Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-06
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF
 CONNIE TICUT, .s
PASSED ATTHE JANEARY SESSION OF THE GEN RIAL ASSEMBLY,, 1878. s os -E
Published by Authority.l House Bill No. 250.]
CHAPTER LXXXIX.

CHAPTER LXXXIX. An Actrelating to Connecting Railroads. Be it enafedb by the Senate and House of Rep -esentaives in General Assembly convened: Section5. When the railroad of the Conn ecticut CeatraI railr0ad company, or any of it's branchs as uoW constructed, meets or law fully crosss anq8hel railroad at the same level herewith, the corporations or persons by which either of sad railroads is owned or operated, nay with te written consent of the board of railroad conmissioners and upon such terms as said railreai commissioners shall after due hearing presGibe, enter it's road upon or unite the same wit and use theroad of the other, but no locomotivs engine or other motive power shall be allowed te run upon railroad except such as is ownss ssccontrolled by the corpora ton owning orepers ing sHct railread. or with the consent of St h corporation, and every such corporation q person shall at all season. able times and cF reasonable compensation, draw over it's CT ler railroad the passengers, merchandise, atdcars of the other, and each of them shall for aseasonable compensation pro- vide upon it's raifoad convenient and suitable depot accommodations for the passengers and merchandise of he other road passing to and over it, and shsi receive and deliver the same in the manner fl receives and its own passen- gers and freigh. --.tt
 Sec. 2. If ths Corporations or persons can- not agree upoa the stated periods at which the cars of one siall be drawn over the other, and the compensation to be paid therefor, CT can not agree upon the terms and conditions upon which accommodations shall be furnished for the passengers and merchandise of the other, the railroad commissioners, upon the petition of either party and notice to the other, shall ip each case determine (having reference to the convenience and interest of the corporations and of the public to be accommodated there by), the stated periods for drawing cars and the compensation therefor, or the terms and conditions for passengers and merchandise, or the requisite terminal accommodations as afore- said, and upon application of either party shall determine all questions between the parties in relation Q the transportation of freight and passengers, and other business upon and con- nected with said railroads in which they are jointly interested, and the manner in which the business shall be done, and apportion to such corporations or persons their respective shares of the expenses, receipts and income of the same And the award of the commis- sioners ol major part of them shall be bind ing upon the respective corporations and per sons interested therein, for one year CT until the commissioners shall revise and alter the same; p1oUided, ho,oeyer, that any person or corporation aggrieved by any order of the rail road commissioners made under the provisions of tnls act may appeal from the same to the superior court of the county wherein said rail roads mee within twenty days after the date of such orler in the same manner that appeals are now allowed upon any proceeding relative to the location, abandonment, or changing of depots or stations.
 Sec. 3. None of the provisions of this act shall apply to any railroad except the Con- ncticut Central and such other railroads whose tracks are now intersected or crossed by the track or tracks of said Connecticut Central railroad.
 Approved March 18th, 1878.
 House Bill No. 205
 CHAPTER XC.
 An Act in addition te an Act Relating to
 Chattel Mortgages.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- / resentatives in General Assembly convened:
 The provisions of section seven, chapter seven, title eighteen of the general statutes relating to chattel mortgages without delivery of possession, are hereby extended to all mort gages executed by hotel keepers of furniture, fixtures, and other personal chattels contained and used in the hotels occupied by them, or employed in connection herewith but this act shall not affect any suit now pending.