EXPLANATORY NOTE. Table XI deals with penalties for the violation of the provisions of railroad law. There are many such penalties and the table shows a number of changes since 1890. These changes are due largely, however, to alterations in the commission laws or are incidental to the new laws respecting construction, maintenance, and operation. The penalties imposed by law exhibit a great range as between the different States. The subdivisions of the table consider these penalties relative to rights and duties of commissions; conditions of railroad incorporation; construction, maintenance, and operation; rates; regulation of traffic; public reports; prohibitions and limitations, and offenses against railroads. The figures in the body of the following table indicate that the State in question has a statute conforming to the statement made in the boxing of the column in which the figures appear. These figures refer, also, to the section, chapter, or page of the particular compilation of statutes or laws which is authority for the statement. The titles of these compilations are to be found in the second column of Table 1. The abbreviations observed throughout the tables are the following: S. L. R.. Session Laws. References to Session Laws are to pages, except where indicated by ch. (chapter). . Repealed. The following is the explanation of the signs used in the tables: |