Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-06-15


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SEcRErARY
GEN. gGARnELD's RAILwAY BuLI.-Below
we publish the Bill introduced some weeks
ago into the Lower House of Congress, by
Gen. Garfield, which was passed finally
last week by a vote of Il to II, to head off
the persecution Of the Company desiring to
complete the road from Connellsvileto Cum
berland. The Pennsylvania Central had a
bill passed during the session of1865 abroga
ting the charter Of this Company, and this
bill is intended to fully reinstate it and
authorize it to complete the road 1t is ear
nestly hoped that the Senate viii pass the BILL
About ten or fifteen miles ofthe road viii run
through this county
WHEREAS there is now complete line of
railroad between the city OF Washington and
Cumberland, in Allegheny county, in the
State of MARYLAND, which is about being shor
tened nearly fifty miles by line from said
city of Washington to the Point of Rocks, on
the Potomac river in Fredriek county in said
State and whereas company has been
ipeorporated by the State ofMaryland to con-
struct a railroad from Cumberland aforesaid
to the Pennsylvania line in the direction of
Pittsburg, designed to connect with rail
road in PENNSYLVANIA to the latter city and
whereas the Pittsburg and Connellsyille Rail
road Company Incorporated by the State OF
Pennsylvania, has completed a railroad from
Pittsburgh to Connellsville, on line to con-
meet with the Maryland road aforesaid and
whereas but a comparatively short distance
between Cumberland and Pittsburgh remains
to be completed to furnish with the railroad
between Washington and Cumberlanda direct
railroad communication, by short and ad-
yantageous route, between Washington city
and Pittsburgh, and the connexions with ths
northwest from the latter city and where
as the legislature of Pennsylvania has attempt
ed to create impediments in connecting the
railroads so as aforesaid authorized to be
built in Pennsylvania and Maryland, which
prevent at this time the completion Of
work of national Importance, and has there
by attempted to impair the value OF fran
chise under which citizens of Maryland and
Pennsylvania have made large investments,
and whereas 1t is proper for military and pos
tai purposes, and especially to facilitate and
regulate commercial intercourse among the
States: Therefore,
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives jR the United States Of amer
lea, in Congress assembled, That the Pitts
burgh and Connellsville Railroad Company
of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh and Con-
neIlsYille Railroad Company of Maryland be,
and they are hereby authorized to complete
their respective works, and to unite the same
so as to form one continuous line between
Cumberland and Pittsburgh, according to the
powers given to the said companies In and
by their respective charters as originally
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as they are not inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this act.
SEC. 2. And be at further enacted, That if
any person shall wilfully do, or cause to be
DONE any act or acts whatever whereby any
building, structure, or other work, or any
engine car, or machine, or other property
appertaining TO the railroad so to be con-
structed shall be injured, impaired, destroyed
or stopped, the person or persons so offend
ing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof by any court OF competent
jurisdiction, shall be punished b. fine not less
than one thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment not less than one year nor more than
five years, or both, at the discretion of the
court, and shall also forfeit and pay to the
parties aforesaid, their associates, successors,
or assigns, double the amount of damages
sustained by means of such offences, to be
! recovered by the parties aforesaid with costs
of suit, by action of debt or case.
SEC g. Ind be at further enacted, That
the lines of railway carrying the mails of the
United States which may be or are now con
structed under the authority of either Of the
States through which the railroad hereby
authorized shall pass, and all railroads in the
/ United States, by their connexions, shall have
the right to connect for the purpose of trans
portation with the said railway Company, as
aforesaid on fair and equal terms, as now
customary upon main lines IN the United
| States Pr0pided, That the said lines of
railway so claiming the right to connect shall
reeiprocate in traffic with the line hereby
authorized, upon the same terms and with
out any discrimination of prejudice against it.
| Such connecting lines shall have the right to
| sell through tickets. check through baggage,
and transport freights in such manner and
| upon such terms as are customary between
/ connecting lines of railway. And through
\ tickets, through checks for baggage, and
| through receipts for freight shall be furnished
| by the line hereby authorized over such lines
as may connect with it, and as the traveller
/ and shipper or consignor may elect, and with
! out discrimination or preludiceto any one or
more of said connecting lines of railway.
| SEC. 4. Ind be 1t further enacted, That if
any suit or proceeding, either IN law or equi-
| ty, or any criminal prosecution, shall be com
| meQCGu IN any SLale court against the Salu
| companies, their successors orassigus, orany
person authorized or employed by them, for
any act done or omitted to be done in and
about the construction and use ofthe railroad
| hereby authorized under and by virtue of this
act, or to restrain, by Injunction or otherwise,
the construction, completion, or operation of
| the said railroad or for any damages growing
out of the use OF the same, or construction
| thereof, and the defendant shall, to the time
/ of entering his appearance or within thirty
| days thereafter, in such courts IN said action
/ or proceeding, file petition, stating the facts
and verified by aifidavits, for the removal of
the cause for the trial at the next circuit court
| of the United States 10 be holden in the dis
trict where such suit or prosecution is pend
ing, and offer good and sufficient security for
his fling in such circuit court, onthe first day
Of its next session, copies of the process and
other proceedings against him in such State
court, and also for his appearing in such cir
cult court, and entering special bail in the
cause of proceeding, {if special bail was orig
inally required therein, it then shall be the
duty Of the State court to accept the security
and proceed no furtherin the cause or prose-
cution and the bail that shall have been
originally taken in such State court shall be
! discharged And upon such copies being
/ filed as aforesaid; IN such circuit court of the
| United States, the state or prosecution shall
proceed therein, in the same manner as ifit
had been brought in such circuit court, what
ever may be the amount in dispute or the