Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-31
AN ACT
Passed March 10, 1860.


vide for tho organisation ,ot cities and incorpo.
rated villages" passed May 3, 1889.
Section I. Be II enac ted by the General Assem-.
bly OF the State of Ohio, TlHtthe council Of any
incorporated village in this State u hereby author
ized 10 purchase, for the use OF snid village, az
price not exceeding five thousand dollars, any lots
or grounds therein being formerly the sise Of any
fort or the scene OF any important historical evens
worthy of commemmoro tion, and for the payment
Of the purchase monev thereof such council is
hereby authorized In addition to the other powers
Of taxation conferred on theni,by law to levy a
tax upon II the pr ,perty OF said village as con.
tanned on the tax duplicate OF the county not ex.
ceeding one mill on the dollar In any one year and
It shall be the duty Of said council TO cause said
lot. or 50 re ,ss BE Kept in good
Sec. O. This act shall be In force from and after
lie passage. RICHARD C. PARSONS,
Speaker ofthe Honse Ct Rem sentatives.
ROBEpT G. KIRK,
Passed March 81, 1860
No. Io1. AN. ACT
To prevent collisions on Rsilro ads within the
State Of Ohio.
Section |. Be Il enacted bv the General Assem-
bly Of the State Of Ohio That whenever tho tracks
OF two railroads In the State Of Ohio cross each
other at O common grade. the crossings: shall he
made, KEEP. up and watchmen maintained at the
Joint expense OF the companies owning said tracks
and all t,ains or engines passing over said tracks
shall come to full stop not nearer than two hun
drsd feet further than eight hundred ieet from
.oid crossing, and shall not cross until sienallod
90 to do by the Waterman, nor until the way is
clear; and when two passenger or freight trains
come ND at the same time the Grain the road
first built shall have ,recedence; provided, they
arc both main tracks over which all passengers
apd freight on said roads transported; but il
only one IL suc main track & the other is ,ide or
de not track then the train the main trnck shall
take precedence; but il one Of snid trains is pas.
senger and the other freight train then the for.
mer shall take precedence. Regular trains on
tue shall tnke precedence over trains Of the same
grade not on time. and engines with cars attached
not on time sha take precedence Of engines with
out cars attached If not on time. The same rule
as above prov ided shall imply In all respects where
| the trucks Of two railroads in any way connect
Sec. Q. It shallbe the duty Of the managing
agent or superin tsndent on cry railroad in the
| state o Ohio Immediately after the taking effec
of this act 70 establish and publish TO all the
loyees on said railroad such rules and reRus
tions 40 sha in oil strict compliance
with the provisions Of the foregoing section. and
| 10 re.pubish such rules or regulations on every
time table or card issued to the employees on said
| road; and in case such managing agent or super
inendent shall Tail or neglect to establish and rub
| lsh such rules and regulations or to re-publish
the same on ench time-tablo card issued to lh.
| employees On said road tor every such neglect Oi
refusal said managing agent or supernende
shall he personally iable to penalty OF one hun.
dred dollars TO he recovered together with costs In
| m action against him in favor OF the State o
| Ohio, to he brought In the court Of Common Pleas
| Of any county where any such crossing may exist
any such agent or 'perintendent and the rnilrenC
company OF which he is agent or superintenden n
shall also be liable In damages to any person Of
company who may he injured in person or prop
erty by any accident arising from neg leci Il
establish publish or repubish such rules and reg
ulntions as nbove provided. and said agent or su
| perintendpn' shnll also be liable to crnna pros
| eeution therefor
| Sec 3. That every engineer or person in char z
af an engine who sha fnil to comply with the pro
visions of the first section Of this act and shall ai
to bring the engine OF which he is in charg,
with the train, If any, thereto attached, I,
Q full stop at least two hundred feet betor,
arriving at any railroad crossing or connec
tion, or shall cross the came before sigma
led 40 to do by the watchman, or before tn
way /, clear, shall be personally liable there
for 10 penalty Of one hundred dollars, :,
be recovered bv civil action, at the suit o
the State of Ohio, In the court of common
pleas Of any county where any such cross
ing or connection exists, and the compan,
in whose employ such engineer or person II
charge Of an engine may be, as well as th'
person himself shall be liable in damages 4
any person or company, who may be injure,
in person or property BY the neg lee, or &C
Of said engineer or person in charge of a,
engine as Aforesaid; and such engineer o
porson In charge OF an engine shall also II
case any person is killed by reason of hi.
neglect or failure to bring such engine o.
train of cars, II any there be attached there
to, 10 . full stop at least two hundred fee
before reaching crossing or connection
with the track Of another railroad. or b,
reason Of his crossing the same before Be
ing signaled 80 to do by the Waterman ,her,
stationed; or before the way is clear. b.
liable TO Indictment, convict ton and punish
ment Cor manslaughter; or in csse any per
son sustain bodily injury. not affecting liz
BY reason thereof. then such engineer o
person in charge Of an engine as aforesait
shall no considered guilty. Of misdemeanor
and shall on conviction thereof in the pro
per court of the county where such bodil
injury occurred, be imprisoned in the jail o
the county not less than one nor more thai
twenty months, or be fine In any sum no
more than five hundred dollars. or both a
the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 1, Ths, section six Of the act en-
titled can act to amend the act entitled Al
act to provide for the creation and reguls
tion OF incorporated companies in the Stat
Of Oh'o,'' passed April 8, 1857, be end tn
same 10 hersbv repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall uks effect an'
bs In force upon its passage.
RICHARD C. PARSONS,
Speaker OF the House OF ke2ressntHtives
ROBERT c, KIRK,
| President Of the Senate.
i March ~, 1860.
(No. 81 AN ACT