Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 2S4, 81 Published July 10, 1907.
CHAPTER. 6a6. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to amend section. 1909 of the
statutes, relating to the crossing Of high
ways by railroad trains and locomotives,
and to repeal section 1809a.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
is amended to read: Section 1909
1. No railroad company or corporation
operating railroad in this state and whose
line OF road extends into or through any
train or locomotive faster than twelve
miles an hour while approaching and
within twenty rods of any PUBLIC Travelled
grade street crossing in such city or vii
lage.
2 Whenever any such railroad company
or corporation shall erect, maintain and
operate gates at any public travelled grace
crossing IN any cry ge OF T sne
company or corporation may run tram
or locomotive at a speed not to exceed
thirty miles an hour while approaching
and within twenty rods Of and while cross
ing such public travelled grade crossing,
and whenever such railroad company, sha!l
maintain and operate an efficient electric
alarm bell or signal, properly installed ana
kept in good working order; at any p99 PIC
city or village, such company may run a
train or locomotive at speed OF not TO
exceed twenty miles an hour While ap,
preaching, and within twenty rods OF, ana
while crossing, such public grade crossing.
3. No such railroad company or cor
poration shall run any train or locomotive
over any public travelled grade crossing
within any incorporated city or, village,
except wherein gates are erected, main
tanned and operated, or hagman is
stationed, unless the engine bell shall be
rung continuously within twenty rods OF
and until such crossing shall be reached
by such train or locomotive. Provided;
that fiagmen or gates shall be placed ana
maintained, or such mechanical safety ap.
pliances shall be installed upon such street
crossings in incorporated villages and cities
over which trains pass as the public au-
thorities Of any such city or village may
direct.
4. No such railroad company or corpor-
alton shall run any train OF IoG9;m aS
crossing, outside of the limits of any in,
corporated city or village, unless the
whistle shall be blown eighty rods from
such crossing and the engine bell rung
continuously from thence until such cross
ing be reached by such train or locomotive.
5. Every such railroad company or cor,
pora ton shall erect and maintain at az
times at every place where its railroad
track crosses a public highway or street
and near such crossing a large sign board
with the following inscription, painted IN
large letters on each size: LOOK out Tor
the Cars" in such manner as to be visible
on the highway track at least hundred
feet distant on each side of such crossing.
6. In any action brought by any person
or his legal representatives against rali-
road company or corporation operating
railroad in this state, to recover for per.
sonal injuries or death, if it appear that
the injury or death in question was caused
by the negligent omission of railroad
company or any such corporation to con, COM
ply with the requirements of Section 1879,
the fact that the person injured or killed
was guilty of slight want Of ordinary care
contributing to the injury or death shall
Section 2. Section 1sO9a of the statutes
is hereby repealed.
Annroved July -, 1907.