Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-22

passenger. mail, or express train, not
equipped with a crew consisting of at
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, man OF
express train composed Of six cars or
more not equipped with a crew consist
ing of at least one engineer, one fireman
one conductor, one faagman and one
brakeman; provided this section, in SO
far as itfrequires a brakeman. in add
ton to the engineer, fireman, conductor
and hagman. on passenger, mail and ex-
press trains, shall not apply to such
trains carrying less tina three coaches
for the transportation. of passengers.
Section 2. That 1t shall be unlawful for
any such person, persons, partnership,
or corporation, while operating within
this state, either as owner. lessee, or
receiver. m 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
lessl than forty cars, not equipped with
a crew consisting of at least one engineer,
one fireman, one conductor, one lagman,
ard IL brakeman, or to operate or per-
nit 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 iagman,
and two brakemen; provided, that moth
ing in this act contained slall apply to
relief or wreclSing trains ia any case
where a sufficient number of ilen to COM
ply with this act are not available for
service or such relief or wreeking trains,
nor any train consisting of only a loco
motive when the crew Of such train con-
sists Of at least one engineer, one fire.
man and one conductor. provided. further,
h a 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 llagman, and
two brakemen.
Sec, 8. This act shall not apply to
branch or independent lines of less
h forty-five (45) miles ia 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
NHC PtcNA VI ILLS dCt, shall, as 10
each train, or locomotive used, run or
operated in violation of he provisions
Of this act be liable to the state Of
Missouri in a penalty of not less thar
one hundred, nor more thln five hun-
dred dollars for each o~ffeuse, 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, OF into, or out If 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.