Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01


passenger. mail, or express train, not
equipped with a crew consisting OF al
least one engineer, one fireman, one
conductor, and one fiagman, or 10 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, enc fireman,
n conductor. one fagman and one
brakeman; provided this section, in so
far as it requires a brakeman, In addi-
ton to the engineer, fireman, conductor
and fiagman, 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 it 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, n fiagman,
ard one brakeman, or to operate or per-
nit to be operated In airy 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 tiagman,
and two brakemen; proyid d, 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 engi leer, one fire.
man and one conductor, pr ,vided, further,
that 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, ona fiagman, and
two brakemen.
Sec. 8. This actl shall not apply to
branch or independent lines of less
than forty-five (45) miles in length.
Sec. 4. Any person, persons, partner
ship. or corporation, Wslile operating
within said state, either as owner,
lessee. or receiver, any H. ilroad or rail-
a 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 locomotiye used, run or
operated in violation OF the provisions
of this act be liable ~ the state of
Missouri in a penalty o. not less than
one hundred, nor more han five hum
bred dollars for each o~ffense, and such
penalty shall be recol ered, and suit
therefor shall be brougl T. in the name
of the state of Missour by the attor-
n~ey-general, or under is 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 oul 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.
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