| Show IN KANSAS alie after them in rough style proposed law the kansas farmers alliance legislature is after the railroads ortho state in rough style the following bill has recently resent ly been introduced section 1 that the lawful days work of conductors dispatchers engineer firemen brak man and other employees concerned in the running of trains by team on the railroad in this state board of railroad shall not exceed ten houra r z eliat no disparti her conductor enci heer brakemen or oilier employee concerned in any way manner or capacity in the running of railroad trains carrying persons or property in this state shall be required lequir ed or pre bitted to remain on duty more than sixteen hours in the twenty four and pecry such employee shall be required to jay rest at least eight conseco tiyo hours in each day of twenty four hours that he may be a safe and able custodian of life and property in trusted to his care sec 3 that any and each railroad employee violating the D revisions of this act shall on conviction be fined in a sum not less than 10 nor more than or each and every offense and be subject 0 o removal from his position as employee anaid road at the option of the of railroad commissioners sec 4 eliat any railroad company railroad manager or other employing persons argentor party violating the provision of this act on conviction te lined in a sum not less than 10 nor more than for each and every offense counting each employee working more than sixteen hours in the twenty four as a separate and the said offending party shall be held strictly accountable andor the law of this state lor all damages to persons and progeny that may occur by collisions or otherwise through alie incapacity of the overworked employees the same as if such damage to persons and property bad ceen committed with malice aforethought and with evit intent sec 5 that the salaries and ways of all officers agents dispatchers conductors duc tors porters engineers firemen brakemen hrak emen section men and others engaged employed or concerned in the management and operation of the railroads in this bbate shall bo fixed by the skateboard State Board of railroad Eail road commissioners and shall in all cases be reasonable and sufficient in amount to enable employees to support themselves and their families indecency and comfort vl out being compelled through necessity to work more than ten houff in one day of twenty four hours nor more than six days in one week of seven days tiec 6 that tha salaries and wages of all officers ai d employees concerned in the management and operation of railroads in this state shall be e ivea the widest by publication monthly in at least one newspaper new of general circulation in each county traversed by alio respective railroads where there is such newspaper and tabulated and published in I 1 he annual reports of he state board of commissioners sec 7 that each and every member of the state board of railroad colmia failing or refusing to perform the dunes required by this act in a rea manner shall n conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and of misconduct and negligence in office und ab all be puniner pun ined for said offenses under the statures sta tures of the state as made and provided section 1957 sec 8 that thas act shall be in force and effect after its publication in the statutes of this state |
