round-trip, and it has been judicially determined that party fares may not be refused to one group and granted to another, but must be open to the general public. (4) A fourth group includes the various regular reduced-fare tickets. Second-class tickets (Form 19) are sold at something less than regular first-class tickets, but their contract limits the passenger to a stipulated service. Separate printed forms may be issued, regular first-class tickets may be indorsed Second-class," or a patent form of ticket, with spaces to be punched by the agent, may be used. The service to which the holder is entitled varies on different roads. Some railways require the passenger to ride in the smoking cars, while some western roads operate special second-class trains or provide second-class cars. The courts have decided that a second-class ticket in no way entitles the passenger to ride on trains limited to holders of first-class tickets. Commutation tickets are issued to meet the demands of suburban traffic. They may be in book (Form 20), folder, or strip-ticket (Form 21) form, and are good for a stated number of rides between designated stations, the conductor cutting out the rides with a punch or detaching the separate coupons. The variety of distinct types used is very extensive. They are individual (Forms 22, 23, 24, and 25), bearer, family (Form 26), and business firm (Form 27) commutation tickets. They may be good for ten, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, fifty, sixty, one hundred, or one hundred and eighty rides. They may be valid from one month to one year, as stipulated in the contract. Some must be signed by the owner upon presentation to the conductor; 1 N. Y., etc., R. Co. vs. Bennett, 50 Fed. 196. CONTRACT. In consideration of the reduced rate at which this ticket is sold, I agree that its use shall be subject to the following conditions: 1st. That it will be forfeited if presented by any other person than myself. 2d. That it is good for passage only during the period designated on its face, on such trains as are advertised to stop regularly at the stations named thereon, that it conveys no stop-over privileges, and is not good for passage on LIMITED EXPRESS TRAINS on which extra fare is required. 3d. That it is not good for passage between any of the stations east of and including Fifty-second Street where fares or tickets are collected by Gatemen, except as a part of the continuous ride authorized by this ticket. 4th. That it is not good for a second ride unless the attached coupon has been surrendered to Conductor, and the number (1) for initial ride cancelled from ticket by him when coupon is lifted. 5th. That the right of the Company is conceded to change the time of arrival or departure of its trains, or to diminish their number at its option. 6th. That it conveys no privilege to transport goods or express matter. 7th. That I have no claim for rebate on account of the non-use of the ticket from any cause. 8th. That it is to be presented to Conductor upon each trip for proper cancellation, and is to be surrendered to him on the last trip taken during the period for which it is issued. 9th. That the privilege of subsequent commutation will be forfeited by any violation of these conditions. THIS COUPON IN CONNECTION WITH 180 Trip Quarterlyflicker 19839 15 GOOD FOR THE FIRST TAIP BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA. AND UPER CANCELLATION OF THE FIRST NUMERICAL PUNCH MARK FORM 20. FORM 20, REVERSE SIDE. others must be accompanied by a photograph of the purchaser. Mileage tickets are issued at reduced fare to meet the need of the commercial or other habitual traveler. They may be in book or folder form, and contain coupons or some patent device whereby the mileage as used may be checked by the conductor. Roads in the East now sell 500- and 1,000 mile tickets at two cents a mile that may be used by the bearer, no signature or identification of purchaser being required; but some railways still limit the use of mileage tickets to the purchaser, who must write his name upon the mileage taken up by a conductor. The signature and address are in many cases written on a mileage identification slip, which is sent in to the central office each time the ticket is used. They usually call for 1,000 or 2,000 miles of travel, but western lines also sell 4,000-mile credentials, on which tickets are bought at the regular fares, and if within one year the purchaser has traveled 4,000 miles he receives a refund of fares to the basis of two cents per mile. Generally mileage tickets are issued to individuals, but some 1913 |