PASS. A certificate given to a slave, by his master or mistress, in which it is stated that he is permitted to leave his home with their authority. The paper on which such certificate is written.
In Practice. To be given or entered: as, let the judgment pass for the plaintiff.
To become transferred: thus, the title to goods passes by the sale whenever the par ties have agreed upon the sale and the price, and nothing remains to be done to complete the agreement ; 1 Bouvier, Inst. n. 939.
To decide upon. When a jury decide upon the rights of the parties, which are in issue, they are said to pass upon them.
The constitutions of various states forbid the issue of free passes on railroads, except in certain cases, as does the interstate com merce act.
A contract to issue free railroad passes to one in consideration of his grant of land to a railroad company is not within the pro hibition of the interstate commerce act; Cur ry v. R. Co., 58 Kan. 6, 48 Pac. 579; so where the consideration is a release of damages for personal injury ; Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Mottley, 133 Ky. 652, 118 S. W. 982; but it was held otherwise where the consideration was an agreement to throw business in the way of the railroad company; Slater v. R. Co., 2 Inters. Com. R. 243; and where such passes were issued on account of interstate traffic furnished by the recipients, on the ground that it afforded transportation at less than established rates ; Milk Producers' Pre Waive Ass'n v. R. Co., 7 Inters. Corn. R. 163;
so where newspaper employes were employ ed on interstate trains to sort newspapers for quick delivery at stations, receiving re turn transportation to the starting point; In re Free Transp. of Newspaper Employes, 12 Inters. Corn. R. 15. Furnishing trans portation In payment of newspaper adver tising is a violation of the amended inter state commerce act ; U. S. v. R. Co., 163 Fed. 114 ; so under a like state act ; Hicks Print. Co. v. R. Co., 138 Wis. 584, 120 N. W. 512; McNeill v. R. Co., 132 N. C. 510, 44 S. E. 34, 67 L. R. A. 227, 95 Am. St. Rep. 641; un less the advertising was equal to the trans portation ; Hicks Print. Co. v. R. Co., 138 Wis. 584, 120 N. W. 512.
The interstate commerce act, as amended, provides that railroad companies may give free carriage to their own officers and em ployes, and the principal officers may ex change passes or tickets with each other; see Ainerican Exp. Co. v. U. S., 212 U. S. 535, 29 Sup. Ct. 315, 53 L. Ed. 635.
See INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION; PASSENGER.