Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-08
Liability of Railroad Companies in
PcRnsy lvania tor Injury and Loss
of Life from Accidents.

An ACT relating to railroad companies and
common carriers, defining their liabilities,
and authorizing them to provide means
of indemnity against loss Of life and pep
.sonal injury.
Be Il enacted, dc, That when any per
son shall sustain personal injury or loss o.
life while lawfully engaged or employed on
or about the road, works, depota and prem
ises Of railroad company, or on or about
any train or car therein or thereon, oil which
company such person Is not an employee,
the right of action and recovery in all such
cases against the company shall be such
only as would exist if such person were an
employee. iforiaied, That this section
shall not apply to passengers
Section ,. That in all actions now O.
hereafter instituted against common ear
rlers or companies owning, operating o.
using q railroad as j public highway, where
IN steam or other motive power is used, to
recover for loss and damage sustained and
arising either from personal injuries or loss
Of life, and for which, by law, such carrier
or corporation could be held responsible,
only such compensation for loss and damage
shall be recovered as the evidence shall
clearly prove to have been pecuuiarily sul-
tered or sustained, not exceeding, IN case Of
personal injury the sum Of S3 600. nor in
case Of loss Of life the sum Of $1,000.
Section 3. That it shall be lawful for such
carrier or corporation to insure the lives and
persons of passengers against loss OF injury
from accidental causes, and however hap
pening, while in their charge, aud fer that
purpose to issue and sell TO such passengers
applying for the same, tickets or policies of
insurance, specifying the name Of the in
sured, the premium charged. the paricu-
lar trip, or time covered by the policy and
the amount insured, not exceeding Except
at the option Of the said carrier or c0ruora-
uon) the sum Of SO for each week OF ,iisa-
bihty, for period not longer than twenty
SIX weeks, IN case Of personal injury: not
more than $4,000 IN case of death. and all
premiums so received shall be kept separate
and apart from the other receipts OF said
carrier or corporation, and shall nor Le ia.
bic for any other claim, debts of demands
against such carrier or corporation than those
arising out OF SAID policies, and the amount
of SAID premium aud the securities 10
which the same are invested fog the benefit
and protection OF such poiicy-holde.s shall
be reported TO the Auditor General annually
as a part OF the operations of such carrier
or corporation as is now provided for bv the
az StiIiti-- al SII ~ tliiG lallIt c05Q
panies TO make uniform reports to the Au
ditor General, approved April 4, 1859
Provided, nevertheless, that 1t shall be law
tul for any such carrier or corporation, in
lieu of issuing tickets as aforesaid 90 keep
on sale at their ticket office the policies Of
insurance or indemnity against personal in
jury or death resulting from accidental caus-
es, issued by insurance companies ine0rpo-
rated for any such purposes as shall have an
actual bona jidc cash capital invested in Sc
eurities approved by the Governor, State
Treasurer and Auditor General 0f thi, Com
mOnwealth of at least $500, 600 Puridd,
That recovery upon any policy issued or
sold under the provisions of this act shall
be no bar 20 a recovery under the provisions
Of the second section of this act.
Section 4 That all acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent herewith, be and the sane are
hereby repealed, and any provisions in the
acts incorporating such common carriers or
corporations inconsistent herewith, shall be
repealed upon the acceptance of the pro
visions OF this act by such carriers or cor
porations, and upon the acceptance Of the
provisions hereby by any carrier or corpo-
ration, the same shall become a part Of It's
act Of Incorporation.
Approved the ith day Of April, lS6s.
JOHN w GEARY, Governor.