Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-31


Every company. corporation, lessee Or individ-
ual, owning. operating managing or leasing
| any railroad or part of railroad IN this state,
shall receive and forward, in the usual MAN.
ner, all articles and freghts delivered to them
| or either of them for transportation
over their respective roads. And In
alla cases when such articles Or freights
Will pass over any other railroad Or part of
railroad to reach the point of destination,
the company, corporation or individual recelv-
ing the same shall deliver the same to such
other road. If in carloads, then such delivery
! shall be in the same cars without unloading;
and if in quantities less than carload then
such delivery shall be in the usual course Of bus
| iness as the same has been practlced by said
roads respectively, previous to the year 1874.
And all railroad companies and other per-
sons operating any railroad or aIlroads within
this state, shall provide and maintain at all
places where their respective roads are inter-
| sected by another railroad. connecting vacks
! by which cars may be transferred from. one
| road to the other except when the crossing
| roads shall be of different gauge, and in all
cases such companies or persons, shall pro-
| vide and maintain at or near the place of
crossing, conveniences for the transfer Of
freights from one road to the other;
and all such companies and per-
sons, operating any railroad shall receive for
shipment and forward as directed, with all con-.
venlent dispatch, all transportable articles of
freight which are commonly transported by
| rail, offered to them for shipment, and deliver
the same to consignee or the next connecting
| carrier, as the case may be; and for the pur-
pose of facilitating the transportation of
freights. every railroad company Oh other
person operating any railroad within
this State, are hereby required to receive at
functions and places of crossing other roads of
the same gauge loaded or empty cars, and for
ward them without delay to their destination.
advance payment of freights shall not be re-
quired as condition precedent to car
riage, except inc case of perishable
articles, and freights of little value.
Any individual. lessee company or COR
poration. violating, or in any manner evad-
ing the provisions, or either of the provisions.
of this section, shall forfeit AL right to re-
cover or receive any compensation for the SER
vice rendered, wherein such violation IS at
tempted or accomplished, and every agent,
clerk or employe of any such corporation,
company, lessee, Or other Individual oper-
atinS any such railroad or part of railroad,
who shall refuse or neglect, when requested to
reecelv for transportation over the road for
which he may be acting, Or to forward in the
usual manner. any of the articles or treights
mentioned in this chapter. On account of the
charges or rates not being paid i'll advance, or
on account of the same having to pass from
one railroad to another, shall be deemed guilty
OF a msdemeanOr. and on conviction thereof
shall pay fine not exceeding two hundred dol
lars for each and every such offense, and the
injured party shall have a right of action
against such agent, clerk or employee, or
against the said company, corporation or indi-
vldual owning, operating OF managing said
road, or both, in which action the said injured
party shall be entitled to recover treble the
amount of all damages which he shall sustain
by reason OF any such neglect, refusal or eva
sion.
Section s. Said chapter 273 is further
amended by adding thereto the following, to be
known as section 20. Wheresoover two or
| more railroads approach, connect with or cross
each other at point, or points, of general
travel in this state, it shall be the duty of the
companies Or individuals operating such roads
to make close running connections at such
points. as to accommodate the travelling pub
lie, and In case they fail to do so, the said rail-
| road commissioners shall examine into the
matter, and. if they shall think proper. give
| notice to such companies to present to said
commissioners the reasons for not making
| such running connections, and If no good and
| sufficient reasons, satisfactory to said commits
| slOners, shall be given for failing to make
such connections, it shall be the duty of such
| commissioners or ma jority of them. to order
such connections to be made as In their judg-
ment shall be just. and such as shall accom-
modate the travelling public; and shall cause q
copy of such order to be served on each of
said companies, and if the said companies or
individuals operating said roads, either Of
them, shall neglect or refuse to comply with
such order for more than che week after the
service thereof, the company or individual SO
neglecting Or refusing to comply with said Or
der shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
| and on conviction thereof before any court of
competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a
| fine of one hundred dollars for each and every
day they shall SO neglect or refuse.
| Section 6. Section 19, of chapter 273, afore-
sald shall hereafter be known and designated
| as section 81. of this chapter.
Section Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage aud publIca-
ton; IrOUlded, That no Offense committed and
| no penalty, forfeiture Or damages received in
Cured or sustained land no action or ght of &C
ton which has already accrued shall be affected
y the provisions of this act and no prosecution
for any offense Or the recovery of any penalty,
forfeiture or damages, or the enforcement of
any right now pending shall be affected by the
provisions Of this act. but the same shall pro-
coed to trial, hearing and final Judgment in
the same manner, and to the same purpose
| and effect, as though the statute upon which
the same is CT shall be founded was contained
/! Continued in full force, virtue and effect to
the time of such trial, hearing and final judg-
ment
Approved March 5, 1875.
Published March II, 1851
CHATTER 221.
AN ACT for the relief of joint stock companies
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact follows
Section l. All Joint stock companies heretofore