Missouri Laws 389.860 – Penalty for violation of sections 389.810 to 389.870 — suit, where brought
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 389.860
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Any such person, persons, company or corporation operating any railroad, in whole or in part, within this state, whether as owner, lessee or receiver, who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 389.810 to 389.870 shall be liable to the state of Missouri in a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, and such penalty shall be recovered and suit therefor shall be brought in the name of the state of Missouri, in any court of competent jurisdiction in any county in the state, into or through which such railway may run, by the attorney general, or under his direction, or by the prosecuting attorney of any county through or into or out of which trains may be operated by such railroad or by the circuit attorney in the city of St. Louis.