Section 60. Issue and use of mileage books

Every railroad corporation
  operating a railroad in this state, the line or lines of which are  more
  than  one  hundred  miles  in  length, and which is authorized by law to
  charge a maximum fare of more than two cents per mile, and not more than
  three cents per mile, and which does charge a maximum fare of more  than
  two cents per mile, shall issue mileage books having either five hundred
  or  one thousand coupons attached thereto, entitling the holder thereof,
  upon complying with the conditions hereof, to travel either five hundred
  or one thousand miles on the line or lines of such railroad,  for  which
  the  corporation may charge a sum not to exceed two cents per mile. Such
  mileage books shall be kept for sale by such corporation at every ticket
  office of such corporation in an incorporated village or city,  and  any
  of  such  books  shall  be issued immediately upon application therefor.
  Upon presentation of such mileage book to a conductor on any  train,  on
  any line of railroad owned or operated by said railroad corporation, the
  holder  thereof, or any member of his family or firm, or any salesman of
  his firm, shall be entitled to travel for a number of miles equal to the
  number of coupons detached by such conductor. Such  mileage  book  shall
  entitle  the holder thereof to the same rights and privileges in respect
  to the transportation of person and property to which the highest  class
  ticket  issued by such corporation would entitle him. Such mileage books
  shall be good until all coupons attached thereto  have  been  used.  Any
  railroad  corporation  which  shall  refuse  to issue a mileage book, as
  provided by this section, or in violation hereof, to accept such mileage
  book for transportation, shall forfeit fifty dollars, to be recovered by
  the party to whom such refusal is made; but no action can be  maintained
  therefor  unless  commenced  within  one  year after the cause of action
  accrues.