New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-20

sly ra..ro 40. 20 baggage. frcig nercne1''se "
umbcr os1 shall be place. TIE reag OF the qessen'
gsrCs-s.
1t provides that 20 eve-y passenger train formed
90 s. TallIpsi, which shall Consls. a more han
ere P.sSergs- csr, there u III be appointed by
re corpany 81 ofhcer who shsl be dssg-
ts;ei The trs.n guard, whose duty II shall be,
/. ere he ia ;nS o. The tram fully a. mnu,ey
examine every brake belonging to tee tan ard ke
satisfied that each ole is in good working condition
5ri resGy ~ spy'iCbt.cn AZ tie shortest notice. He
: a. see That tie brskemcn are in their proper
place. when the tram starts. and that they retain
them throu2 bout The entire rolte; an when the tran
st,a6y for departure the ss:d train guard shall take
is sect whfh must he sufficiently eleN atsd 70 over.
looS the whole tTsiD and not leave il for sny pur-
., ole the train Is IN motion. At 81 tines vile
tie t!sln Ia nov!rg, he shall have 4 his hsrd the
soim cord aud ,islsrtly ~at'h tie entire train sad
lJe o Iosc Hsck, arc. upon sny spy aaraace OF dan
Pc. xne the sgDs 10 cow or s'Op the t5aia. He
sb6l 70, give the signal to siat the uan. except by
u rcCt 81 o. toe ConouctOr.
TIE bill aso II skes i the duty cf engineers 'ccSGse
he team whistle ant bell to be sounded a. the dis
an2e If At least 4OO yards from the pent where every
isuRa, snail ,roe> railroad, auc " wheneNer aoy
Iar oi ptsse "a ,r cars shsl be apRroac him. draw
bridge 7 shall be the duty Oi TIE eugLeer oi the To-
con i've To reduce the speed thereof - rot exceeding
iiye ailc- pc hour.
Nal4o provides tbs, p, ery Railroad Company shall
sr,tnge their running tine "a that no two ps~sen
ger ;ga rs, moving inoppose directions 'nai be upon
tpy siu.le .le-tratl railroad AZ the same TINE without
witch and .idirg between theln -lcspt in
where both tralrs shall be out os time, aid IN
ever >lCh Gaze / shall be the duty of he conductor
cr conductors a tie train or trans - out Of time,
wherever the railroad shsl be- curved, or Whenever
tie view s obsructed by iOg, 10 cause has or then
t:n or traus BE preceded by agent or agent, on
foot at foul hurdred ysrcs II adI thereof et'b-
ttg red lag by day ard red h-ht oy nlSu':
Section ten prov lCes that whenever sLaIl De nee
e,aty 20 back train OF passenger cars, shs se the
uty OF the conductor to take station On The last
platform Of the isst ear before the train shall com
erce backing, end to remain ,tand.ns on sa,q pat
.rm while the backing continues, n order that he
NAV signal the engineer q tue locomotive 10 stop the
train n reduce The speed, 4 i ,ba be nece say 20 "
do avoid dai ger to the train from obsructots upon
the track or otherwise.
II il also enacted that every Railroad Copon, shall
cause 10 be renewed every post OF other erection
standing ou or near the line If their r3toad track 81
4 higher elevation than the platforms - ears "nrn
shall re standing les than eighteen inches III te c.er
from the outside of passenger car running upon The
track; ,r.rided that tn, section shsl not apply '"
existing railroad bridges; but n constituting bridges
Hereafter every Railroad Company shall cause s'em
10 De 60 ns'ucted IN conformity with ne
theIeo ana in layhg side or double tracks every
Railroad COMPANY shef cause them U be so ara 40
far arart o. that there sha be- NJ least two feet in the
Gle ar b,tw cen trains when passirs.
T. at further prov ides that every person vi" ,ha!
~ guilty of any act declared by this act to be- ublaw
full ard every person who shah pegect env duty IN
posed upon him by the ssire eJd every person who
shall N any volase an. ot the pro'isonH ~ thls
act shall be subject 70 apenal'y oslo TOR e"h "nens
and every Railroad Company which SHAH yiolste tbs
act hail for each ofcnse sgnin-t, ard tor earh
norti's glect omission to comply wth tAe "sme,
be- liable ~ peraty of ssp.
