RAILWAYS.
No. 21 of 1909.
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that he has travelled a less distance, in which case he shall be liable to pay the fare only from the place whence he has travelled.
accepted
37. The fare or freight paid for the conveyance of passengers or goods respectively, shall be deemed to be accepted only upon condition that there is room in the train. In case there is not room for all the passengers or goods, those passengers who have tickets for the longest distance shall have the preference, and those who have tickets for the same distance shall have the preference according to the order in which they have received their tickets; and the like order shall be observed as to goods: Provided that all officers and troops on duty and all other persons travelling on the business of the Government shall be entitled to priority over the public without reference to the distance for which or the order in which they have received their tickets.
38. Every person who-
(1) defrauds or attempts to defraud the administration--
(a) by travelling or attempting to travel upon the railway without having previously paid his fare, or
(b) by riding in or upon a carriage of a higher class than that for which he has paid his fare, or
(c) by continuing his journey in or upon any of the carriages beyond the station for which he has paid his fare, without having previously either paid the fare for the additional distance or obtained the sanction of the station master or guard of the train; or
(2) knowingly and wilfully refuses or neglects on arriving at the station to which he has paid his fare to quit such carriage and the railway premises; or
(3) transfers or profits by the transfer of the return half of any ticket obtained by him; or
(4) in any other manner whatever attempts to evade the payment of his fare,
shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
Penalty for fraud.