Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

his expenses while engaged in the duties Of his
Office, which is 10 be paid by the Treasurer Of
the State and If such commissioner shall di.
rectly or indirectly receive any compensation or
pay for any service, or extra service, or neglect
Of service, other than is provided In his act,
from any but said treasurer, he shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be subject tota fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars and Imprisonment not ex.
ceeding six months, in the discretion OF the
court.
SEC. 3. Tho said commissioner shall, from
time 10 time, carefully examine and inspec, the
condition Of each railroad in this State, and
learn its state Of repair and sufiiciency. and
that Of its carriages, engines, furniture and eq.
uipage, and the manner Of It's conduct and man
agement for tho public safety, aud shall annually
report the same TO the General Assembly.
SEc. 4. Every person, who shall wilfully
obsiruci, hinder or impede said commissioner in
the execution Of the duties Of his office, shall
be subject to conviction and punishment thereof
in the same way as is provided BY law for tho
punishment ~ hiuiyfing oni impeding officers
judicial OF executive In execution Of their Off
ces under the authority Of this State.
Sac. 8. Said commissioner . shall examine
and report annually the existing pecuniary con-
dition and financial management Of each and
every railroad in this state for the current year.
showing the true pecuniary condition Of said
railroad. Such report shall include the amount
of receipts and expenditures for the year, and
from what sources said receipts were derived
and Tor what said expenditures were made al
60 the outstanding debts and liabilities against
said road and the nature thereof, all claims
and debts due said road and the probable avail
ability thereof the names and compensation Of
all persons employed by said road and tho ma
ture Of their service, together with the eondi-
ton Of said road and its equipments and prop
eriy as herein before provided.
SEC. 6. To enable said commissioner to per-
form said service and to make said report, in
stead Of the reports provided for in section sew
enty-two Of chapter twenty-six Of the compiled
statutes, the directors, assignees, trustees or
other officers and persons in the management Of
each railroad shall annually make 10 the said
commissioner, under oath, such returns and in
such form and al such time as he shall prescribe
and make known to them. And each and eve
ry person so required, who shall refuse or neg
lect TO make such return, shall be deemed gull
ty OF misdemeanor, and shall on conviction
thereof be subject to fine and Imprisonment as
herein before provided in the second section oi
this act.
| And said Commissioner shall have power for
the purpose aforesaid to examine any Of the
books, papers, or documents Of the corporation
Of its directors, treasurer or officers, and those
Of the assignees, or persons in the direction oil
control Of said road, and also under oath 10 ex.
anime any Of said persons or their employee;
or other persons. He is empowered to issue
subpenas and administer oalhs in the samC
manner and with the same power to cnforc,
obedience thereto, in performance Of his sale
duties, as belong and pertain to courts of Law
in this State. And any person refusing ac
cess by said commissioner TO such papers, ol
any director, trustee, OF assignee, lessee or oth
er Office, clerk or employee Of said road wht
shall obsiruct said access or refuse to furnisl
any information required by said commissions
in discharge Of his duty, shall be deemed guilt
Of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable on convic
lion TO fine and imprisonment as herein befor
} provided in the second section Of this aet
SEC. 7. II any person in making any srel
, returns TO said commissioner as herein provide
or in furnishing information or making state
unent 10 him on oath, when by him required
} shall be guilty of willful falsehood or suppress
sion Of truth, he shall be deemed guilty Of pre-
jury and punished accordingly.
SIC. 8. Said commissioner shall repor, I
. the General Assembly whether any railroa
! corporation has within the year previous eI
ceedeed its legal powers or In any way iucul
red forfeiture Of its franchise, that proceeding
may be taken therefor. And shall also repol
ion, be adopted in relation 10 railroads.
!, SEc. 0. The amount Of the salary and OK
i penses Of said commissioner shall be audi,e
and allowed on proper vouchers by the audiio
Of accounts, and be paid by the treasurer Of N
g state, and the said amount shall be equi,abl
apporiioned by said treasurer TO the sever
railroad companies according TO the time en-
ployed by said commissioner, and the amour
Of expense by him incurred for them, SEVERAL
in pursuance of this act and said proportion
!, al part SO determined by said treasurer shall /
paid him on demand for the benefit Of the stai
:, by each Of said railroad companies, their dire
tors or the persons in the actual direction ar
/. control or use Of said roads respectively ar
! in defaul, of such payment the treasurer ana
\ -sd si.li ISSUE h;e any sheriff Of an
: county in the state for the collection ihereo
!. who shall collect the same out Of the goods az
. ehattels Of said railroad company, md any eli
n gines, cars or other articles in uso on said roa
by the persons managing using, or conducsn
!. said road, and which have at any time bee
- owned by said corporation or person, shall /
n deemed and taken TO he the property Of sa
company for this purpose and be subject N
"a taken and sold by virtue Of said warrant by 50
i sheriff in the same manner as personal proper
= is taken and sold on execution.
u Sac. 10. When any injury 10 the proper
&c or person of another shall he sustained throul
the default Of railroad corporation or 9th
:. person having the control or management Of
railroad their agent or employees, the cars, e
gines and all other property, which at the lin
Of sch injury shall subject to use in the ru
" ming and management OF said road, and whi
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