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New York Railroad Law Section 58 - Excess Charge When Fare Paid On Cars.

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    § 58. Excess charge when fare paid on cars. It shall be lawful for any
  company  owning  or  operating a steam railroad in this state, to demand
  and  collect  an  excess  charge  of  ten  cents  over  the  regular  or
  established rate of fare, from any passenger who pays fare in the car in
  which  he  may  have  taken passage, except where such passage is wholly
  within the limits of any incorporated  city  in  this  state,  provided,
  however,  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of such company to give to any
  passenger paying such  excess  a  receipt  or  other  evidence  of  such
  payment,  which  shall legibly state that it entitles the holder thereof
  to have such excess charge refunded, upon the delivery of  the  same  at
  any  ticket office of said company, upon the line of their railroad, and
  said company shall refund the same upon demand; provided, however,  that
  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any company owning or operating a railroad
  whether operated by steam, electricity or other motor power to demand or
  collect any excess charge from  any  passenger  taking  passage  from  a
  station or stopping place where tickets can not be purchased during half
  an  hour  previous to the schedule time for the departure of said train,
  or car on which such passengers take passage.

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