The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
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REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.

PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Senate bill No. III, enacted by the
FOrty-seventh General Assembly. Pro-
viding the minimum number Of EN-
ployees in crews on passenger, mail,
express and freight trains, respectively,
operated In the state Of Missouri; maxi
Ing 1T unlawful for railroad and railway
companies to operate such character Of
trains without such respective mimi
mum number OF employees In said
crews, and prescribing penalties for
violations of snid act.
SENATE BILL NO. 1T.
An act to promote the safety of en-
ployes and travellers upon railroads
and railways in whole or in part
within the state Of Missouri while
operated within said state by any
person. persons, partnership. or cor
poration, either as owner. lessee. or
receiver, in any commerce. traffic.
transportation, or Intercourse between
two or more points or places, wholly
within said state by compelling said
person, persons, partnership, or COR
poration to properly man their trains.
and locomotives, and providing for
, violations thereof.
Re 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Missouri, as folloaos:
Section l. 1T shall be unlawful fer
any person, persons, partnership or
corporation, while operating either as
owner, lessee, or receiver any Railroad
or railway, in whole or in part, within
this state, in any commerce, traffic,
transportation, or intercourse, between
two or more points or places wholly
within this state, to operate, or permit
to be operated in any such commerce.
traffic, transportation, or intercourse, any
passenger, mail, or express train, not
equipped with a crew consisting OF at
least one engineer one fireman. one
conductor, and one flagman, 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 q crew consist
ing OF at least one engineer, one fireman,
one conductor, one faSman and one
brakeman; provided this section, in so
far as it requires a brakeman, in addi-
ton to the engineer, fireman, conductor
and flagman, 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.
this state, either as owner. lessee, or
receiver, any railroad or railway i'll
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 nf
less than forty cars, not equipped with
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 a
crew consisting of at least one engineer,
one fireman. one conductor, one flaglnan,
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 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. doin:;
local switching. loading or unloading local
freight shall be equipped with. a crew
consisting of at least one conductor. one
engineer. one fireman, one flagman, and
Sec 3. This act shall not apply to
branch or independent lines of less
than forty-five (45) miles in length.
ship, or Corpora corr ton. ' Willie operating p
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
Missouri in penalty of not less than
one hundred. nor more than five hun
dred dollars for each offense. and such
therefor Shall be brought ue in the iao name ane