§ 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.
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