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its directors, treasurer or officers, and those ofa
assicnees, or trustees, or persons in the direos-
or control Of said road and also under oath t.
anime any of said persons or their employee.
other persons. He is empowered to issue A.,
pnnss and administer oaths in the same MAJ
and with the same power to enforce obeds,.
thereto, in performance Of his said duties. a. \.
long ana pertain to courts Of law in this Stat,
And any person refusing access by said Comm,
sioner to such papers, or any director, trustee :,
assignee, lessee or other officer, employee Of a.,
road who shall obstruet said access or resist H.
commissioner shall be subject to fine and mpr;.
ohment as herein before prov ided in the Seen,
section of this act.
Sec. Z. If any person in making any such p,
turns to said commissioner as herein provided a,
in furnishing information making statement,
him on oath, when by him required, shall be emil
ty of wilful fasehood or suppression of truth h,
shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punshs
accordingly.
Sec, s. Said commissioner shall report TO n,
General Assembly whether any railroad corpo7
ton has within the year previous exceeded sh
gal powers or in any way incurred forfeiture d
its franchise, that proceedings may be taken ther.
for. And also shall report what further eel
provisions should, in his opinion, be adopted ii
re lation to railroads.
Sec. 9. The amount of the salary and exper.
ses of said commissioner shall be audited and al
! lowed on vouchers by the auditor of accountsa5 l
be paid by the Treasurer of the State, and t,
said amount shall be equitably apportioned By
said treasurer to the several railroad conpanie
according to the time employed by said commits.
sioner, and the amount of expense by him incur
ed for them, severally, in pursuance of this act;
and said proportional part so determined by ssi5
treasurer shall be paid him on demand for the
benefit of the State by ich of said railroad con-
panies, their directors tie persons in the actual
direction and control or use of said road respect.
lively; and in default of such payment the treas
urer may and shall issue his warrant to any shet
if of any county in the State for collection .her.
of, who shall collect the same out of the goods
= and chattes of said railroad company, am En-.
gines cars or other articles in use on said rOadb4
the persons managing, using, or conducting sil
road, and which have at any time been owned BY
said corporation or persol, shall be deemed and
taken to be the property Of said company fortab
purpose, and be subject to be taken and sold by
virtue of said warrant by said sheriff in the same
manner as personal pl o3erty is taken and sold on
- execution:
Sec 10. When any injury to the property r
person of another shall be sustained through the
dofault of railroad corporation or other person
: having the control or management of a railroad,
their agent or employees, the cars, engines and
! other perty, which at the time of such injury
shall be subject to in the running and maa:
agement of said road, and which has at any time
been owned by said cor. grafton or other peroar
! s. be deemsd to be the property OF said corpr
ration or other party person having the contr!
and mana gement Of said road, for the purpose d
tie furnishing indemnity for such injury, and ma, be
ne attached and levied upon as such at the SUIT d
ar the party injured.
as Approved, November IA, 1865.
en- No 27.-An act relating to the lands of railroa5
% corporations.
% 1t is hereby enacted, &c
Sec 1. No person shall hereafter acquire t
10 tie to any lands belonging to any railroad corpo
eh ration in this State by reason of any adverse pos
~ session thereof of more than fifteen years: Pr
IL vided that this act shall not refer any lant
" any railroad corporations except where suchlaul
on lie within the limits of the roadway of ouch cor
W poration as recorded in the town clerks Office
VI the towns wherein such lands lie.
on Approved, November IA, 1855.
Us No. 28.-An act relating to railroad corporation
1t Is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. When any railroad corporation in tn
State shall have constructed railroad across al
ls public highway, either by passing upon, over,
under the travelled pa'h Of such highway, SUI
or corporation Shall at all times keep in good Al
III, sufficient repair and rebuild, when necessary
~, bridges culycrts, crossings and other constru
tho tions which have been, shall hereafter be mao
+ho for the accommodation, safety and convenient
oII of the public travel on such highway, over III
RI der, or upon such railroad. And any rairoa
an corporation, which has or shall hereafter so con
re- struct railroad across any highway aforesa
tbe shall be liabls to the town within whose limi
such crossings shall be, for any damage or iniu
to that shall accrue By reason of their not cOmp!
his ing with the terms and provisions of this act
ice be recovered in any proper action brought Their
10. for.
,di- Sec. 2. Any person, or persons, having I
INV possession of, control, or management Of al
ice such railroad, or of the engines and cars runl
but thereon, either as essees, assgnees, trustees
# in any other capacity, shall perform the sal
be duties and be subject to the same liabilities,
DOL be enforced in the same mariner, las is provd
H. in the fast section Of this act, in the case Of
railroad corporation.
ime Sec. 3. If the selectmen, or persons acting
.on- like capacity, in any town or city in this Ss
its IN which any such crossing may be, shall at 3
ear time be Of the opinion that such bridge, culye
the crossing, or other constructions require repair
the or rebuilding in order to he safe for travel he
inc on, they may notify the person or persons wh'
duty it is made by this act TO repair or rebuild
OBJ same thereof by leaving written notice to d
the effect with either the person acting as pTesider
ub- or the superintendent OF such road the elel
the OF said corporation. And if such person, Or pc
ish sons, shall neglect to repair rebuild the sai
eial for the period Of one month after the notice ao
lder said, the same town city may repair orrebu
the same and recover the expense thereof OF So
and persons, in an action of general assumpsit
AN work and labor dore, together with costs Of s.
ID See. 4. Nothing in this act shall be so const
rue ed ms to inter ere with any express contract sh
re- has been or may hereafter be made between
OK railroad corporation. or other persons herein