888 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 30,
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Bannon, Stump—2.
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. President, Joyce,
Dennis, Lancaster,
Freeman, Miller,
Garey, Newcomer,
Gorman, Steiner,
Hill, Welfley-13.
Humphreys,
Mr. Bannon submitted the following amendment:
SEC. And be it enacted, That a bell shall be placed on
each locomotive engine, and rung at the distance of at least
one hundred rods from the place where the Railroad shall
cross any travelled public road or street, and be kept ringing
until it shall have crossed such road or street, or a steam
whistle shall be attached to each locomotive engine, and be
sounded at least one hundred rods from the place where the
Railroad shall cross any such road or street, and shall be
sounded at intervals until it shall have crossed such road or
steeet, under the penalty of thirty dollars for the neglect of
the provisions of this section, to be sued for before any Jus-
tice of the Peace of the Election District or Ward in which
such neglect may happen, in ten days after such penalty was
incurred, one-half thereof to go to the informer, and the
other half to the County or City in which such neglect may
happen; and said Company shall also be liable for all dam-
ages which shall he sustained by any person by reason, of
such neglect, and all penalties imposed by this Act may be
sued for in the name of the State, and if such penalty shall
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, Agent
or Engineer of said Company.
Which was rejected by yeas and nays, as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Bannon, Miller,
Dennis, Stump—4.
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. President, Joyce,
Freeman, Lancaster,
Garey, Newcomer,
Gorman, Steiner,
Hill, Welfley—11.
Humphreys,
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