Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-08-18

Sec. H.. Every railroad corporation shall
within ~ eniy-fs'ur hours after The Occurrences
Of any accident. attended with ser,Ove person.
.! injury. give nniice Of The same 10 the said
commissions. In writing. who upon recrivine
such notice. or upon Put'l,c FusRor Of sCeh &C.
cIdent. may repair, or diapatch one Of their
bOasd, to the scene Of said accident, and IE-
qu're info the facts and ciFct instances there
Of; and any corooraiion negltc,ing or wilful
" Osnuting 20 give The notice aforesaid. shall
| he subject 10 penalty OG one hundred dOllara
for every day that such neglect or omission
| shall commune. And /, shall be the duty Of
said commissioners, without change. TO furn
ieh any person injured, or the friends Of any
pers"c killed, sny Information they may have
acquired in relation TO any dieaslcr, and the
names Of peveons from whom tho came was
obtained. or BY whom The came may be pro-
we'd.
Sec. IS. II. upon examination Of sny rail.
road. or 10 management. OF the affairs, of any
such corporation, majority e The said com.
m'saioners sI.all be opinion that its rails,
] bridges. switches, engin. or ears are in ouch
condition or that lie affairs are % conducted
as 10 eI.danger the safety Of the public. Or that
said corpora Tor hae, H. any material fespeci
violated :he law, or refused to obey the dirrc
CUHbutbrUtUUGbS
oUrsUsnt TO the powers given IN the for. going
section, or has e"G red any person 10 hold or
exercise the duties Of any flee in said corpo
ration, contrary 10 the provisions Of this act,
then, and in every such case, said commits
sinners OF majority Of them, may mako Ap.
pllcaiion 10 s"Me one Of the judges of tho eu
perior court, Tor an Injunction to reeirain such
corporation in whole or in part, from further
proceedings with iis business. and 10 restrain
such persons from holding or exercising. or
! attempting TO hold or exercise the du:ies 81
such fisce. until hearing Can he had in the
premises. And said lhdea may issue such
process, and may, a. mis- d,screil00, dissolve
or modify sid injunction. or make the same
perpetual. and make ouch ordore and DEGREES
10 suspend, restrain or prohibit the further pro.
ctedinga Of such corporation IN ie business,
| OF such person IN relation to such office as IN
l'ia Judgment The public safety os the law may
require, under such penalii-s az such Judge
may d"m necessary and proper.
Sec. ~. The said comm ssonere, in the
first "cek Of every stated session Of the Gem
erai Assembly. sha:i make TO each General
Assembly rep"ri of ne general conduc, and
c"ndi,ion Gf all the railroads within The State,
making such suCges'ions Tor leg,ala ion a.
the public interest shall seem 10 them 10 70.
qui's; and in case any violation Of law on
the part "f any ra'lroud corporation shall come
10 the knowledge Of sa,d commissioners, the,
shall in he manner make repor' thereof.
Sec. Is No person, being AZ the time q
director, sWperintend or a,ock holder IL anv
railroad corporation of this Stale, slall receive
he appointment us Commissioner undcr this
act.
sec. l6. The said commissioners shall
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other papers addressed to them officially. and
Of all their Rcial acts ana proceedings, nd
It all facts learned in relation ~ any casualty
and The names Of the pcrs.ns from whom den
we'd or ny ~h"m they RAY be proved.
sec. ~. The SAID commissioners on eepe.
clal occa -ions, NAV employ experts or other
agents. whose servers they may deem to be
temporarily tf Importance.
Sec 10. The saId co,,,m,as' oncrs shall hava
the right &c passing 10 and fr.', tree Of charge,
in The performance of theft dVii.a, on all the
railroads in the sta g. and to take with them
any person N their fetal employ n'eni.
Sec. 10 Before Gn'ering on The duties Of
their "fice, the said commissioners shall make
oath that they will faithfully and inparially
discharge al thu du les INC. mbent Ep,.n ,hunl
IN their SAID fii:e, aPreeabiy 10 the consii,u.
imn and laws, scc rd,ag 10 their best
abilit,ev and understanding; q c, rlE.d copy
of when oath they shall. wnh'n thirty days
thereafter cause TO be filcc in the flee OF the
secretary of State.
SIC 20 Said commissisr crs shall he emit
lied TO change and ,tcsive 70, their services At
the rate o. 0s per day Tor The time actually
employed and III reasonable sxpensrs, paya.
hle sfm,.aDnOaly. from the treasury Of the
Stats, ard from funds received from taxes up
on railroad c"npani .. And The commission
ers shall mske out q bill therefor, specifyirg
the items and The time and place of serves |;
and when the anne shall have bern audited
and appro. ed by tie cam,ir6ller AID irrasur.
"s, The cempirolIcr shall draw en- order ON the
irea surrr ,hcrefnr.
Sec. 81. All suits or prosecutions for any
violations of,I.e provisions Of ,bis act shall bs
c"mmrnced Within s,x months AFTER the cause
Of action shail arise.
Sec 80. All sets ard parts Of acts incon
sis'rpi with thu proyisions Of this sc,, as.here
by repealed and this act shail take effect from
and after the day 81 its passage.