Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-09

passenger. mail; or express train. not
equipped with a crew consisting of at
least one engineer, one fireman. one
conductor. and one fiagman, or to oper
ate on 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 rreman
one conductor, one fiagman and one
brakeman: provided this section, In so
| far as II requires q brakeman. In addt
tion to the engineer, fireman. ~onductor
and fagman, on passenger. mall and ex4
press rains shall not apply To such
trains carrying less than three coaches
for the transportation OF passengers.
Section 2. That ii 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 OF in part within the state to
operate or permit to be operated III any
such traffic, transportation. or
intercourse, described in section l OF this
act, any freight train composed OF
less than forty cars, not equipped With
q crew consisting OF at least one engineer,
one fireman. one conductor, one fagman.
and one brakeman. or to operate or per-
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merce. traffic. transportation or inter-
course, any freight train composed OF
forty cars or more not equipped with n
crew consisting of at least one engineer,
one fireman, II conductor, one riagman,
and two brakemen; provided. that noth-
ing in this act contained shall apply to
relief or wreeking trains in any case
where a sufficient number of men to COM
ply with this act are not available for
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nor any train consisting of only q loco
motive when the crew Of such train con-
ststs 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 a crew
consisting OF at least one conductor, one
engineer. one fireman, one fagInan. n
two brakemen.
Sec. 8. This act shall not apply to
branch or independent lines of less
than forty-ffve (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 his 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 Il penalty of not less than
one hundred, nor more than five hun
dred doi,lrs 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-gel.Pcal, or under his direction in
any coGEt 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 IL. 1913.