N.Y. Railroad Law § 244: Lighting cars on elevated railroads in cities of over twelve hundred thousand inhabitants

§ 244. Lighting cars on elevated railroads in cities of over twelve

hundred thousand inhabitants. Every corporation operating an elevated

railroad in any city of over twelve hundred thousand inhabitants in this

state, computed according to the state enumeration had in eighteen

hundred and ninety-two, shall equip all cars used for the transportation

of passengers with the most approved system of lighting passenger cars

now in use upon railroads, either by electricity or gas of not less than

eighteen candle power, and every such corporation is prohibited from

using kerosene or coal oils as a means of lighting any of its passenger

cars. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall render any

such corporation liable to pay a fine or penalty of fifty dollars for

each and every day, for each and every passenger car run over its

railroad which is not equipped and lighted as provided herein; and such

fine may be recovered by any passenger on such railroad who may sue

therefor; and any violation of the provisions of this section on the

part of any such railroad corporation shall also be a misdemeanor.