HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

kinds, and shall be constructed on the request
in writing, of any land owner interested therein,
made to such agent of the company as shall
have charge or supervision of the road at that
point; and in addition to said cattle guards,
such railroad companies shall cause to be built
and kept in good order a lawful fence on each
side thereof, and extending sixteen feet from

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the cattle guard, to which the land owner shall
have the right to join his fence; provided,
that no land owner shall be in any way liable,
either directly or indirectly, to the railroad
company, or any other person, for any damage
or injury which may occur or result from the
construction of his fence over the company's
land which may be necessary to connect his
fence with that of the company's.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That for any fail-
ure to comply with any of the provisions of
this act, the company so failing for sixty days
after such written request, shall forfeit and
pay to the party injured five dollars for each

Fence.

days' failure thereafter, to be recovered as
other debts are now collected by an action be-
fore a Justice of the Peace, or the Circuit Court,
when the amount is such as will give such Cir-
cuit Court jurisdiction; said notice or request
may be served upon an agent of the company.

Failure-
Penalty.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1886.

Effective.