No electric car shall be operated for the purpose of carrying passengers which has a flat wheel, broken window or windowpanes, broken door or door panes or a leaky roof, side or other part thereof. All corporations operating electric railways shall have and keep in constant operation a sufficient number of convenient, comfortable and clean cars to transport the usual number of persons desiring transportation and shall, in addition thereto, keep in reserve a sufficient number of cars, power, equipment, ways, means and facilities to supply transportation in case of emergency. But the penalties provided for the enforcement of this section shall not apply when it can be shown that the damaged equipment was used only on the day such damage occurred.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1311; 1952 Code Section 58-1311; 1942 Code Section 8501; 1932 Code Section 8501; Civ. C. '22 Section 5059; 1920 (31) 742; 1935 (39) 25.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 21 - Electric, Interurban And Street Railways
Section 58-21-10. Commission shall have jurisdiction over interurban railroads.
Section 58-21-20. Powers of street railway corporations to produce and supply light, power and heat.
Section 58-21-30. Lease of property of one electric railway company to another.
Section 58-21-40. Rights and remedies of injured employees of street railways.
Section 58-21-60. Certain statutory provisions inapplicable to lines of more than fifty miles.
Section 58-21-230. Enforcement orders of Commission.
Section 58-21-240. Maintenance of tracks, structures and cars.
Section 58-21-260. Interurban railways shall affix enclosed vestibules in November.
Section 58-21-270. Electric street railway cars shall have fenders.
Section 58-21-280. Electric street railway companies shall heat cars.
Section 58-21-290. Certain interurban railways shall heat cars.
Section 58-21-300. Notice of transfer points.
Section 58-21-310. Electric cars shall not be delayed to check fares.
Section 58-21-320. Certain employees of electric railways shall have powers of peace officers.