§ 37-8-110 — Noncompliance with Commission Order to Erect Depot or to Provide Conveniences for Travelers - Generally

Alabama § 37-8-110

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 37: Public Utilities and Public Transportation
• Ch. 8: Penal Provisions
• Art. 5: Offenses Involving Common Carriers Generally
• Div. 2: Violations by Railroad or Its Employees

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Any person or corporation operating a railroad which fails for more than 90 days after its receipt, and for such further time, if any, as may be allowed by the Public Service Commission, to comply with a legal order of the public service commission, regarding the erection of a depot, or providing other conveniences for travelers at stations, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $250.00 nor more than $5,000.00. To any indictment under this section, it is good defense that such order was, in view of all the circumstances, unreasonable or unjust.

Legislative History

(Code 1886, §4102; Code 1896, §5364; Code 1907, §7656; Code 1923, §5324; Code 1940, T. 48, §428.)