SECTION. 301. Title acquired by endorsement. 302. Person negotiating receipt war rants-certain conditions. 303. Indorser not liable. 304. Mortgagee, etc., does not war rant. 305. Validity of negotiation not im paired-conditions. 306. Subsequent sale, etc., not inval idated-conditions. 307. Purchaser in good faith, rights not defeated. ARTICLE IV-CRIMINAL OFFENSES. 308. Receipt issued in fraud-crime -penalty. 309. False statement-crime penalty. 310. Duplicate receipts issued-crime - penalty. 311. Ownership not stated on receipt crime-penalty. 312. Goods delivered, receipt outstand ing-crime-penalty. 313. Deposit of goods without title selis negotiable receipt-crime penalty. ARTICLE V-INTERPRETATION OF ACT. 266. Goods deliverable upon demand under certain conditions. 267. Justified in delivery of goods un der certain conditions. 268. Liability upon certain conditions. 269. Goods delivered without cancel lation of receipt-liability. 270. Part of goods delivered without cancellation-liability. 271. Alteration of receipt-liability. 272. Loss of receipt-court may order delivery-bond, etc. 273. Duplicate receipts. 274. Liability for refusal to deliver goods. 275. More than one person claiming title. 276. All claimants to interplead. 277. What constitutes defense for fail ure to deliver. 278. Liability determined by wording of receipt. 279. Reasonable care of property to be exercised. 280. Goods of different owners to be kept separate. 281. Fungible goods. 282. Liability to each depositor. 283. Cannot be attached by garnish ment unless upon surrender of receipt. 284. Aid from courts. 285. Lien for storage charges. 286. Lien may be enforced under con ditions. 287. Loss of lien, under conditions. 288. No lien except for storage-ex cept under conditions. 289. May refuse to deliver. 290. Entitled to remedy by law. 291. Lien may be satisfied, under con ditions. 292. Perishable goods may be sol3 after notice. 293. Enforcement of lien provided, no bar to other remedies. 294. No liability after sale. 314.' Where no special provision, other laws to govern. 315. Interpretation of Act. 316. Interpretation of Act. 317. Not to apply prior to passage. 318. Repeal with exceptions. STREET RAILWAYS—VESTIBULES FOR CARS. 319. Vestibules on street cars. 320. Penalty. 321. Provides for building of street rail ways over bridges. 322. Selling or fraudulently using passes. 323. Penalty. 324. Power of city councils to change location, grade and crossings of railroads—to require fence to compel flagmen at crossingsextend streets or alleys over railroads—to grant use of streets for railroad tracks. 325. Railroads to destroy Canada this tles. 326. Embezzlement of railroad tickets -penalty. 327. Malicious mischief to railroads penalty. 328. Removing lubricating packing penalty. 329. Combining to injure railroads penalty. 330. Obstructing train laden with munitions of war, troops, etc.penalty. 331. Attempting injury to railroads penalty. 332. Influencing others to injure rail roadspenalty. ARTICLE III-NEGOTIATION AND TRANS FER OF RECEIPTS. 295. Negotiable receipt negotiated by delivery-conditions. 296. Negotiated by endorsement. 297. May be transferred. 298. May be negotiated under other conditions. 299. Acquiring title. 300. Title acquired under other condi tions. DRINKING INTOXICATING LIQUOR ON PASSENGER CARS. SECTION. 364. Drinking intoxicating liquor On passenger cars or about station -intoxicated person-penalty. 365. Duties and powers of conductors -arrests. 366. Refusing or failure of conductors penalty. 367. Printed notice to be posted by company-penalty. EXPRESS BUSINESS. 368. Express companies declared com mon carriers-jurisdiction. 369. Rates or schedules of maximum charges — receipt government and control-joint rates and classifications. 370. Schedules of rates, charges, etc., posted in offices—changes-dis crimination-penalty. 371. Copies of contracts, schedules, etc., filed with commission - com plaints-hearings-penalty. 372. Complaint of shippers, etc.-hear ings-appeal. 373. Shipments-advance charges. 371. Receipt to be furnished shipper items. 375. Report to be made to commission investigation of books. 376. Delivery territory to be fixed and determined by commission penalty. 377. Offenses-penalties. 378. Suits-documents-evidence. 379. Repeal. UNIFORM BILLS OF LADING. 380. Bills of lading of any common carrier governed by Act. 381. SECTION. able injury to animals. property of railroad company penalty. 335. Offense committed on railroad car or water craft-penalty. cated, opened, widened or ex- LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. 337. Schedule May 1st. same. 339. Railroad track description of same. 310. How "railroad track" listed and assessed. 311. "Railroad stock” schedules. 342. How "rolling stock" listed and taxed. 343. Personality and real estate other than "rolling stock” and “rail road track” where listed. 344. How such other personal and real property to be assessed. 315. Railroad returns to Auditor. 346. Neglect to make returns-penalty. 317. Schedules-board to assess rail road property. 318. Railroad tax book-extending and collecting tax. 319. Description of platted land. 350. Board to assess "railroad track" and “rolling stock’-distribution of values-extension of tax. 351. Capital stock of railroads and telegraphs-distribution of value --extension of tax. 352. A number of dates for the per formance of acts under the general revenue law changed. 