At
least one engineer, one fireman. one
conductor and one fagman 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 ur
more not equipped with q crew consist
ing Of at least one engineer, one fireman. ;.
one conductor, one fagman and one
brakeman; provided this section. in 80
far as it requires q brakeman. in addi-
ton to the engineer. fireman. conductor
and fagman, on passenger, mail and ex--
press trains. shall not apply to such
for the transportation Of passengers.
Section Q. 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 than forty cars, not equipped with
a crew consisting Of at least one engineer,
one fireman, one 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
crew consisting Of at least one engineer,
one fireman. one conductor. one aagman,
and two brakemen; provided. that noth-
ing in this act contained shall apply to
relief or wrecking trains In any case
where 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 loco
motive when the crew Of such train con-
sists Of at least one engineer, one fire. \
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 crew
consisting Of at least one conductor. one
engineer. one fireman, one flaSman. and
two hraksmen.
Sc. 4 This act shall nutt aupH to
bra nch or Independent lines Of less
than forty-five (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. AZ stated in the foregoing sec
ton Of this act. and violating any Of
the provisions Of this act, shall. as to
6aCN TRAIN, UT lOCOhlOLlV0 uoCOs Iuu VI
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 Ave hun
dred dollars for each offense. and such
penalty shall be recovered. and suit
therefor shall be brought In the name
of the state of Missouri, by the attor-
ney-general. 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 tho 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 16, 1918.
TENTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. 10, enacted by Forty
seventh General Assembly. Amending
the local option laws so ~ to make the
counties the sole units to determine
whether or not Intoxicating liquors
STALL be sold, furnished or given away
|. Within theiH ltsnitsy takanG awAy. froHa
municipalities or 2,5oO nopulati0n "
more the right to vote separately from
their respective cOunties3 providing ad-
ditional qualifications for Judges At
local option elections and providing
that dramshOp licenses shall not be
granted by the several county courts
after Alag Of q petition for local op-
ton election.
HOUSE BILL NO. 10.
An act to amend sections 1888. 7240, 7241
7242, 7243 and 7244 of article III, Of
chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1909, entitled
Local option and to repeal sectioIl
1888 Of said article, with an emergency
clause.
Be 1t enacted BY the General Assembly,
of the State of Missouri, as follo,os:
Section 1. That section 1888. of article
utes Of Missouri for the year 1909 be
amended by striking out the words
who shall reside outside the corporate
limits Of any city or town having a
the time Of such petition, population
Of $500 inhabitants or more in the sec
ond, third and fourth lines of said sec
ton and by adding in the ninth line Of
SdN ScCtAOl DCLWccu SHc WOIO Soiu
and the word within" the words fur
nished or given away" and by striking
out the words Lying outside of such
corporate limits OF such city or town.
in the tenth and eleventh lines of saidt
section: and by striking out the words
who is a resident of any incorporated
town having a population of $500 in7
habitants or more, orr in the seven1
teenth, eighteenth and nineteenth linea
Of said section and by adding to said
section the words, provided. further
that one-haH Of the judges in each pref
cinct shall be for the sale of intoxicat1
ing LIQUORS. and one-half Of said judged
against the sale of intoxicating liquors,
SO as amended said section shall read al
follows:
sec 1928. Upon application by petition
signed by one-tenth of the qualife4
voters Of any county. who are qualified
to vote for members Of the Legislature
In any county Of this state, the county
court Of such county shall order az
election to be held In such county
the usual voting precincts for holding
any general election for state officers
to take place within forty days afte1