The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

secretary of State
 AN ACT.
 No. lsl) tH. 509 Vaughan heiatlng to the safety of employees and
 other persons on railroads. by pro-
 Yidlng for power headlights on all
 engines operated in road service in
 The night time, with penalty for
 violation thereof Section l. Loco
 motives to be equipped with power
 headlights; power of same; exeep-
 uons. Sec. 2. Penalty. Sec. B. Vio-
 iatlon; duty of circuit courts. Sec
 I. Act to take effect, when. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama as follows:
 section l. Locomotives to be equipped with power headlights; power or same; exceptions. That all eom- panlss, corporations, -lessees, owners operators, or receivers of any rail road or railway company operating a railrcad or railway in whole or in part in this state are hereby required to equip. maintain and use upon ev- cry locomotive being operated in road service in this state in the night time, a power headlight of not less than 15OO candle power brilliancy, measured with the aid of a suitable reflector: Pro- vlded, that nothing in this act shall be So construed as to prevent a 1oco-
 
 become defective while on the road from proceeding to the most conven- lent terminal or division point where the necessary facilities exist for rem edying such defect: Provided, this act shall net apply to industrial roads, such as tram roads, mill roads and roads engaged principally in lumber or logging transportation in connec- tion with mills; and provided further, that the provisions of this act shall not apply during the first 90 days of 8 strike of the particular employees whose duties are to repair and main tain headlights.
 Sec. 2. Penalty. Any company, cor porasion, lessee, owner, operator re- poration, owner. lessee, operator or re- ceiver owning or operating railroad of railway in whole or in part in this state. violating or causing to be vio- lated the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of crime, and, upon conviction, shall forfeit and pay as a penalty $500 for each separate offense which ehall be recovered in civil action in the name of the state and such petition shall be filed by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such crime shall have been com mitted and all fines collected under and by virtue of the provisions of this act shall revert to and become a part of the public school fund
 Sec. 9. Violation. Duty of circuit courts. It is hereby made the duty of the judge of any circuit court in the state to direct and charge grand juries when in session to make special in quiry as to violations of this law.
 Sec. 1. Act to take effect, when. All companies, corporations, lessees, own CTS, operators or receivers required by this act to equip maintain and use a B headlight upon locomotives as pre- scribed in section 1 of this act, shall be required to equip 25 per cent of such locomotives within six months from the passage and approval of this act; 56 per cent of such locomotives within the nine months from said time i5 per cent of such locomotives with In 12 months from said time, and all of such locomotives shall be so within 15 months from such time.
 Approved July IT, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of fy-State.