Biennial Report: 1909-1910 |
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... examination . White men in charge of all mov- ing trains . A government inspector for every 800 miles of road . A heavy fine for use of intoxicants on duty . Running boards on top of all cars ; side ladders ; brake - staff and ratchet ...
... examination . White men in charge of all mov- ing trains . A government inspector for every 800 miles of road . A heavy fine for use of intoxicants on duty . Running boards on top of all cars ; side ladders ; brake - staff and ratchet ...
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... examination ; flagman of equal capacity with conductor to protect rear of train at all times while occupying main line , and able to take his place in case of sickness or death while on his run . Strict adherence to blocking switch ...
... examination ; flagman of equal capacity with conductor to protect rear of train at all times while occupying main line , and able to take his place in case of sickness or death while on his run . Strict adherence to blocking switch ...
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... examination in flagging rules and requirements , and whose duty shall be confined ex- clusively to flagging ; this point should be of vital import to our law- makers . Two brakemen on all mixed trains . Strict enforcement of the sixteen ...
... examination in flagging rules and requirements , and whose duty shall be confined ex- clusively to flagging ; this point should be of vital import to our law- makers . Two brakemen on all mixed trains . Strict enforcement of the sixteen ...
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... examination of applicants for employment as engineers . All applicants who are physically able to perform the duties of enginemen , who can distinguish colors by day or night , who can hear an ordinary conversation regardless of whether ...
... examination of applicants for employment as engineers . All applicants who are physically able to perform the duties of enginemen , who can distinguish colors by day or night , who can hear an ordinary conversation regardless of whether ...
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... examination to practical tests . Abolish the age limit . Switchman - Shorter hours . Switchman - Refer you to our Legislative Chairman . Switchman - A safety appliance law , on the order of the Federal law , would help us more than ...
... examination to practical tests . Abolish the age limit . Switchman - Shorter hours . Switchman - Refer you to our Legislative Chairman . Switchman - A safety appliance law , on the order of the Federal law , would help us more than ...
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Page 104 - That the provisions of this act shall not apply in any case of casualty or unavoidable accident or the act of God; nor where the delay was the result of a cause not known to the carrier or its officer or agent in charge of such employee at the time said employee left a terminal, and which could not have been foreseen: Provided further, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the crews of wrecking or relief trains.
Page 122 - The debts, to have priority, except as herein provided, and to be paid in full out of bankrupt estates, and the order of payment shall be (1) the actual and necessary cost of preserving the estate subsequent to filing the petition...
Page 91 - ... the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties, respectively, for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought...
Page 101 - ... for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment.
Page 91 - ... contract in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such property is situated, and cause the same to be recorded in a book to be kept by the county clerk for that purpose...
Page 101 - Act to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 122 - The court shall order the trustee to pay all taxes legally due and owing by the bankrupt to the United States, State, county, district or municipality in advance of the payment of dividends to creditors...
Page 101 - Territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and if none, then of such employee's parents; and if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee...
Page 102 - That nothing in this Act shall be held to limit the duty or liability of common carriers or to impair the rights of their employees under...
Page 8 - Jail for not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.