M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-04-26

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On time, aud engines, with cara attached not
on time, shall take precedence of engines
without cars attached il not on time. The
same rlIe as above provided Ehs i apply in all
respects where the tracks Of two railroads in
any wsy connect.
See. Q. 1t shall be le duty ofthe msnag-
ing agept OF. superintendent on every rsiro1 d
in the State OF Ohio, immediately after The
taking effect Of this act 10 establish and
publish to all the employees on seid rail road
such rules and regulations as shsil in all ca
ses, secure strict compliance with the pro.
visions Of he foregoing section, and TO re
publish such rules or regulations on every
line able or card issued To- the employees
on said road; and in case such managing
agent or superintendent shall fail or neglec!
to establish and publish such rules and regu-
ldtipnN oe to p-pubIiSh the same Oh each
time table or card Issued 10 the employees
on said road for every such neglect OF refusal
said managing agent or supe'tl,end Mt shall
be personally liable 10 penalty of one hun.
dreC dollars, to be recovered, together with
costs, in an action against him in favor Of the
State of Ohio to be brought in the CouIt of
Common Plea0 Of any county where any
plch crossing may exist any such agent or
superintendent, and the ra llosd com Dany of
which hp Is agent or superintendent, shall
also be Liable in damages to any person or
company who may be injured in person or
property by any accident arising from neg.
lect to estab ish, publish or re-pubish such
rues and regulations as above provided, aud
said agent or superintendent sha SO 5e ia-
BILE to criminal prosecution therefor.
Sec. 3. That every engineer, or person 10
charge of all engine who shall fail TO comply
with tha provisions ol the first section OF this
act, aud shall fail to bring the engna of
which be Is in charge, with the train, if any
thereto attached, to full stop at leaS Two
hundred leet before arriving at any Railroad
crossing or connection, or shall cross the
same heIOre signaled 50 to do'by the Wstch
man, or befote' the way is clear, shall be per.
sonally Liable therefor to a lenaity of one
huudied dollars. TO be recovered b, civil &c.
non, at the suit Of the Stale OF Ohio, in the
Court of Common Pleas of sny county whpre
eny such crossing or connection exists, and
the colipany in whose employ su n engineer
or person IN charge Of AL engine may Oe, as
well as the person hlmSel, shall be liable in
dam ges To any PRISON Or company who may
be injW IN person or properly by the neg
lect % act OF said engineer or person in
chnrge of an engine as aforesaid; aud such
en-, ineer or person in charge Of an engine
shall also. IN case any petson be killed by
sonol his neglect or faiure TO bring such
engine Sn tain OF cars, If any there b. at
lached thereto, TO full stop at least Two
hundred feet before reaching a crossing or
conHeetioI with the track Oi ancthor railroad,
or by reason of his crossing the same before
bein, sign lied so to do BY the watchman
theie stationed, or before the way is clear,
be liable to indictment, conviction aud pun
ishment for mansaughJer, or liz case any
person sustain bodily injury, not affecting
life, by reaS on thereof then such engineer
or person in charge of an engine as aforesaid
shall be considered gully ofa misdemeanor,
and shall. on conviction theeofin ,h4 prop
er court OF the county where such bodily in
jury occurred, be imprisoned III the Jail Of the
county not less than one nor more than
twenty months, or be fined in any sum not
more than five huhdred dollars, or both at the
discretion Of the court.
Sec. A. That section six Of the act enti-
tied "an act TO amend the act entitled an act
to provide lor the creation and regulation of
Incorporated companies in the State of Ohio,
passed April B, 1857, be aud the same is
hereby repealed. ''
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
RICHARD R. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House Of Represent ,tives.
ROBER [ C.. KIRK,
| President Of lhe Senate.
Passed March "a, 1860.