Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-04-14
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published By Authority.
AN ACT

No. 81. AN ACT
To amend an act ITO authsrize the Incorporation
of Mutual Insurance Companies" passed April
IA. 1857.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State ofOhio, That ibe 4th section of an
act ito authorize the incorporation of mutual in
surance companies" passed April IA. 1857, be so
amended as 20 read as follows: That every person
who may desire to become amember of such COM
peny by affecting an insurance therein, shall make
application in writing. naming the property sought
to be insured: and before receiving policy of in
surance for the same, shall make and deliver a
promissory note, payable to such company in such
terms as the board of directors shall determine,
subject to such assessment on tbs same, 10 pay
losses, as is provided BY said act and shall also
pay such an amount in money not exceeding fE
teen per cent, as shall be determined by said
board, to psy the incidental expens.s oil such COM
pany, and to put such company in funds as requir-
ed by the 18th section OF said act: and to keep no
the same as il may be drawn out to pay losses and
expenses; and AT the expiration Of the time of in
surance, the said note such part Of the same as
shall remain unpaid after deducting Il losses and
expenses accruing during said term, shall be re-
linquished and given up TO the maker thereof
Sec @. That the 4th section OF said recited act
be and the same is hereby rePealed.
Sec 3. This act to be in force from and after
its passage.
S. W. gibson,
opeaKer pro TEN OF ine 1onsG OF Representatives.
MAN iN .ELhEh,
o. ,e.o ffesneht OF Inc senate.
no'eh ~'' io'''
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NO ". AN All
Providing for Enclosing Railroads by Fences and
Cattle Guards.
Section 1. Be il enacted by the General As.
sembly of the Stnte of Ohio, That every railroad
company or other party having the control nr
ma nj nagemeRt of a railroad, the whole or port ol
which shall be located within this state. shall.
and is hereby required within TWO wears ofter
the passage of this act, or within two wars after
commencing to run cars thereon for the transpsr.
taton of pa ssenssrs or freight, to construct and
main tain good and suffieienL &pees on botA sides
OF such road, or such part thereof as shall be in
running order and located within this state. and
also to make and maintain sufficient number OF
suitable crossings for the accommodation of the
public, and of persons living near the line of such
ralroad together with the necessary cattle guards
to preye mt cattle and otl'er animals from endan.
| gering themselves an&the lives of passengers by
getting upon such railroad, and such company
shnl be liable for all amages which NAV result
to horses, cattle or other domestic animals by
reason of the want or nsufficiency of such fences
road crossings or cattle guards, or by any care.
| lessness or neg gigence of such COMPANY party q,
agent or agents thereof and no person shall ride
| lead or drive any horse COW or other domestic
animal into such Enclosure and upon such railroad
track, without the consent Of such company o,
pqrty under pena lty Of fine not exceeding ter
dollars for every such offense TO be recovered by
such corporation or party in an action before q
Justice of the peace of the proper township. ano
the liability of II damages which NAV he thereby
occas iond; provided. that whenever such railroad
| sha II pass through or along the boundary of ami
incosed field or fields the Srosrietor or
of such inclosed field or fields is herebv reouiref
TO construct one. hall the fence necessarv IN nort;
tion such inc Iosed Ionds frfm the r.;jrood nnf
/ the constrnction of the anne NAV Ie enfnrcsd i
the same manner as are the psrfi,ion tencss he
tween two or more indixidul i,,,,a.r;e. rr,:s;
ded further that anv ners.n ar ne-sons dee;,;nn ,
private cross ng or CROSSINGS and cattle gnards >.
contemplated by this net. shall he resnonsibIe fo,
one.half the expense of Constructive and main.
| tai,,ino the same A '''1-"
| Sec: Q. That whenever anv ro;lro,d com,,,v
or other party having the cGnirol and m,nnge
ment of n railroad shall have erected snch fanc,
or fences as are reon;red bv the ;rst ss,o - H.
net and anv Lands adjacent ,ne,s,o. The o,,,ars a
| ef which have received a comnen ..;on E,r ,h,
rioht of wav tbrouoh tho same are or shall he i'm
closed so tba, surh railroad ,enco. sha n forr, !;
whole or in part, the inclosure to such lands. m,
person or persons owning the same shall nav :,
| such railroad comn,nv one.b .b,,f Of The cos, m,
exnenses Incurred nv ibe const,pc,;on of -. ,,uol
thereof os serves ne n.r,;,;on Snoa ~ or ~
the ysue nj sucb fence NJ the ,;n,e sucb ;nniosnr
NAV be made as the case NAV he and u,hsne ue
! anv spch lands shall hnve been - ;,cinsoJ h., ~
owner or occunver thereof in snch wonner ~ thu m
the inclosinp fence. in whoie or in nart nav i h
made T., answer The nurnose ~ ;pclos;n 10y s,,o, u
railroad. the raiIroad cpmpsnv or orbe nnr;v hov
INC the control and manaqemen, ot ,ba rra,3 raa,
;oin lite fence. thereto nn no,;n,, -, ~. a
or occnnver one.haIf The cos, ~ 5e'ba,r H. .ns
va Inc of 90 much Of snch sn.. ~ ,Hs Jos
,he railroad and in aIi c,sss 49, s;,h ~
raj lrsad cnmnanv ~ o,he, nsr,y a~;no ,he .on on
| troll and management of a railroad. or the owne
mr. occpnu.r Of lands odo,n;nn hoii .at,.o =, ,a
i as reonired hu the nroys'ons of ,h;s aao,;o pas
half he cost ~ onlhoJe RI. ., f o onJ
fence as 81 ali have heen buiit hy tbe o,ber an an
and ., Ives ihe donbIe nnrnose ,no,osnn ai ,h
recovered haenre nv cnnE 81 o,r,. e nay
tion in a civil action