Every railroad corporation or the lessee or receiver thereof or other person operating the same doing business in this state shall have and keep an agent or other person residing and having his office in the principal city or town along its line within the state whose duty it is and who is fully authorized by such railroad company to adjust and settle all claims for overcharge collected within this state and for all loss or damage. Any railroad corporation or the lessee or receiver thereof or other person so doing business in this state who fails to have and keep such agent or representative within such city or town shall be subject to a penalty of three thousand dollars for each and every month during which said railroad company or the lessee or receiver thereof or other person fails to have and keep said agent, which said penalty shall be recovered by the attorney general for the use of the state in an action commenced for that purpose in any court of competent jurisdiction of this state.
L. 1881: p. 204, § 1. G.S. § 2799. R.S. 08: § 5513. C.L. § 2893. CSA: C. 139, §
79. CRS 53: § 116-12-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 116-12-1.
Cross references: For the lien of common carrier on goods and baggage, see § 38-20105; for the general claim agent being required to have headquarters at general offices, see § 4021-102.