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more, or in or through any of the counties of the State; except under
a special charter of the General Assembly; provided, however, that
nothing of this section shall apply to railroads constructed by mining
companies, as provided for in section 246 of this article.

See notes to this section (as it stood in 1911) in volume 1 of the Anno-
tated Code.

294.*

295.*

1906, ch. 717. 1908, ch. 154. 1912, ch. 517.

322. Every railroad company of this State, heretofore or hereafter
incorporated, may in its discretion and from time to time, make use of
any motive power or motive powers, on the whole or any part or parts
of its road, for the purpose of operating its road or any part or parts
thereof, or for the movement of all or any of its cars or trains; pro-
vided, however, that every railroad company changing its motive power,
in whole or in part, from steam to electricity, or other motive power,
shall continue to be subject to all the provisions of the laws of this
State relating to the taxation of railroad companies whose roads are
worked by steam power, to all intents as if no such change of motive
power had been made, and that every railroad company changing its
motive power, in whole or in part, from electricity or other motive
power other than steam, to steam, shall become subject to 'all the pro-
visions of the laws of this State relating to the taxation of railroad
companies whose roads are worked by steam power, and provided, how-
ever, that the provisions of this section shall not authorize any railroad
company to operate its cars or trains by steam or other power along
the streets of any city or town, or along any public road, without the
consent of the proper municipal or county authorities.

1914, ch. 26.

325A. Any person employed as signalman, towerman, gateman,
leverman, agent, train despatcher, telegraph or telephone operator in a
railroad signal tower or public railroad station to receive or transmit
a telegraphic or telephonic message or train order for the movement
of trains and who works eight hours or more in any twenty-four each
and every day continuously, and all levermen employed in connection
with the reception or transmission of a telegraphic or telephonic mes-
sage or train order for the movement of trains and who work the num-
ber of hours aforesaid must have and shall be allowed at least two days
of twenty-four hours each in each and every calendar month for rest
with the regular compensation; except in cases of extraordinary emer-

*By chapter 131 of the acts of 1912, the charter, franchises, roadbeds and prop-
erty of the Deer Creek and Susquehanna Railway Company are relieved from
the operation and effect of sections 294 and 295 of article 23 and from all liability
to forfeiture or abandonment under any other laws of this state.