Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-24
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF
 ComMECTICuT.

SO@W
 PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION OF THE
 aMMKRAL ASSEMBLY, 1877.
 TPubIished by Authority
 TSenate Bill No. 64
 CHAPTER LxxyM.
 !. An Act to prevent the Obstruction of Bus.
 inezs Of certain Public Corporations.
 Be It enacted by the Senate and House of
 Repwssentatives m General Assembly
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 SEcT10S l. Any employee of railroad c0EJnz1klna- whos in pursuance of an agxsezneak CT combination by two or more psEznza todu or procure to be done any sek iRedhtamplaki0n or furtherance of a disrMse NekWeen aueh corporation and it's emn3oyeez. nhAn unlawfully or in viola 6na of his duty or contract, stop or un- nec@edaxilY delay or abandon or in any
 way nInre . locomotive or any car or txmfn of oaw on the railroad track of such eogporskieas or in any way hinder or ob- 1kxuH tho use of any locomotive. car or txmin of caxs on inc railway of such cor p0Tzkion, shall upon conviction be liable Co fine not exceeding five hundred dol IarB or imprisonment in the State Prison nok exceeding one year.
 Sec q WhOsOver. by any unlawful act or hy any wllfuI omission or neglect, shall o6skxuct or cause to be obstructed any engine or carriage on any railway, or shall md or assist therein; or whosoever, hay i1g charge of any engine or carriage while upoa or m use on any railway of any rAilroad corporation, shall wilfully stop, leave or abandon the same, or render, or and CT essist in rendering, the same un- fk for CT incapable of immediate use, with the intent thereby to hinder, delay, OF in any manner to Obstruct or iniure the man. aEe1snt and operation of any railroad or the baziness of any corporation operating Ow Owowning the same. or of any other cor poT1kt1n 0KpersOn, or whoever shall aid CT &1aSst therein. shall. upon conviction, De kabbs Co fine not exceeding one thoas1nd dellars or imprisonment in the SGate Prison not exceading two years.
 Ssek 3. Whoever having any manage. @ank 0f, or any control, either alone or with others, over any railroad locomotive, caR or train while being used for the car. rage of persons or property, or at any tine is guilty of gross carelessness or ne- glsck on or m relation to the manage. meat or control of the same; or shall ma hesOa.ly stop or delay the same, in viola t1oa of the rules and regulations then in taroe for the operation and running of the aA@es or abstract therefrom the tools or appliammas pgEtaining thereto with intent thsrsby maliciouslY to delay the same, ahA4 upon conviction, be !lable to a fine nok ax1ssding one thousand dollars or Impxiaonmsnt in the State Prison not ex. esedlng three years.
 Sec A. Any person who alone, or in pur- s12ncs or fnrtherance of an agreement, or combination with others. to do, or pro- cure to be done any act in contemplation or turfheEance of dispute or controver. " between gas. telegraph, or railroad corporation and it's employees or work Hens shall vrOngfully. and without legal auEhouty use violence towards, or intimi- date any person in any way or by any means with intent thereby to compel such perno1 against his will to do, or to abstain frO1 doing any act which such person hns legal night to do or abstain from dodngs or shall induce or endeavor, or at. tsmpstO induce such person to leave the employ and service of such corporation by bribery. or in any manner or by any means. with intent thereby to further the 0bleces of such combination or agreement: CT shall in any way. interfere with such | p@rson while in the performance-of his duty on the premises of such corporation; or shAll threaten or persistently follow | such person in disorderly manner, or in- l Iues or threaten to inlure his property | with said inGents or either of them, shall, 1p0a conviction. be liable to fine not ex- eeeding three hundred dollars, or impris- onmsnt Tn the county jail not exceeding three months.
 Sec 5. Any person in the employ of corporation who shall, in further. a1ee of the interests of either party to dmp1ts betwsem another railroad corpora A1oa and its employees. refuse to aid in moving the cars of such other corporation or trains in whole or part made up of the cam of such other corporation over the sraeka of the corporation employing him; sr rsfasa t0 aid in loading or discharging a9sh cmTs Tn violation of his duty as such employee. shall upon conviction, be lia- hle t0 fine not exceeding five hundred doIlAxa, or imprisonment in the State Prison not exceeding on year.
 Approved March 2, 1877.