SEC. 49. If any person or persons shall wilfully do or cause Persons causing injury to railroad ished. to be done any act or acts whatever whereby any building, works, how punconstruction or work of any railroad corporation, or any engine, machine or structure, or any matter or thing appertaining to the same, shall be stopped, obstructed, impaired, weakened, injured or destroyed, the person or persons so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall forfeit and pay to the said corporation treble the amount of damages sustained by means of such offence. SEC. 50. All penalties imposed by this act may be sued for in the name of the territory of Kansas, and if such penalty be for a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, then such suit may be brought before a justice of the peace, and may be commenced by serving a summons on any director of such com pany. Penalties, how sued for. Company shall fence the road in through enclosed SEC. 51. Every corporation formed under this act shall erect and maintain fences on the sides of their road, where the same when it passes passes through enclosed fields, of the height and strength of a fields. division fence required by law, with openings or gates or bars therein, and farm crossings of the road for use of the proprietors of lands adjoining such railroad, and also construct and maintain cattle-guards at all road crossings suitable and sufficient to prevent cattle and animals from getting on the railroad. Until such fences and cattle-guards shall be duly made, the corporation and its agents shall be liable for all damages which shall be done by their agents or engines to cattle, horses or other animals thereon; and after such fences and guards shall be duly made and maintained, the corporation shall not be liable for any such damages, unless negligently or wilfully done; and if any person shall ride, lead or drive any horse or other animal upon such road, and within such fences and guards other than a farm crossing, without the consent of a corporation, he shall for every such offence forfeit a sum not exceeding ten dollars, and shall also pay all damages which shall be sustained thereby to the party aggrieved. It shall not be lawful for any person, other than those connected with or employed upon the railroad, to walk along the track or tracks of any railroad except where the same shall be laid along public roads or streets. SEC. 52. Every corporation shall within a reasonable time after their road shall be constructed cause to be made map and profile thereof, and of the land taken or obtained for the use thereof, and file the same in the office of the secretary of A map shall be made of the road and filed. In case passengers are injured on trains. A railroad must be commenced within two years and put in opera tion in five years after its articles of association are filed. Legislature may amend this act. All railroads in the territory shall ers and privileges act, and subject to its liabilities, &c. the territory, and also like maps of the parts thereof located in different counties, and file the same in the office for recording deeds in the county in which such parts of said road shall be. Every such map shall be drawn on a scale, and on paper, to be designated by the secretary of the territory, and certified and signed by the president or engineer of such corporation. SEC. 53. In case any passenger on any railroad shall be injured while on the platform of a car, or in any baggage, wood or freight car, in violation of the printed regulations of the company posted up at the time in a conspicuous place inside of its passenger cars then in the train, such company shall not be liable for the injury; provided, said company at the time furnished room inside its passenger cars sufficient for the proper accommodation of the passengers. SEC. 54. If any corporation formed under this act shall not within two years after its articles of association are filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of the territory, begin the construction of its road and expend thereon ten per cent. on the amount of its capital, or shall not finish the road and put it in operation in five years from the time of filing its articles of association as aforesaid, its corporate existence shall cease. SEC. 55. The legislature may at any time alter or amend this act, but such alteration or amendment shall not impair the rights of companies previously organized, or take away or impair any remedy given against any such corporation, its stockholders or officers, for any liability which shall have been previously incurred, SEC. 56. All existing railroad corporations within this terrihave all the pow-tory, and such as now or may be hereafter chartered, shall recontained in this spectively have and possess all the powers and privileges contained in this act, and they shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of their charter, contained in sections 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 of this act. This act to be in force from and after its passage. AUDITOR TO SETTLE WITH COMPTROLLER. AN ACT to authorize the Auditor to settle with the Comptroller of the Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of SECTION 1. That the auditor of public accounts is required to make full settlement, and hand over all books, papers and documents in his possession to the comptroller of the treasury of the territory. Auditor requirment with the ed to make settle comptroller. Comptroller required to make the auditor. SEC. 2. That the comptroller of the treasury of the territory is required to make settlement with the auditor of public ac- settlement with counts, and to receipt for all books, papers and documents which he may receive from the auditor. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its pas sage. Approved February 23d, 1857. County of John BOUNDARIES. AN ACT more particularly to define the Boundaries of the several Counties in Kansas Territory. