The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08

4 p114 &hker, mall or express train. Hot
4 0quipped with a crew CONSISTING 81 1T
z I64et one engineer, one fireman, one
o0hductor. and one fiagman, or to oper-
I ~ Or permit to be operated In any
such commerce. traffic, Transportation,
1; 4 q intercourse any passenger. mail Or
cypress train composed Of nix cars "
more not equipped with q crew Consist
.ing OF at least one engineer. one fireman,
one conductor, one. nasman and one
4 brakeman; provided this session, Ia 10
laf A. II requires q brakeman, An addi-
iion to the engineer, ffreman, conductor
And hagman. on passenger. mail and ex-
press trains. shall mot 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 40 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
q crew consisting Of at least one engineer
one fireman. one conductor, one fagman,
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 a
crew consisting Of at least one engineer,
one fireman. one conductor, one f1agman,
and two brakemen; provided that moth
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,
VnNv a tn t~kt
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 aasman. and
two brakemen.
-. Z This lot shsn INIT avplr to
branch or Independent lines Of less
than forty fvs 1853 miles in length.
Sec 4. Any person, persona partner
ship. Or corporation, while operating
within said state, either an owner,
lessee, or receiver, any railroad or rail-
way In whole or IN part within said
state. - stated In the foregoing Sec
tion Of this act, and violating any Of
the provisions OF this act, shall, az to
each train. or locomotive used. run or
operated in violation Of the provisions
Of this act be liable to the state OK
Missouri In penalty Of not less than
one hundred, nor more than Ave hum
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 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 iines involved.
Approved April 16, 1918.