Chap. 551.—An ACT to prevent riotous or disorderly conduct in any car or a
caboose, or any part of atrain carrying passengers or employees of any railroad
or street passenger railway, and prescribing the powers of agents and employees
of railroads or street passenger railway companies in the premises.

Approved February 26, 1900.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That if anv
person, whether a passenger or not, shall, while in any car or caboose.
or on any part of a train carrying passengers or employees of any rail-
road or street passenger railway, behave in a riotous or disorderly man-
ner, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than five nor more than fiftv dollars, or be committed
to jail not less than one month nor more than six months, or both.
in the discretion of the court. The agent or employees in charge of the
train, car, or caboose, may require such person to discontinue his riotous
or disorderly conduct, and if he refuses to do so may eject him, with the
aid; if necessary, of any other persons who may be called upon for the
purpose.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.