The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-07-20
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OF OHIO.
(PuJlished by authority }

P"Chshed by authority
No. lO7 AN ACT
10 prevent Cnllissnns un Railroads within |
the State nf Ohio
Section !. h" il Sn0cfed by The Gsnernt
.1ssrmbiy IF thr SJ0h of Oh'o. That when
ever tn" trucks ~ Iwo railroads IN the State
oi Ohio cross each utbrr AT common grade.
tho crosAings shall hu made. kept ~. and
wa a'chmeh maintained ut the nnt expense
Of tho Companies owning sail tracks aud all
traius or engines passing over said tracks
shall cone 'oa full -top not nparrr than
two hundrOh feet nor further than eight
hundred t,rt from said crossing. aud shnil
not cross until siynallml sn to do hv the
wa'chmau NOR uutil the wSv 10 clear and
when two passenger or freight trains come
NJ at the samn timr. the tram nn tho road
first built shalt have "rrcrl"ncr; provided.
t'ry ava both main tracks nytr which all
passengers aud frrights nn sad roads aro
transported bur ii only nno is such main
track aud the o her is u sill" 0r dnnut track.
then tho irpin nn tho main track shall take
pr, ce,lrrcr; hut IL ono nf said trains is n
passenger and the other n freight train then
the former shall take pr' crdrncr. Regular
trains on time shall take prpc,rl"ncp over
VhlIS W tUf fhilt gEd'l' nlt ''U lltb. anu
engines. with cara nttnched. not on time.
shall take prrcr,lrhco of engines without
cars attached it not nn time. Trio Same
rue ss above provided shall apply in all re-.
smcrs where fha tracks of two railroads in
any way cunnrct.
Sec. Q IL shall be the duty of tbn p,sna-
ging agent ar supnrin'rndent IN every rail.
road in th" State "f Ohio. Immediately after
the taking effect Of this act. IN establish aud
publish To all the EMPLOYEES on said rail
road such rules and regulations as shall. in
all Cases. secure strict cnrnpliancn with the
trnvisinns pf tho f"rag" ng section. and IN
re- Publish such rules ar rPgnlntinns on
every time tai,e or card issu,m tn tho rm.
plnyws uu SAID read aud in case A"ch
mInnging agent or sup"rintendrnt shall tail
nr neglect 10 establish a"d publish such
rules aud regniatiuus. uT to rP-:ublish the
saine 0n each time table ar card issued to
the employees IN sad road for every such
neglrc' or refusal sail III inaging agent or
superintendent shali b. perspnaily liable to
n penalty of nns hundred luilars. tn b. r..
c"vrrad. together WIN casts ia an nctiun
against him III i..Snr nf i,n State nf Quo To
u" brought in the Court ut Common Peas
~! any county wi'nre any such crossing may
az ST; Hnv such agent or superin'rr,irnr.
aui tho raiiroai c mnpanv OF which he il
agent ar Superintendent, shall also ho liable
IA damages to Hnv person ur COMPANY WIN
may t1 injured in person ar property bv any
accident arising from n neglect to establish.
publish or re- publish such rules and rrguls
,ious ns ahnvr provided. aud said agent or
superintendent shall alsn be liable to u
criminal prosecution therefor.
Sec 3. That every engineer. or person
IN Charge Of un crgine who shall fail IL
cnni'lv with the pr visions at the first sec.
! tInn nf this act. Hni shall f.Il tu bring the
engine of which he ia in charge, with III,
tain. if any. thereto attached. Ia u tu'i stoI
ut least w hundred feet beturs arriving nj
any railroad crnssing ar cnnn"cti"n. nr shal
eros, rha same before signall,d sn 10 ,iu by
tha watchman. or before tho way is clear.
shall bs personally Liable therefor tn u pan
atty of onn hun'ired dollars. ia bo rrc'vrrrd
hv civil actinii. at the suit 81 the State q:
o Iio. in the Court uf Common Peas ut any
county where auv such crossing OI runnrc
tirn exists. aI'd tho company ~ whose en-
ploN nucr rugin"or nr person in charg. oi
an cnginr NAV lr'. as we'll as tla pt'rsor
himself. shall ho liahla IN damages t0 an,
person or Company WIN miv be u jnred ~
pers u nr prni"'rty hy tho neglect or act al
said onyiuo,.r ar person in cIlrZ" at an eu
g'na as aforesaid aud snch engineer u,
purson in charg" at AN engine shall aisn. il
case unv person be killed by reason ut In
neglect nr failure To bring such engine AN,
train of cars.'it any rharo be attached there
tn. To fuil sop ht least tw, hundred fe..
before rnchng cruising or cnnnrciini
with tho track of annihrr rail- nad, nr b,
| A.,
signalri sn tn ,in by tho waIchmau thrr,
s ationrd. or h-forc the way is clear. be la
bile 10 ind'ctm, NJ, convict:nn AMI punish
moht for manslaughrr ar in case any per
sou sustain badly nj Tv. NOT nf cling life
by rcasnn thereof. Inen such engineer o'
person IN charge If an engine as atoressu
shall bn considered guilty at u misd'"n"ahor
aud shall. un cnnv'crInu thereof in IN.
proper court at ~" county whrr" such hodi
| lv il jIrv occurred. :e imprisoned IN the ii
"f the county not less than one nor mnr,
than twenty months. ar he fnmi in any Aun
n0I more than fise hundred dollars, or b oil
AT the discretion of the court.
S G. 4 That rrc'inn Az nf the act rnti
led AN net tn am"nd the net enIitI,si NJ
net To pioviir tnr tn" creatini, aud rrgula
tim of Incorporated C 'nIIrni's in the STAT,
nj o O1'" passed. April 8. 1857, bo aud th,
same is h1"hy repeai"l.
Sec. &. This act shall take effect from
and after IIs passage.
RI|UARD G PARSONS,
Speaker of the Hous~ Of R,2rrsr"'anv,s.
ROBERTO KIRK.
Prrsidsai IF The SeRdie.
! Passed March 81 1850.
no sa.l AN ACT
/ To ra anact Eectinns s.x'y.eight and fftv