§ 46-9-130. Duty of Common Carrier to Receive Passengers Generally
A common carrier holding himself out to the public as such is bound to receive all passengers whom he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such reasonable regulations as he may adopt for his own safety and for the benefit of the public. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2042; Code 1868, § […]
§ 46-9-131. Extent of Right of Carriers to Refuse Admittance to Persons and to Eject Passengers
Carriers of passengers may refuse to admit to, or may eject from, their conveyances all persons who refuse to comply with reasonable regulations of the carrier or who exhibit improper conduct. Carriers may also refuse to convey persons seeking to interfere with their business or interests. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2053; Code 1868, § […]
§ 46-9-132. Duty of Carriers of Passengers to Exercise Extraordinary Diligence
A carrier of passengers must exercise extraordinary diligence to protect the lives and persons of his passengers but is not liable for injuries to them after having used such diligence. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2040; Code 1868, § 2041; Code 1873, § 2067; Code 1882, § 2067; Civil Code 1895, § 2266; Civil Code […]
§ 46-9-133. Duty of Common Carriers of Passengers to Furnish Comfortable Seats and to Light and Ventilate Cars
Common carriers doing business in this state shall furnish to their passengers comfortable seats and shall have the railroad car or other vehicle well and sufficiently lighted and ventilated. Any common carrier which violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1863-64, p. 132, § 1; Code 1868, § 4498; […]
§ 46-9-134. Duty of Conductors or Other Railroad Employees to Assign Passengers to Cars and Compartments; Investing of Conductors and Railroad Employees With Police Powers
All conductors or other railroad employees in charge of passenger cars shall assign all passengers to their respective cars, or compartments of cars, provided by the railroad company. All conductors of street cars and buses shall assign all passengers to seats on the cars under their charge. All conductors and other employees of railroads and […]
§ 46-9-135. Duty of Passengers to Remain in Assigned Car, Compartment, or Seat; Ejectment of Passenger by Conductor and Railroad Employees
No passenger shall remain in any car, compartment, or seat other than the one to which he has been assigned. The conductor and any and all employees on such cars shall have the power to eject from the train or car any passenger who refuses to remain in the car, compartment, or seat assigned to […]
§ 46-9-136. Carriage of Baggage
A carrier of passengers may limit the value of the baggage which may be taken on board in proportion to the fare paid. A carrier of passengers shall be responsible for the value of lost baggage, regardless of whether an extra charge was demanded or paid for carriage of the baggage, provided that a carrier […]
§ 46-9-137. Granting of Passes by Common Carriers to Former Employees and Their Immediate Family
Common carriers may grant passes upon their transportation lines to any former employee of the company and his immediate family if such employee, owing to length of service or because of an injury suffered in the service of the company, has been retired from the company but is kept on the payroll under a system […]
§ 46-9-138. Granting of Annual Passes by Common Carriers to Sheriffs and Their Deputies
Common carriers operating in this state may issue annual passes to all sheriffs and their lawful deputies, provided that the term “sheriffs and their lawful deputies,” as used in this Code section, means one sheriff and one lawful deputy for each county; provided, further, that whenever any sheriff or deputy travels on such free pass, […]
§ 46-9-57. False Billing or False Weighing by a Person Who Delivers Property for Transportation to a Common Carrier or for Whom, as Consignor or Consignee, Such Carrier Transports Property
Any person, including any officer or agent of any corporation, who delivers property to any common carrier of freights within this state for transportation within this state to any common carrier of freights within this state, or for whom, as consignor or consignee, any such carrier transports property, and who knowingly and willfully, by false […]