Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-28
.. CHAPTER CXVII. '7. An Act for the protection of Life at Railroad

An Act for the protection of Life at Railroad
 Crossings.
 ss7statives aas General Assembly concerned:
 SEC. l. The selectmen, or majority of them, of any town in which the track of any railroad cross- es or shall crossany highway, upon level with said highway, may, at any time make written ap- plication, (and whenever requested so to do by ten electors of said town, shall make written ap- plication) to the general railroad commissioners, requesting said commissioners to order gate or gates to be erected ora hagman or flag men to be stationed at the place where said railload crosses or shall cross said highway, as aforesaid and thereupon it shall be the duty of said com. missioners, without, unnecessary delay, to visit said town and make an examination of said place first giving reasonable notice of the time when said examination is to be made, so that said se- lect> men may be present at said examination if they see fit ;; and il, pon said examination said commissioners shall be of opinion that the public safety and interests require it, said commissioners shall order the company operating said railroad to erect and maintain gate or gates at said place, or to station and keep there a flag man or fag-men, or to do any other acts which said con- missioners may deem needful for the protection of the public at said place; and in making any such order requiring the erection of any gate CT the stationing of any 1agman at said place, said com missioners may specify at what times said gate is to be opened and closed, Or at what times said fagman is to be kept on duty. Said commission CTS may change any such order when they deem it necessary so to do put not without first vlsltln said town, and there giving the selectmen of said town reasonable opportunity to appear before l them and object to the proposed change. It shall be the duty of every railroad company faithfully | to obey every such order so given to said compa | ny by said commissioners
 ls SEC. 2 At every place where any railroad crosses or shall cross any high way on level with said high way, and where there is or shall be no l such gate, the company operating said railroad | shall at all times keep and maintain good and sufficient warning boards of such form, size, and description as said commissioners shall approve 1 SEC. 3. The general railroad commissioners shall enforce obedience on the part of all railroad companies to all the provisions of this act and all the powers which the judges ofsthe superior court and said commissioners can respectfully ex- ercise under the thirteenth section of the act of 1853, entitled :An Act to prevent Ihjnries and the destruction of Life upon Railroads, and by Railroad Trains" in the. cases specified in said thirteenth section, the said judges and said com missioners shall respectively have and exercise in case of the violation of any provision of this ct by any such company, for the purpose of compe!l- ing said company to desist from such violation and render due obedienceto the requirements of this act. E.gs fq,,sIsf g;-as I+;.y,s
 Approved, July 2l, 1865. rs,. .-.l in,