The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-29
and the General Welfare.
Laws. of Ohio.
PUBLISHER BY AUTHoRIr

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Providing for Enclosing Railroads by Fences and catt
| Guards.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
the State of Ohio That railroad company or othe
party having tho control management Of railroad tn,
whole part of which shall located within th
state SHALL and is hereby required within two years af
the passage of this act within years aer com
menciug to thereon for the transportation O.
passenger freight to construct and maintain good ant
sufficient fen both sides of such road, or such par
thereof shall be in running order and located within
this state. and also make and maintain stticien
number of suitable crossings for the accommodation
the public and of persons living the line Of such rail
road: together with the necessary cateeuerds to nre
vent cattle and other animals fr endangering them
selves aud the lives of passengers by acting sucf
raroad and such company shall ba liable for all damages
which result to horses cattle other domestic ami
mails by of the want Efficiency of such fences
road crossings cattle guards by careessness
thereo person shall ride or drive any horse
cow other domestic animal into such enclosure aud
upon such railroad track without the of such
company party, under penatv of fine not exceeding
ten dollars every such oense, to be recovered by
the peace of the proper township and the liability Of ali
| damages which may be thereby occasioned; provided
that whenever such railroad shall pass through along
the boundary of any incosei Id fields, the proprietor
propetors of such inelosed field or fields hereby
required to construct the fence
tton such sed lands from railroad and the
struction of the may he inforced in the
dvidual boundaries provided further, that any person
desiring private crossing or crossings and
cattle guards contemplated by this act, shall bs
sponsble for half the expense of constructing and
maintaining the
sec.2 That whenever any railroad company or other
party having the control and management of railroad
shall have erected such fence fences required
the rst section of this and any lands
thereto, the of which have received compensa
tinn for the right of through the shall
be inclosed that such railroad fences shall FORM in
whole part the incosure such lands, the person
persons owning the same shall pay to such railroad
company half of the cost and incurred by
the construction of SO much thereof psrt
ton fence hafthe value of such fence at the time
such iucoSure my be male, the may be, and
whenever ay such lands shall have nclossd by
owner or occupyer thereof in such that the
closing fence, in whole in part be made to answer
the purpose of nclosn= such railroad the railroad com
psny party having the control management
the road may its fences thereto upon paying to sucf
owner occuPyer the cost half the cash
of much of such fence incose the
railroad ani all where either the railroad cempa
ny other party having the control and management
shall refuse pay, ired by the provisions of h
section half the cost the cash value of
much fence shalt have been built by the other
the double purpose of nclosng the railroad
adjoining lands the be recovered before
court of conpsteut jurisdiction in civil action.
secs That when fences duly made, the,
shall be kept in repair in all respects as partition fence
are o ahaS IL sPs IA nes sha s bs
affect in manner any contract or agreement between
any railroad or other party having the eonsro
occupyers of lands adjoining for the construction au
maintenance of fences catleguards and RAILROAD CIR
1ings .--.l' .t. IS "a '-i'.t -
! Sec. S. That if any railroad company, other partl
having the couro and mana cement of railroa1, shal
neglect refuse to construct such fences cattle guard
crossings keep the same in repair. prescribe
in the foregoing of this act after thirty days pre-
vious notice request do the made in writin
by any person. railroad company shall forfeit an
pay each aud every day that said company othe
party shall refuse neglect comply with the fregoin
provisions of this act any exceeding fifty dollar
per day. to be recovered in civil action in the name
the Safe of Ohio for the use of the county in which sui
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in force fror
and after its p usage. st y
Speaker pro tenn of the 1uss Of Repre- aentstvss.
l. s.t President of the Senate.
March Is. 1889. '1 7sr % l--5t .=zz7
lTNo. 97.l s AN ACT s.r.-s..efs -F-
For the further aud Discipline of the Mill
| tia and Volunteer Militia.
sec,ioul Be it enacted by the General Assembly @
the State of Onio Tnat sections four and five of the
volunteer rnlia passed March 49, 1857 providing 70
the enrolment by township assessors of those subject
do military duty aud payment therefor be and the sam
Sec. q That beside the blank forms now required
me ths suhority Of The commander in.chie
regulations concerning the organization and
ernment Of the militia will better promote the disc
pne and order thereof supply such practical detail
needed to make that organization syematic an
complete. g
Sec g. That the commander in chief may, If he slla
deem the advisable order camp of instruction
be held year, for four days, during the period
militia shall be drilled in the school of ths soldie
and the details of their command.
Sec. A. That proceeds of sales of useless arms IN
equipments hereafter received shall be applied to the
teration and repair of such collected of o
pattern, but worth and repair; and There
any balance the shall be applied to the purchase
camp equipage, proporioned to the number of arms
Sec s. That all arms in possession of volunteer con
panies shall be kept in arnories and shall be take
therefrom except for military purposes. III
Sec g. That in all cases where elections have bes
for generals of division or vacancies
hereafter arise Through failure to elect the counties form
ing such division brigade territory shall be atachhd
other divisions bfgades, bv order of the commando
in-chie until tile division shall be reduced and den
as correspond with the nine constitutional judcia di
trcts and the number of bgades to that Of the udci
sub districts; provided, that such absorption shall lie
the present number of brigades in Hamilton count
affect the command of officers who have bssn alreas
commissioned. -t1 tE & f
Sect. That the adiutant general shall keep the re
ords, volumes and papers of that department in an Off
az he state mouse, winch ne @ 11a ~ no,a &C. nas y"
clerical labor of that Office the sum of four hundre
dollars annually, to be paid semi-annuay. the sala
of the sdjutaut general is now paid He shall make annl
al report of all matters coming within his depatmen
which report shall be submitted TO the governor befo
each meeting of the general assembls he shall also,
far as practicable, inspect and In the absence of q
mander in chief, review at brigade eucampment
make report thereof and keep accurate accounts of
actual expenses therein incurred, whicn shan ee pa
without further compensation for such service 1 e,
Sec g. The ecommander-in- chief shall cause two tho
copies of the acts concerning public arms and
Organization of the militia, with index thereto. aud
needed forms and blanks to be printed in pamphlet
and distributed under the direction Of adutan
eral Of which humber one-fourth shah be bound wi
Substantial cover, fr exchange with other states, ana
the use officers and cvmmandants of regiment
bataions and companies and the remaining hreefourti
shall be bound with paper only. -
4 Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in for
from and after It's pas'1gffL WILLIAM b. WOODS. 2
MARTIN wELKER,
Il .s=yf-I J. zza President oftne Senate.
Morcb $50