The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-06-28
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


mo 55.1 AN ACT
Further 20 amend "sn act to provide for
the creation aud regulation Of incorpo.
rated companies in the stato of Ohio"
passed May LIST, 1852, aud TO regulate rail-
| road companies.
SECTION /. Be Il enacted by the Gen.
erol assembly of the State of Ohio, That
il shall not be lawful for any railroad COM
pany within this state, whose road forms
! part of any line Of railways between points
common to auy Other line, to contract or
agree with any person or with any railroad
company or companies having road or
iiue Of roads, or forming part Of a line OF
roads between the same points, not to carry
freight or passengers to or from such COM
mon points, nor shall IL be lawful for such
company to refuse to receive or carry any
freight or passengers brought TO 1t or them
to be so carried.
SEC. When the railroad Of any company
being truck road shall, at or near the Same
. place connoc. with, or be intersected by
two or moro other railroads, which are CON-
poting limos for tho business TO or from such
trunk railroad. the company operating such
trunk road shall carry passengers and
+, freight and shall charge and receive only
, the same. and no moro, for transporting
passengers or freight. going to or coming
from each one of such connecting or tribu-
tary roads or line of roads, for like service
rendered. as for another.
SEC 8. Each aud evory railroad COM
pauy in this state shall ship all freights that
, may come within its control by tho railroad
over which the same may have been ordered
to be conveyed by tho shipper thereof; and
| whnon
shall knowingly divert, or permit to be di-
verted, any freigbts that may come under
his or tboir control, from the railroad or rail-
3 roads over which the same may have been
ordered to be conveyed ss aforesaid, shal
forfeit and pay to the railroad company OF
, companies from which said freights have
been 90 diverted, three times the amount re
:, ceivcd for Transporting such freights, ant
" such agent or agents shall be deemed
: guilty Of d misdemeanor, and upon con-
9 viction thcrof, shall DO fined not more than
b one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the
J.. county jail not more than thirty days, ol
both, at the discretion Of the court. Pro
yidrd, that the provisions Of this act shall il
. no way interfere with any lawful obligation
J heretofore entered into BY any railroad CON
y psny.
% SEC, 4. On complaint Of the valuation
J. Of any Of the provisions Of this act, by pc
10 tition as in other actions, the observance Q
the sams may DO enforced by injunction. an
the party 30 violating said provisions, Q
in any Of thom, shall be liable In damages I
10 the person or company injured. for the II
" jury sustained in consequence thereof
O. SEC 8. This act shall take effect and
70 in force from and after it's passage.
10 ED. A. PARROTT. pro tenn.
40 Speaker of tie Houss of Representatives.
o. ROBERT & KIRK,
y President Of tic SsnatS.
y Passed April II, 1861.
ii mo. Sol AN ACT
" TO encourage aud secure sho safe keepin
OF the public armA in the hands Of vol
10 un;eer companies.
&c SECTION I. Be il enacted by the Gen
% eral Assexsbly of the State Of Ohio, Ths
re- each company of the Ohio volunteer militi
d which has given (or shall hereafter give
.. .. bonds for public arms, and otherwise cou
l. piled with the laws and regulations govern
ing such companies aud the issue of publ
90 arms, shall, for the care Of said arms, az
~ ~ the reut of armories required by law. be el
,s titled to receive annually Eve dollars 4
under the provisions ami limitations herei
after established.
rs: SEC. 9. That tho commandants Of col
he panies shall, on or before tho first day
dv April Of each year, furnish the Adjuta
a. General with the name and post Office q
dress of each uniformed mombor Of %
" company, aud report each addition to %
nc company within one month after such n,
g. member 10 uniformed.
ch Sec 3. That she cOmmandants OF col
N panies shall record and report in their Z
at turns required by law, all attendances
{" legal days of muster, all unexcused q
h. sences, all arrearages in respect TO statute
=. ~ fines, all abuses of the public arms, and ,
,e cases of intomperance when on duty, q
So same to be embod ed in the annual repo
or of the commandant of brigade. and TO
re forwarded on or before November LIST
d. each year to tho Adjutant General. Sa
n report shall specify all deaths and removal
ed and whether tho interest of tho state will
subserved by the retention by said compar
of arms for the coming year
Sec. 4. That the AdJutant General sha
check off all names not found upon b
books, all deaths and removals. all deli
quents in respect to statutory fines all VT
:" have been twice absent without excuse fro
II, lcShi 80
10 %, a day Of public duty, and all who stand r.
~ ported for abuse or neglect of the publ
)" arms in their charge. and the sum of f'
y. dollars allowed by tho first section shall NJ
~ ~ bo paid in respect to tho name so checkc
~ off.
=. SEC. B. That the Adjutant General sha
NJ certify to the Governor the amount to whit
sh zach company is entitled, and upon SUI
m certificate, endorsed by the Governor, Il
ro auditor of state shall draw his warrant {
N. tho amount.
n. SEC. 6. That tho money so credited shi
an be drawn by tho commandants Of comPa
ev les or thoir authorized agents. and be pa
he into the company treasury, to he laid out
the care of arms, the rent Of rooms, aud g
ethor Expenses to which each company
Al, legally subjected. Provided. that whe
Ca regimen,ai organizations have been offect'
in said regiment its officers and treasury sh
ia. enjoy all the privileges and rights viii
les belong to q single detached company.
or SEC. z. That it shalt be deemed m
N. demeanor. under the act Of March Z, iSs
Ii defining grand larceny. for any person kno
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