Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-21
WHOLE NO. soo7.o 2
,,a,aiseP g PUBLIC ACTS, 7-7, r','7 . !
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CHAPTER Uvfrf. 2' An Act relating to the Location. of Railrsad Dts

CHAPTER ovfff. 2 An Act relating to the Location of Hsilrsad Dts.
 :. .,ganeJ tions in certain eases. ,.,.r -.
 Sc H e,sncted by the Selt1te and House Of R~etA ssatatiyes U Gss.srai Asssh.5lg eo,ise,ssd ? " :, SEQ l. Whene ser twenty or more electors sf tns State shall present to any judge of the sups- rior court, their petition in writing alleging tsA any railroad company therein named whose rAii. toao snail then be unfinished, and in pfose6s dP construction, or about to be put in procsss of ss ssructlon, ought, for the reasonable aeoommode. ton of the public to locate and establish os tS.
 aiS as or said railroad at any point mentioned nj leglng that said petitioners have reason 10 fsas that said company does not intend to lvcats anS establish said depot or station at said point Iss neal. said point as the case may be) said iudss snsI ny his order in writing, order such notice as he may deem reasonable to be given to said corS- pany, in such manner as said order shall direct summoning said com any to appear before bjSs at such time and place as said order shall specify. to answer to said petition; and at said time and place, said judge shall give both parties reasonS. be opportunity to be heard in relation to the :. pointment of an engineer, for the purposes hare. matter specified; and thercupon said uuge eha,i select and appoint some practical engineer Skilled m the construction of railroads, whose duty i1 sioners in the manner hereinafter provided anA said judge may, if he shall think proper in anV such case, select such an engineer not reading in this State, if the services of such non. resderS
 
 engineer shall be sworn to the faithful psrf|r. nance of his duties under said appointment SEe. ?. Said commissioners and said snrinesr shall thereupon give such notice as they may d.em reasonable to both parties, to appear before thsm at such time and place as said Dotics shai dssic. nase, and be heard in relation to the matters sl. legged in said petition; and after having therennon given said parties due opportunity to bo hearS. with their evidence, if said commissioners, Or < majority of them. concur with said engineer in soiH frt,a ah,n order in writing, specially designate the place within the limits covered by said petition. whera it shall be the nuty of said company to 10 .atN. establish, and maintain suitable depot or sta. furnish copy of said order to each party ; anI thereup it shall become the duty of said compa- ny to lucate and establish said depot or atation at tn. place desis mated in said order 90 soon ae said company shall commence operating said road at said ace, and thereafte to maintain ths sauna there If said commissioners, or a majority es them, shall concur with said engineer ii dn;line saiu petition untrue, they shall dismiss the samS If said engineer shall not concur with said com. missoners, ur a majority of them either in Ind. engineer shall make . written report of ths fnaAa found by him, and O.. his opinion thereon snd said commissioners shall make c pristsa rsport of the iaets found by them, and of their opinion ther on which said reports shall hs re,urnsd te said judge; amt thsreupon sAid JuGas shsll make such orier relative to the subject matter of aaid petition. as. upon sxAmlnation of eaid r,ports hs may 4een Reasonable. ,Aut order 70 rpads hv hlm agails' ssia compsny saall bs Aadiug npoa sal Sompany A W 1 SEC 5 >aii u s4 ss the tins . acpoint;u, said chg. nser df at any sao.A iushk tIu,s duyiAS the pen jsuy oIai lrses O., A may 1a uirs shS petEtiDueT<. u9 ketAt.s ts tI!s esl,u O. lhair petittoii, le lii.,4e baSh csF,t3 s Aaali order for tlls pajta as ui sls is-s s1 sHas es of ssid cug neef and 1 Vd the' tefMiO asiUs . Sls .srvI ces ot .siu ~aslnesf, ln ths las., Il CT Drasuus to saia Ius S lis oiiL ei isea sDu eR c In .siJ case aud said Judge. sh Il thslA!pvu, bs snah uvsice as he mdy deela lsJsouabis, X snnnnrt,.. nit to the peIltioneis and to O.id ejranany . n appear before him and bs heard m rssS on e,ya,id bii and snereupon said JuuSs shall tax and ai. low said bill, at such eulns es, ne msy Iaam raa onabie, ana may make sucA vIdsr In s CT s,as to the payment thereof, by the pesisions.s or by sald, company, as In bis Judkin nt a4y ssaui fIs saio fees and expenses, . sJ ts sed enti sipwsa shail bs aid in any event to said sntinsert bg the petitioners; out Il sal! julse sna. ,o orilsr tn whole or part thereof shail hA rnfun .d hrr said company to sai pstltioa.rs % t7FF7 "" v SEC. l. VI ne geGerai 2 railroad eotnunisv,onaks shaii en Orce upon every sun comp nt olyolianoe to every duty waich may oe imposed apon aaid company by any proGscuinSs unaer shs e.t and judges of the superior court can veIy ex. ercIse, unuer the thirteenth section uf tha sof nf 1883 entitled An Act to prevent Iniuries and the Destruction O. Life upon RaiIroais and lbv Railway Irains.' in the cases specinsd in iusid thirteenth section, said cOmmissioners and said judges may respectively exercise in cass of any viula:ion Q. any provision of this Act by any such tinuance ot such violation, and of Compelling faithful obsdi.ncs to the requirements of, thia Act t.r ... -,--..s
 Approved, July 20, 1865. c- %r,' ~