Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-23
f6uf'of chapter twenty-eight Of the Gen
eral Statutes, relating to Rail Roads.
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twenty-eight of the General Statutes, relat
ing to Railroads, is amended so as to read
as follows: Whenever any railroad ri the
State shall enter upon, intersect or connect
with any other railroad in this Stage, the
managers of each of such connecting roads
shall afford and furnish to the, other at all
times, all just proper, and reasonable
terms of connection, accommodations,
privileges, and facilities, in the reception,
transportation and delivery of cars, passen-
gers, baggage and freight, to and from each
of such connecting roads, according to the
usual course of railroad business, including
the sale and reception of passenger tickets,
and the checking of baggage. And shall
receive and transport all such cars, passen-
gers, baggage and freight at such times,
and on such terms, as shall be just and rea-
sonable. And where any railroad in this
State shall be irtcrSected by two or
more other rail roads in this State,
| which shall be competing lines for bust
| ness to Or from the road SO intersected,
| the managers of such road shall transport
cars, passengers, baggage and freight, to
| and from each Of said interseeting roads, on
| the same terms; and shall establish 10
| rules, regulations, Or terms of connection
| that will give TO either of such competing
| over the other,
| SEC, 2. If the managers of any such con-
. Meeting road shall deem themselves ag-
grteyed in the premises aforesaid, by the ar
! engagements or conduct of the managers Of
the road SO connected with, and if said man.
ayers of such roads shall be unable to agree
upon terms of connection in any Of the par
ticulars aforesaid the SnP-ossae Co..re ut any
term thereofin any county, upon the petition
! of either party, verified upon oath and filed,
and upon at least fifteen days service there
Of upon the adverse party, shall proceed to
appoint three disinterested commissioners,
whose duty it shall be, upon due notice to
all parties in interest, to hear such parties
with their allegations and proofs, and with
the least possible delay to determine and fix
upon the terms, times, and manner of con-
| nectlon, the accommodations, privileges and
facilities, and the terms of transportation, in
all the particulars mentioned in the first
section Of this act, TO be afforded by the
| managers of the railroad so connected with
as aforesaid, and to make a written award
and decision relative thereto; and in so do
| ing they shall have due regard to the inter-
est and convenience of the public in the
pTSintsee' and said commissioners shall
report such award and decision to the Su-
| preme Court at the term thereof, in whatev-
er county, next succeeding the making of
| such award, or to any special term of said
| court appointed under this act, aud to which
| such reports shall be directed by said court
\ to be made. And such award and decision
| of said commissioners, or majority of
| them, shall be confirmed by said court, I'M
less cause is shown to the contrary; and
| when so confirmed, shall be binding and
| conclusive upon the parties thereto, until
| such time as the same shall be altered or
modified by another board of commission
ers appointed as aforesaid, upon petition of
| either party; prouided, that no sudh altera-
| ton or modification shall be made within
| two years next after the making of such
| award. "
SEC. 9. Whenever any petition shall be
| hled under the provisions of this act, and
any competing road In the State referred to
IN the hrst section Of this act shall be inter-
eAted IN she relief thereby sought, or when
| ever upon the hearing OF ssch petition, 1t
shaA % made to appear 90 the court that
such competing road Is SO interested, the
managers Of such road snail be made a par
/ q 70 such petition, and service thereof shall
De made upon them as herein provided. be-
fore che appointment of commissioners
thereon, aud they shall be heard In the prem
iSeS ketore said commissioners at said court.