Ard il ~ fmther enacted, that # srv passenger
slal be injured while standing spon the platform oi
car while the train in mot Oo, unlt ~ compeueetO q"
20 in come quence there being no room within the
car tor his accommodation, Or while standhg up'n
any baggage, wood, or t'hh ea', OF oy Put.hs Us
h,ad or lmbs ont ol the hdow, while the tram r
IN mCtiou contrary Ia plainly psintcd an, ctos placed
,unspicuousiy the passenger carr o The Trans the
railroad company shall not !, lisbe for such injury.
The act also pro- idcs thai wh-nsOeycr damages
,hAn have sccraed by any negligence or unaw iu
viot nee, by any Rairoad Company, and p'rsp'ai IN
Jury or d.ath shall have snsued therefron any
covcry therefor H the party Injured or by the tgal
,enrr., ptn,iye of The ,lrcrsfed entitled \, sw
therefor, shall ne eSceed Tor any sige INJURY
ot death - OuO.
Thee ~ also clause which relates 10 drunkenness,
thar if aiy persor while n charge Of l0c, motive
e. gife while acting the conductor OF rdn guard
or brakeman cf trHln Oi Car- -hai b. 'r be-
coue into heated, hc hall be deemed guilty u ns-
deiuehpor, cad, uu cUnVcuon. shall be- punished ny
fin e nu' .ycccdDg $3.50, Or by imprisonment IN the
County Is uot exceeding three months, ~ both, Ht
the discretion of the CCmt i%fore which su'h cOhN1o
ton shall be had snd that 4 any train guard, Ioco-
motive engineer, Conduc'"r, switch or dIaw lricgr
tender or other pefso in the enployneG of any Kali
road COMPANY shall by hs neg gence 81 d-obcdcn'e
81 law or tn. IeRui cations II the Company, cause m
lury 20 any person lawfully tr~ve,na upOh such rel.
rQht, Cthef A. efnpiOl"" 'f tfii
pany or other person lawfully orO--ng the same, he
hal be deemed guilty of a misdeneanoi and upon
convection sha he punished by imprisonment at hard
labor not exceeding twelve months, and II death sih
beve cnsucd from such injury ne shall b. deemed
guilty OF manslsughter, and. upon conviction, shal
be punished the crime IT manslauglit, II published
by aw Placing obstruction upon q railroad track,
when ,he desth of any persou -hal b. occasoncd
thereby /. made murder N 'he fret 'ecord degree,
according to the iuGp. of The Jury. Ihe ao. takes
eject on tie fret Uf April.
An Act relative to Freight on Railroad. prov ie'
that II shall be lawful tor any railroad ard transports.
ton company to -eli st public auction all au!cle- oi
r, gft Or baggage, Transported by .ucn company to
sny station their respective roads which may have
remained al such station or thirty days or over ana
not called .or by owner or owners, or coLsgne- of
cou usgD.es or when the owner OF couslgnoe- cannf
he lcIud or d. unknown, aud may IN Ike manner sell
all articles of per.hable nature 10 two days Il such
srticles would deprecate N value by being longer
kept, ard the proceeds u Sad sale 'hah go hfs' To
deirsy the cOst and expsnSs ol ad sale sld tnen 10
the account OF freight gEd charges oi the railroad
,onpgnv on sad freight .nd baggage. and the bf.
ar,. there he any ,hall be- paid over Ia the egal
owner or owners. This at takes effect immediately.
An Act relative to the appropriation Of moneys ''I
e., muon ,chool education provides that the sun 81
5000 per snnum shall be appropfated i,U' ~. .h
cone OF the fund under III. direction Of the trust"-
folitte support of rs schools Newerscy, u DO sp
puiioned among the several counties IN the S'atr
and that from the revenue Of the stare the sum VI
t3o c,O per annum hal 10 spprop's'e' ID ''' '''''
manner. . .
An act VS.. pes.ed 10 igthorize the Goveror ana
Commando in-Chief b. confer the breyet rsnk 81
Mao! General Tor lcng and meriiorious servce IN he
ii,, rnon .nch CITIZENS u the State sot exceedn
three. as hall appear 70 have served long and men
torousy a. Adjuiant-t;enersl-, QuaIermastef' ten
ersl- OF Brigadier Generals of the militia.
A further supplement Ia the Banking nu mske'
i awful for banks 70 deposit N addition To the st'c
,..nt,onsd in IN. original set, and the supplements
thrreto. the stock Of the States Of North Csrolin,