The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-02-04

SECTION I. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
ii Is hereby enaetsd by he authority fihs same,
That every conductor, baggage master, ensi-
neer, brakeman, or other servant of any rail-
road company employed in any passenger
train or AT stations for passengers, shall wear
upon his hat or cap badge which shall in
dicale his office and the initial letters of the
name of such company; and no conductor
or collector withou. such badge, shall be en-
| titled 10 demand or receive from any passen-
ger any fare, or ticket, or 10 exercise any of
the powers of his Office; and no offices or
servant without such badge, shall have au-
ihoriiy 10 meddle or interfere with any pas
senser, his baggage, or property any per.
son who shall, without the authority Of such
company, assume such badge, Or any
! badge indicating an appointment by such
company, shall be Unable therefor for each
appearance with such badge ten dollars, 10
be recovered by the company, before any
alderman or justice of the peace.
SEC. 2. That if any passenger shall refuse
TO pay his or her fare, or be disorderly in his
or her conduct, and offensive 10 other pas
sengers, i, shall be lawful for the conductor
OF any passenger train and the servants Of
the company, to put him or her and his or
her baggage out of the cars, using 10 unne-
cessa'y force, al any usual stopping place or
near any dwelling house, as the conductor
shall elect on stopping the train Provided,
That the passage money paid for the dis
tan ce not travelled shall be refunded or lem
dered 10 such elected passenger.
SEC. 8. That every engineer of any loco
motive engine upon any railroad, shall cause
the steam whistle or bell thereof 10 be SCUM
ded at the distance of eighty rods from the
point where every highway shall cross sach
railroad al the same level, except in cities or
boroughs, where the streets occur a, shorter
Intervals, where such sounding shalt be re.
peated al distances no, greater than, eighty
rode, and in the built parts Of any cities or
boroughs the speed shall not be greater than
shall be permitted by ordinance of such cities
or boroushs, and any omission OF said requi.
sitions shall be misdemeanor
Sec. 4. That whensoever any intersection
of railroad and other highway al the same
level shall not be guarded by walchnan, it
shall be The duty of the conductor or engi-
neer of any locomotive engine, when ap-
preaching such intersection, If by reason of
any intervening DISTINCTION, or the darkness
of night at any time previous 10 Ten O'Clock,
P. NJ, travellers upon the intersecting high
way approaching The intersection cannot be
seen, or if seen, they shall have approached
wilkin eighty rods OF such Intersection, 10
cause the speed of The engine to be reduced
to the rate Of twelve miles per hour, when
at tho distance Of eighty rods from such in
tersection, and not 10 increase such speed
until The intersection be passed by The loco.
motive, aud for the brakeman Of each pas
senger car 10 man the brake and any omis.
sion of such duty by such conductor o: brake
man shall be misdemeanor; and there shall
be the like precauiion observed under the
like penalty, whensoever any locomotive
and train shall approach within eighty rods
of any drawbrdge, whether the same be
guarded or not, and that during all hours Of
The day and night.
SEC. 5. That any person who shall cross
with horse or vehicle, any railroad or
road a, the same level, or drive any animal
thereupon, while any locomotive shall be
approaching within forty rods OF such inter-
section, or shall not when within fifry yards
of the crossing, stop a, the sound of the zig.
nal required by this acl 10 befrom the loco
motive, shall be gully Of and punished for a
mlsdemeanor under this act:
Sec. 6. That every railroad company now
incorporated, or hereafter to be Incorporated, !,
shall have the power conferred by the eighth
section of ninteenth February, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine, entitled can
Act regulating railroad companies" TO change
the site of any turnpike, or public or private
road, and TO carry il over or under their rail.
road, by caussway, culvert Or bridge, al a dif-
ferent level from such railroad, paying any
damage incurred thereby, as in said ac pro-
vided.
Sec. 7. That il shall be the duty OF every
railroad company operating upon any single
railroad track within This Commonwealth, TO
make, publish aud keep furnished 10 their
conductors and engineers, schedule Of their
running time on such railroad, designating
what train or trains, shall have the preference
ON said road, and how long such preference
shall continue, so that no two trains moving
in opposite directions, shall be upon said sim
gle tack railroad al the same time, without
switch and sliding between them, unless
the train which shall be out of time shall be
preceded by an agent on foot, a, least eighty
rods in advance thereof, exhibiting a red flag
by day and a red light by night; and any
omission of the duty imposed on this section
shall be a misdemeanor in the conductor and
engineer of the trair, and subject The compa-
ny to all damages ensuing from such neglect:
Provided, That the requirements Of this Sec
lion shall not be applied 10 local branches