Section 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.