Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-07
RAILROAD LAWS
House Blls 238 and 239 introduced
N Illinois Leg:lat,re for The
Railroad Men.

Introduced by Sir. Gloon, March II
l'l" IT, at bS titlr. ordered printed ami
r"ierfsd /" Commltt'. on Iubn, rtiit.s
and Transportation.
IN Act 10 promote the safety ot nav
"ltia and employees upon railroads op-f-
atlng within the stat. OF Illinois by pro.
tldlns ilr minimum number of men to
70" employed IN The business ef op,tatlnE
switch "ngin"s. engaged "a tie business
OF sWlt'h1hs ais. regulating thtir quail
fleatl"ns aud pr"s si'iinE a penalty fnr TIA.
violation of any of IL" ptoN lslons Of thts
Vt and prov ding Tor the enforcement
thereof
section !. he It enacted by the People
'ieh"ral Assembly. Thai IL shall be un-
Lawful fof any person al cnrporttlun en-
gag"d Ia operating standard gauge raj
road -"lt' h engines ~ az Nari- ur ter
mlutis ia tlfIe- OF town within lie STATE
Of Illinois IL ap'rat.- such ,rElu.s n -,
business II ewlt,hIuS cars OF making III
~ hr. tklhg up traIus Win l'ss than =
tull crew. 'nhststtug Il uuf l.sS thau Via,
"hElt."rs "r" fireman. OF" FOR mat. and
~" heIp'ts The for man aui a. lrd~t
"nr H"liH'I WIN shah hdN, hal a. j. at
"t" year =. taal "Nprtaha" IT, tam ar
engine service
s. In ,ase a Na,snc, n,.uls IN any
SUCH ct.~ -ia4-"'i rs of#- al fI're Il II"
u.u.h.ts nf sish ,f.W becoming disabled
ar aua.ltttsi NIL, lb Tia r. Hfatu4nas.
- ,h,tr i ties ta.u and IA that ease such
vataH.N shall te fIf#'d WliHoHt sunt'es-
>1It f'l t.,t - r.fnaluIng members ef
such crew, IL fully competent 10 Tra,s.i
Nil tn wark "t h.-iH,-s lu hand. snail
'e p.riHI't,i IT, run and "Iefai' s4su
SN ~ II suGInt ai.l fhF Al Htfi Leo Tel
'Hti,nlth. fer a i.et1,i 81 am 1t IL ~.
'.td slN hpn1s tom H." I'M sa'h NasaHsy
ug,ufs
-, Noting la m Ast ,hall Ia.
construed Whit VII prevent ANY .aa-
mon #atI.sr To- tAt4ruad taGnfatlaf -
i's'Ittt tsf - ,onl@ny "r '"tF9ta'ist
doll = business ia III STATE - ll.hsl-
'1fuG tt34.rE T., er tu'fsISIuE ~ sNits
INK crews beyond tnc namb'r st out IN
=. Nothing IN It's A. sfal .pp.v
- W.. kiHs trains IA ease u agslistt ar
wreck. Where a sufficient npmhsf ~ mn
20 eamiar WIN tiis ket are uuaN aIlatl"
FOR services on sad wrecklng tram. ~ 80
,tfi, - .i.e Ia case II accident 10 engine
or tralnHen on trains between terminals
So. :. ANY common Garner hN rail
rad. corporation. receiver. or receivers
faT sH,I common CaIfl'r or t"tiHfd'iaf
owning or Operating anv line or lines o.
railroad ,u the state of Illinois or ahN
officer. agent nr servant u sad common
,arrtsr. ur corporation. Nho shall run
aus. ta b" run or permit tp be run
switch engine uot In acsorian,r with this
Vt sHslI hc deemed guilty Of misde,
fu..nnr ar4f upan convection thereof snail
be fined ~ any sum not to exceed Nv"
hnndi.d dollars aud not less fhan on
hundred dollars, or imprisonment In the
county iatl TOR 4 term II not less than
'hree months. nor more than siN months
ar both such lin" and imprisonment, AZ
-" discretion "f IN. court ana ths ran-
ing ar allowing To- he run OF zach "iieh-
5a9 aT. IN f%sm'o11 IL 1o n t6s provision. 4 al.
a. snail constitute separate and DIS
-. - Il shall he the duty OF the state
psHts TNHtt,- commission. upon COM
b ia.af - any titizen of the state Of III
H...~ nil 2ss.
Na Acf regulating IA. hummer "i i'fkN'
eatS to be hauled IN any one tram oA"I
ar Hpsu IT,. tras ~ af any railroad IN ~"
.iat. - llUn"is and rra'iding penalty
% VIOLATION u sam
Sea.ian / b.. u enacted ~ tn" F'elle
- ~. state ~ tff.uais. represented ~
-. ti,u.ral Assembly That u snail %"
apIaMfHI FOR ans railroad c"rp"fatian, re
,rtNsr II any rAllrosd corporation at anN
person or per<uus operating railroad IN
ihr stat. u 1lilnui- or for any oitle'f or
agent Of suoh corporation "a run or "lti
At. al .auss IL operate "r cause 10 p'fn',
10 h. run 81 operated within the state ~
Illinois any freight train composed 81
NOR. than fifty cars. .NtlnsiN" of sahooNe
Sec That any railroad oorperauon
r,,.iA.r If any railroad corporation or
any r.rSon or persons operating fall-
rosd IN t5e stat. ~ Illinois. violating any
nrutts ION af this Act shall upon e"nNlctioh
hereof y. fined a sum Of not i"ss tnhh
one hundred dollars or NOR" than i've
hundred dollars for each separate nf.ns'
s.. Z |, shall be the duty Of ths state
puhlt. TtiIiile- Commission upon com
nlaint Of any cittz"n NJ the stat" OF ilIlhos
Ia ,nfof,. III. provisions OF this Act