Legislation Details

File #: ORD-1902:006    Version: 1 Name: Setting time limits for railroads to block intersection and setting fines
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/9/1902 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/9/1902
Title: ORDINANCE SETTING TIME LIMITS FOR RAILROADS TO BLOCK INTERSECTIONS AND SETTING FINES
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ORDINANCE SETTING TIME LIMITS FOR RAILROADS TO BLOCK INTERSECTIONS AND SETTING FINES

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(Part of the language is missing) by or through its agents, servants or employees, to willfully obstruct any street, alley, or highway crossing or intersection of the tracts of such railroad corporation or company, within the corporate limits, by trains or cars; and to allow the same to remain upon the crossing of such street, alley or public highway for more than five minutes at one time.

 

Any railway company, or corporation, or servant, agent or employee of such railway company or corporation, violating the provisions of the preceding section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

 

Passed and approved this 9th day of December, 1902

 

(NOTE: This ordinance was contained in the 1911 Digest. Part of the digest was missing, so some of the beginning verbage is not contained in the ordinance.)