§ 39-7-6. Heating of cars.
No passenger, mail, or baggage car, on any railroad in this state, shall be heated by any method of heating by furnace or heater, unless the furnace or heater shall first have been approved in writing by the division of public utilities and carriers; provided, however, that in no event shall a common stove be allowed in a car. Every railroad corporation that shall use any car in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for every day on which the car shall be used, one-half (½) thereof to the use of the complainant, and one-half (½) thereof to the use of the state.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 39-7-6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-7 - Operation of Railroads Generally
Section 39-7-1. - Minimum clearance on bridges erected over tracks.
Section 39-7-2. - Blocking of frogs, switches, and guardrails.
Section 39-7-3. - Brakes on passenger cars.
Section 39-7-4. - Passenger cars not to be followed by cars loaded with dirt or stone.
Section 39-7-5. - Method of illuminating passenger cars — Fire equipment.
Section 39-7-6. - Heating of cars.
Section 39-7-7. - Water in passenger cars.
Section 39-7-8. - Ejection of disorderly or nonpaying passengers.
Section 39-7-9. - Approach of railroad junctions or drawbridges.
Section 39-7-10. - Whistles in vicinity of Hamlet station.