Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The County Record
Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Georgia Railroad Commission receives opinion from Attorney James K. Hines affirming railroads' right to require mileage book exchanges for tickets and eject non-compliant passengers, as part of a reasonable contract for reduced rates. (Atlanta Journal, May 8.)
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Georgia Commission Concedes Railroads' Right to Require Exchange.
Upon the request of the Georgia State Railroad Commission, Special Attorney James K. Hines has given an interesting opinion in regard to the complaints made by the traveling public exchange of mileage books for straight tickets at agencies.
The Commission asked the attorney to give opinion upon the right of carrier to expel a passenger who had failed to comply with its regulation requiring the exchange of mileage coupons for a ticket.
Attorney Hines says that carriers of passengers may eject from their conveyances all persons refusing to comply with reasonable regulations. He says that the present mileage book arrangement is reasonable, because the purchaser enters into a contract with the railway company selling the mileage book. One of terms of the contract is that coupons from these mileage books will not be honored on trains except at non-agency points, or at station agencies not open for the sale of the tickets.
The purchaser, says Attorney Hines, gets a reduced rate and he is bound by the terms of the special contract. He says, in conclusion, that the arrangement has already been submitted to and approved by the State Railroad Commission.--Atlanta Journal, May 8.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Georgia
Event Date
May 8
Key Persons
Outcome
the arrangement has been submitted to and approved by the state railroad commission.
Event Details
Upon request of the Georgia State Railroad Commission, Special Attorney James K. Hines gave an opinion regarding complaints about exchanging mileage books for straight tickets at agencies. The opinion addresses the right of carriers to expel passengers who fail to comply with regulations requiring exchange of mileage coupons for tickets. Carriers may eject persons refusing reasonable regulations. The mileage book is a contract providing reduced rates, with terms that coupons are not honored on trains except at non-agency points or closed station agencies. The purchaser is bound by the contract terms.