The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-30

of the corporation he shall FIR every such Of
fense forfeit exceeding ten dollars and shall
pay damages which shall be SUSTAINED thereby 20
the party agreved it shall be lawful for any person
Tsroad to walk Sose the rk or tricks Of any M
road Except where tie same shall be laidalong public
49, And b. it enacted That In any passenger on
any railroad shallbe injured while the platform of
car any baggage wood freight car, In violation
ofthe printed rSguation of the company posted up at
the time in conspicuous lace inside e ts
then the train such company SHAH not be Liable
FIR the injury ;prouid said company az the time fur
nshed ats inside its passsnger cars saicient for the
! oper ommodation Of the passengers ,
81. And BE- it enacted That the said company shall
comm the proposed road within six m nths from q
date of their organization and if the said proposed road
be than fifty miles in length tn said company
shall open and copl tie at least one track OF SAID road
Aforesaid and il the said road shall exceed ty miles in
length the said company shall have an addiffonal six
han ths Fly e aid ts oy tie
shall be opened for public ussn all cases when fifty
Company organized cnd this act and falling to comply
with the provisions Of this section shall thereby forfeit
49, And be it enacted That any company, association,
person Or violating or nsgscng to win
this act shall be liable to penalty oftwo hundred and
fifty dollars for each and every off ncs to be su for
one-haf Of which fines when recovered shall be paid to
TIL nrmer and the other bf into the county treasury
49, And be Il enacted That It shall be lawful for any
company incorporated und,r this act in addition to the
power hersn5efsre given to build vladscas over AK
said railroad may cross putting In such vadneta pivot
draw with two openings each Of no less width than the
widest opening In any viaduct bridge built over
any such river stream bay of water at right angles to
the main channel located at point convenient for nav
gation, and such company shall at all times when such
river stream bay navigabe for the safety Of persons
navigating the same, to be red light at each
outer side of said draws and white light each inner
side of said draws which shall be lighted every evening
at before sunset and be kept lighted till daylight and
suitable persons each of said bridges open the draws
for the free passage of vessels with standing mass or
light and open the draws when necessary, the said
company shall forfeit and pay the sum ofone hundred
jurisdiction thereof by auy persons who shall sue for the
within six months after the time of such neglect;
not take any land under water longing this state
until the consent of the riparian commissioners shall
rst os had and obtain q who are her by aath%red TO
may fix pro,ided further, that corporations formed
under this act shall be authorized to take, occupy
by condemnation any lands Belonging to the state of
New Jersey, any francis IS llnis or loca route of
any bridge, railroad canal, turnpike or other corpora
ton chartered for the purpose OF facilitating transorta
ton, except for the purpose of crossing said lands Or
route Of said corporation and except the lands of such
franchises provided Jather that railroad may be
located or constructed under this act the surveyed
location any other railroad with the
of such corporation and not otherwise; and poridcd fur
& that no railroad this act shall cross another
81 And be II enacted That the Governor the chance
or vice chancellor the justices Of the supreme court
and the judges of the court of errors of this state seerc
clerk in chancery clerk of the supreme court adjutan
general quartermaster general state librarian, state
prison keeper and superintendent of public schools of
New Jersey while travelling for the purpose Of discar-
ing the duties of their offices and the members and Off,
of both houses Of the legislature of this state shall
pass and repass free of charge the railroad of any
company incorporated under this act
3s. And be it enacted That franchise heretofore
granted to construct railroad or to build establish
bridges ferries operate any line oftrayel and take
tolls fares therefor shall hereafter continue to be or
be construed to remain exclusive and that like fran
chse hereafter granted shall be be construed to be
exclusive unless in such grant heretofore made or here
after to be made 1t be expressly provided and the pro-
visions of the second section of the act entitled can act
to prevent accidents railways approv March thir
teth thousand eight hundred and sxty-nine shall
be considered TO extend to to effect in any
manner corporations which may be formed under this
all corporations organized under this act shall be
subject to all general laws or hereafter to be passed
regulating railroads and their ope tations
10 And be IT enacted That this shall be deemed
public act and shall take effect immediately and the leg
sature may alter, amend repeal the sane but such
repeal alteration shall not affect any corporations
heretofore organized, unless the act making such repeal
alteration shall so expressly declare.
Approved April 2, 1873.