A RAILWAY BY-LAW CASE.
Cp__S9 ASSOCIATION •___- QB-M.l I-WERCARGILI. February 6. At the police court to-day a man wa« charged with travelling first-class on a ticket while accc___o~atio_ was available. The information was dismissed on a point raised by counsel that it did not state that the defendant did it "knowingly and wilfully." Besidei this counsel contended that the charge shonld have been laid under section 15. Publio Works Act, 18$3, and not under the railway by-law, as the Minister had no power to make such a by-law, that even if he had the by-law provided for the payment of costs, as well aa a penalty oi £10, provided by section 145, which the Minister had no power to do. Mr Rawson, R.M., admitted the latter point was a nice one, but dismissed the information on the first-mentioned point. The same defendant was fined £1 and costs for threatening tbe guard with violence for taking possession of his ticket.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7781, 7 February 1891, Page 3
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