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Stokers and pokers : $b or, The London and North-Western Railway, the electric telegraph, and the railway clearing-house
Head, Francis Bond, Sir
London and North-Western Railway; Railway Clearing House (London, England); Telegraph -- Great Britain
25. The Clerks at the several Stations are to deliver Tickets to all
persons booking their places for conveyance by the Railway, and no
person is to be allowed to pass on the platform without producing his
Ticket.
26. If the Guard or Station Clerk have reason to suspect that any
Passenger is or has been travelling upon the Railway without having
paid any Fare or the proper Fare, he may require such person to
produce his Ticket; and every Passenger before leaving the Company’s
premises at the end of his journey is to be required to deliver
up his Ticket. If any Passenger shall refuse or be unable to
produce a proper Ticket, or shall commit any other offence against
the Bye-laws, Rules, and Regulations of the Company relating to
Travellers by the Railway, the case shall be immediately investigated
by the Chief Clerk of the Station where the occurrence may take
place, who is to exercise his discretion as to the proceedings to be
taken, always reporting what has been done.
27. The power of detention is to be exercised with great caution, and
never where the address of the party is known, or adequate security
offered for his appearance to answer the charge. When it shall be
necessary to detain any party, such detention shall not continue
for a longer period than is absolutely necessary, but he shall be
conveyed before a Magistrate with as little delay as possible.
28. Passengers not producing their Tickets are to be required to
deposit the amount of the whole Fare from the place whence the
Train started until the inquiry can be made, in order to ascertain
whether the Fare has been actually paid or not, and in every case the
circumstances must be inquired into without delay and reported.
29. The power of detention for offences is limited to the person of
the Passenger and does not extend to his Luggage, but the Luggage
may be detained for the Fare in case it is not intended to proceed
against the Owner for a Penalty, such Luggage being subject to a lien
for the amount of the Fare.
30. As it is the _intent_ which constitutes the offence, it is
very desirable that the power of detention should be exercised
with caution and discretion, as cases may frequently occur of
persons travelling beyond the distance for which they have paid
their Fare unintentionally, or even against their wish and to their
inconvenience; and the right of detention is applicable only in
cases of what is termed Over Riding to parties who _knowingly_ and
_wilfully_ proceed beyond the place to which they are booked, not
only without previously paying the additional Fare for the additional
distance, but also with _intent to avoid payment thereof_.
SECTION VIII.
REGULATIONS FOR INSPECTORS OF POLICE.
1. Every Inspector is to =walk= over his district, and to report to
the Superintendent of his division any irregularity he may detect.
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