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

resulting from tneir negligence or msleas-
ance, or that Of persons by their employers,
except ,ha, any disregard for the require.
ments of this act, shall be taken TO be neg-
gence or misieasance on the part of The com.
pany emitting or disregaTding the same.
SEC. II. That if any locomotive engineer,
conductor of train, switch or drawbrdge
lender, or other person in The employment of
any railroad company, shall by his negligence
or dsobedlence OF law or the regulations of
The company, cause injury to any person
lawfully travelling upon such railroad, either
as passenger or as an employee OF the COM
pany, or other person lawfully crossing the
same, he shall be gully of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, shall be punished by
Imprisonment no, exceeding twelve months
in The county jail and if death shall have
ensued from such injury, he shall be guilty Of
manslaughier, and upon conviction in the
proper county, shall be punished as the crime
of mansaughter is punishable by law.
Sec. Is. The, any person who shall wllful.
Iy, maliciously and with premedaion place
any obstruction on any railroad, or shall re-
move a rail or other part therefrom, or change
the switch thereof, whereby the death OF any
person shall be occasioned, shall be gully OF
murder in the frs, or second degree, accord
ing TO the finding of the jury and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished as said
crime is by law punishable; and il IN such
case any person shall be manned OF injured
thereby, and no death shall have been occa-
stoned thereby, such person shall be guilty
of felony, and upon conviction thereof,
shall undergo solitary confement at labor,
according 10 the enormily Of the circumstan-
ces, not exceeding ten years.
SEC. l9. That every railroad company shall
have one or more places to deposit lost bag
gage and freight, where all articles lost or
omitted to he called for, shall be deposited,
and advertised once in each month by marks
or description, the expense whereof shall be
charged 10 he lost baggage account; and
shall keep list thereof and note thereon the
disposition made OF the same; and wheu-
ever such orlicles have remained on deposit,
one year, shall proceed 10 sell the same al,er r
advertisement in at least two contiguous
newspapers three times during not less than
six days, and credit the proceeds 10 SAID ac-
count: Provided, That if such articles be
pershable and be SO adjudged by an alder.
man or justice oil the peace afer inspection,
the same may be forthwith sold, after adver-
tisement as last aforesaid !; and for such or.
| der embracing all articles 10 he then sold as
perishable, the alderman shall receive fifty
cents, and ten cents for each additional pack
age, 10 be charged to such account, and if
any owner shall appear and prove property
after such sale, he shall receive from such
company The mel proceeds, but all proceeds
not called Tor, shall be reserved fund 10
defray the passage of poor persons returning
10 their homes or places of settlement.
SEC. 20. That every passenger car 10 be
legally competent for the service of carrying
passengers. and 10 eyonoraie any carriers
thereby from default in respect thereto, shall
be constructed with wheels, trucks, and
safely-beams. with the most approved i'm
provements; and all axes and wheels here.
after supplied for locomotives and cars, shall
have the name of the manufacturer thereof
legibly stamped ihereupon: Provided, That
this section shall no, require the owners to
alter existing cars before the end OF rear
from the date hereof.
SEC. 21. Every railroad company opera
ting within this State, shall cause a printed
COPY OF this act 10 be framed under glass,
and kept cons2icuously hung in each room
for the reception Of passengers a, every pas
senger station of such company, under the
penalty OF five dollars for each omission, to
be recovered as other penalties of that
amount are made recoverable by this act.
SEC. %. That il shall be The duty OF the
Canal Commissioners TO comply with the
requisilions of this act, so far as the came
are applicable TO the public works of this
Commonwealth,