Report of the Railroad CommissionerE.L. Freeman Company, state printers, 1896 |
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account at beginning account at end Balance of construction brakeman brakes Capital stock actually construction account coupling cars crossing the track electric car ending June 30 Equipment account flagmen Floating debt freight cars Funded debt grade crossings June 30 Nelson W Notary Public Number built Number guarded Number of employees Number of farm Number of passenger Number of persons oath do severally Old Colony Railroad paid in common paid in preferred Pascoag passenger train cars Pawtucket persons walking property and assets R. I. Hospital railroad commissioner Railroad Company railroad corporation Rate and amount rate of fare Receipts passenger department reckoned as single Rhode Island road in miles Rolling stock account steamboat stock actually paid Stonington Division Street Railway Company Subscribed and sworn Surplus at beginning thing therein set Total gross debt Total number Total property town or city train cars heated Treasurer Union Railroad Valley Falls Woonsocket Worcester Division
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Page 121 - ... death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 29 - Company, on my oath do say that the foregoing return has been prepared under my direction, from the original books, papers, and records of said Company; that I have carefully examined the same, and declare the same to be a complete and correct statement of the business and affairs of said Company in respect to each and every matter and thing...
Page 121 - ... every such action shall be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of such deceased person, and the amount recovered in every such action, shall be for the exclusive benefit of the widow and next of kin of such deceased person, and shall be distributed to such widow and next of kin in the proportion provided by law in relation to the distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate...
Page 115 - The same shall be evidenced by an instrument executed by the parties and duly acknowledged by the vendee or lessee or bailee, as the case may be, or duly proved, before some person authorized by law to take acknowledgment of deeds, and in the same manner as deeds are acknowledged or proved...
Page 125 - If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Page 115 - State of this commonwealth; (3) each locomotive, engine or car so sold, leased or hired, or contracted to be sold, leased or hired as aforesaid, shall have the name of the vendor, lessor or bailor plainly marked on each side thereof, followed by the word "owner" or "lessor" or "bailor
Page 95 - Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed, watered and sheltered, during such rest, by the owner or person having the custody thereof; or in case of his default in so doing, then by the railroad company...
Page 115 - ... may, as paid, be applied and treated as purchase money, and that the title to the property shall not vest in the lessee or bailee until the purchase price shall have been paid in full and until the terms of the contract shall have been fully performed, notwithstanding...
Page 124 - Every person who shall fraudulently evade or attempt to evade the payment of any fare lawfully established by...
Page 99 - And said witnesses shall receive for such attendance two dollars per day, and five cents per mile, traveled by the nearest practicable route in going to and returning from the place of meeting of said...