Railway Employees in the United States

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1901 - 92 pages

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Page 1026 - General officers Other officers General office clerks Station agents Other station men Enginemen Firemen •Conductors Other trainmen Machinists Carpenters Other shopmen Section foremen Other trackmen Switch tenders, crossing tenders and watchmen Telegraph operators and dispatchers Employees — account floating equipment All other employees and laborers Total (including general officers) Less general officers....
Page 1209 - Such commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and his term of office shall be for two years from the date of his appointment, and until his successor is appointed and qualified...
Page 1026 - General officers General office clerks Station agents Other station men Enginemen Firemen Conductors Other trainmen Machinists.' Carpenters Other shopmen Section foremen Other trackmen Switchmen, flagmen, and watchmen Telegraph operators and dispatchers All other employees and laborera Total (including "general officers"), entire line.
Page 1210 - Agriculture shall prescribe and publish such uniform regulations as they deem necessary and any person who violates such regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 1197 - But the validity of the statutes need not be rested upon mere authority, They find sanction in the dictates of natural justice, and most often administer an equity which has recognition under every system of law. That principle is that everyone who by his labor or materials has contributed to the preservation or enhancement of the property of another thereby acquires a right to compensation...
Page 1208 - ... and imprisonment in the county jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the county, not exceeding six months; one or both, at the discretion of the jury.
Page 1210 - ... for the purpose of designating, making known, or distinguishing any goods, wares, merchandise or other product of labor, as having been made, manufactured, produced, prepared, packed or put on sale by such person or association or union of workingmen or by a member or members of such association or union...
Page 1201 - ... shall also have exclusive original cognizance of all seizures on land, or other waters than as aforesaid, made, and of all suits for penalties and forfeitures incurred, under the laws of the United States.
Page 1208 - ... entices away, or induces any minor to leave the service of any person to whom such service is lawfully due, without the consent of the party employing, or to whom such service is due, given in writing, or in the presence of some credible person...
Page 1204 - ... to its injury, and damage to its proprietor, the offense is simply a libel ; and in this country the courts have with great unanimity held that they will not interfere by injunction, but that the injured party must rely upon his remedy at law. On the contrary, when the attempt to injure consists of acts or words which will operate to intimidate and prevent the customers of a party from dealing with or laborers from working for him, the courts have with nearly equal unanimity interposed by injunction.

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