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New York Railroad Law Section 59 - Penalty For Excessive Fare.

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    § 59.  Penalty  for  excessive  fare. Any railroad corporation, which
  shall ask or receive more than the lawful  rate  of  fare,  unless  such
  overcharge  was  made  through inadvertence or mistake, not amounting to
  gross negligence, shall forfeit fifty dollars, to be recovered with  the
  excess  so  received  by the party paying the same; but no action can be
  maintained therefor, unless commenced within one year after the cause of
  action accrued.

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