Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 5—INDICTMENT APPEAL FROM MEADE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The statute imposing a penalty on railroad companies for failure-to' signal at public crossings is unconstitutional. 2. In order to establish a public road there must be; either (a) An order of the county court establishing it in the manner pointed out by statute, or, (b) Dedication and an acceptance by the County Court. 3. An officer has no right after he has gone out of office to make a return on a process executed…
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Case 5—INDICTMENT APPEAL FROM MEADE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The statute imposing a penalty on railroad companies for failure-to' signal at public crossings is unconstitutional. 2. In order to establish a public road there must be; either (a) An order of the county court establishing it in the manner pointed out by statute, or, (b) Dedication and an acceptance by the County Court. 3. An officer has no right after he has gone out of office to make a return on a process executed before his office expires, nor to sign a memorandum previously made, nor to amend the return after his term of office. 1.…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PAYNTER
delivered tite opinion of the court.
The indictment is under section 786, Ky. Stat., whicli reads as follows: “Every company shall provide each locomotive engine passing upon its road with a bell of ordinary size, and steam whistle, and such bell shall be rung, or whistle sounded, outside of the incorporated cities and towns, at a distance of least fifty rods from the place where the road' crosses upon the same level any highway or crossing, at which a sign-board is required to be maintained, and such bell shall be rung or whistle sounded continuously or alternately until the…
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