St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Bradley Circuit Court; Henry W. Wells, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On July 20, 1912, R. W. Wilson, prosecuting attorney, in the name of the State, for the use and benefit of Bradley County,-filed in the Bradley Circuit Court three hundred and sixty-five complaints against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company.
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Appeal from Bradley Circuit Court; Henry W. Wells, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On July 20, 1912, R. W. Wilson, prosecuting attorney, in the name of the State, for the use and benefit of Bradley County,-filed in the Bradley Circuit Court three hundred and sixty-five complaints against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company. In case No. 317 the complaint alleged that on the 20th day of July, 1911, and during the night time of said date the defendant operated a train on which it transports freight and passengers for hire over its road from McG-ehee to Warren, Ark., and…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). The act under which the prosecuting attorney proceeded is Act. No. 23 of the Public Acts of 1911, and is as follows:
“Section 1. Any company, corporation or officer of any court or any person or persons operating any line of railroad during the night time in this State shall be required to place and maintain sufficient lights during the night time on all its main line switches, of the line of railroad so operated, and of the color green indicating main line and red to indicate side tracks.
“Section 2. That any company, corporation or officer of court or any…
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