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. The county of Johnson shall be bounded as follows: Beginning in the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river at the point near the mouth of the Kansas river where the said channel crosses the west line of the state of Missouri; thence south, with said west line of the state of Missouri, to the corner of fractional sections fourteen (14) and twenty-three (23) on said line, in township fifteen (15) south, of range twenty-five (25) east, of the sixth principal meridian; thence west along the section lines to the corner or sections fourteen (14), fifteen (15), twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23), township fifteen (15) south, of range twenty-one (21) east; thence north with the section line to the intersection of the main channel of the Kansas river; thence down said river, in son, County of Lykins. County of Linn. County of Bour bon. Coun y of McGee. the middle of the main channel thereof, to the middle of the channel of the Missouri river; thence down the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river, to the point of beginning. SEC. 2. The county of Lykins shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the south-east corner of Johnson county; thence south, along the west line of the state of Missouri, to the corner on said line to fractional sections fourteen (14) and twentythree (23,) township nineteen (19) south, of range twenty-five (25) east; thence west, along the section lines to the corner of sections fourteen (14), fifteen (15), twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23), of township nineteen (19) south, of range twenty-one (21) east; thence north, along the section lines between the second and third tier of sections, to the south-west corner of Johnson county; thence east, along the south boundary of said Johnson county, to the beginning. SEC. 3. The county of Linn shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the south-east corner of Lykins county; thence south, along the west boundary of the state of Missouri, to the corner on said line to fractional sections thirteen (13) and twenty-four (24), township twenty-three (23) south, of range twenty-five (25) east; thence west, along the section lines to the corner to sections fourteen (14), fifteen (15), twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23), township twenty-three (23) south, of range twenty-one (21) east; thence north, along the section lines between the second and third tier of sections, to the south-west corner of Lykins county; thence east, along the south bounday of said Lykins county, to the point of beginning. SEC. 4. The county of Bourbon shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the south-east corner of Linn county; thence south, along the west boundary of the state of Missouri, to the corner on said line to fractional sections 13 and 14, township 28 south, of range 25 east; thence west, along the section lines to the corner to sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, township 28 south, of range 21 east; thence north, along the section lines. between the second and third tier of sections, to the south-west corner of Linn county; thence east, along the south boundary of said Linn county, to the place of beginning. SEC. 5. The county of McGee shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the south-west corner of Bourbon county; thence south, along the section lines between the second and third tier of sections, to the south boundary of the territory; thence east, along said south boundary of the territory, to the intersection with the west boundary of the state of Missouri; thence north, along said west boundary of the state of Missouri, to the south-east corner of Bourbon county; thence west, along the south boundary of said Bourbon county, to the place of beginning. las. SEC. 6. The county of Douglas shall be bounded as follows: County of DougBeginning at the north-west corner of Johnson county; thence south, along the west boundary of said Johnson county, to the south-west corner of said Johnson county; thence west, along the section lines, to the corner of sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, township 15 south, of range 17 east; thence north, along the section line between the second and third tier of sections, to the intersection of the middle of the main channel of the Kansas river; thence, down the same middle of the main channel of said Kansas river, to the place of beginning. lin. SEC. 7. The county of Franklin shall be bounded as follows: County of FrankBeginning at the south-east corner of Douglas county; thence south, along the west boundary of Lykins county, to the southwest corner of said Lykins county; thence west, along the section lines to the corner to sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, township 19 south, of range 17 east; thence north, along the section lines between the second and third tier of sections, to the southwest corner of Douglas county; thence east, along the south boundary of said Douglas county, to the place of beginning. derson. SEC. 8. The county of Anderson shall be bounded as fol- County of Anlows: Beginning at the south-east corner of Franklin county; thence south, with the west boundary of Linn county, to the south-west corner of said Linn county; thence west, with the section lines to the corner to sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, of township 23 south, of range 17 east; thence north, with the section lines between the second and third tier of sections, to the south-west corner of Franklin county; thence east, along the south boundary of Franklin county, to the place of beginning. SEC. 9. The county of Allen shall be bounded as follows: County of Ailen. Beginning at the south-east corner of Anderson county; thence south, along the west boundary of Bourbon county, to the southwest corner of said Bourbon county; thence west, along the section lines to the corner to sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, township 28 south, of range 17 east; thence north, along the section lines dividing the second and third tier of sections, to the south-west corner of Anderson county; thence east, along the |