353. Where public road proposed across or alongside railroad-notice. 351. Sale of unclaimed property. 355. San José scale and other danger ous insects and contagious diseases of fruits. 356. Animals in car's Over 36 consecu tive hours--delay-penalty. 357. To be watered and fed. What bill must embody-omissions. 382. What insertions permitted in bill. 383. Non-negotiable or straight bill de fined. 384. Negotiable or order bill defined. 385. Negotiable bills not to be issued in parts- liability. 386. Negotiable bill in duplicate-how indicated. 387. Non-negotiable bill-how marked. 388. Person to be notified, etc., no limitation of negotia bility of bill. 389. Objections by consignor-form unconditional bill. 390. When carrier bound to deliver goods. 391. When carrier justified in deliver ing goods. 392. When carrier delivers goods to one not entitled thereto. 393. When carrier fails to take up ne gotia ble bill. 394. When carrier delivers part of goods. 395. Alteration, addition or erasure in bill. CABOOSE CARS. 358. equipment of caboose Warehouse Commission. track of shipper. Warehouse 363. SECTION. 396. Where negotiable bill lost or des troyed. 397. Liability for duplicate bill. 398. Refusal of carrier to deliver goods. 399. When more than one claims title or possession of goods. 400. Validity of adverse claim. 401. Right or title of third person no defense to action against car rier for failure to deliver goods. 402. Liability of carrier to consignee or holder of bill—"shipper's load and count." 403. Goods attached by garnishment or levied upon. 404. Attachment of negotiable bill by creditor-injunction, etc. 405. Carrier's lien under negotia ble bill. 406. When carrier not liable for failure to deliver goods. 407. When negotiable bill negotiated by delivery. 408. When negotiable bill negotiated by indorsement. 409. Transfer of bill. 410. How negotiable bill negotiated by any person. 411. What acquired by negotiation of negotiable bill. 412. What acquired by transfer of bill not negotiated. 413. Obligation to indorse negotiable bill transferred, etc. 414. What warranted by negotiation or transfer. 415. Indorser not liable for any failure of carrier or previous indorsers. 416. No warranty by mortgagee, pledge or holder of bill for security. 417. How validity of negotiation of bill impaired. SECTION. 418. Possession of negotiable bill for goods sold, mortgaged Or pledged. 419. Shipment by consignor under con tract, etc. 420. Where seller transmits draft and bill—what buyer justified in as suming 421. Rights of purchaser for value in negotiated bill. 422. Rights and remedies of mortgagee or lien holder. 423. Issuing bill for goods not received by carrier-penalty. 424. Issuing bill containing false state ment-penalty. 425. Issuing duplicate or additional ne gotiable bill, etc.-penalty. 426. Shipping goods mortgaged, etc., with disclosing title, etc. enalty. 427. Deceiving in negotiation or trans fer-penalty. 428. Securing issue of bill for goods not received-penalty. 429. Issuing non-negotiable bill with words “not negotiable”-penalty. 430, Rules in cases not provided for. 431. Interpretation. 432. Terms defined. 433. To what Act does not apply. 434. Repeal. 433. Act cited as “Uniform Bills of Lading Act." Proclamation by the Governor of in terest to railroads. Rules of Practice before the Commis sion. Rules of Practice in crossing and inter locking cases. Interlocking devices--statutory. Provisions and rules governing same. INCORPORATION OF RAILROAD COMPANIES.* AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of associations that may be organized for the purpose of constructing railways, maintaining and operating the same; for prescribing and defining the duties and limiting the powers of such corporations when so organized; and authorizing the same and all railroad companies of this State; to own and hold the stock and securities of railroad companies of other states owning connecting lines. [As amended by Act approved June 2, 1891; in force July 1, 1891. L. 1891, p. 184; Legal News Ed., p. 124. As amended by Act approved June 7, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, L. 1911, p. 470. Corporators. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That any number of persons not less than five may become an incorporated company for the purpose of constructing and operating any railroad in this „State, and that any and all railroads or transportation companies authorized to be incorporated and transact business in this State by virtue of this Act shall be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, own, operate and maintain any railroad sold or transferred under orders or powers of sale or decree of, or sale under foreclosure of mortgage or deed of trust, and corporations heretofore organized under the provisions of the Act hereby amended, their successors or assigns, shall have and possess all the powers and privileges conferred by this Act. [As amended by Act approved May 11, 1877. In force July 1, 1877. L. 1877, p. 163, Legal News Ed., p. 150. Articles of incorporation, 2. § 2. Such persons shall organize by adopting and signing articles of incorporation, which shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds in each county through or into which such railroad is proposed to be run, and in the office of the Secretary of State. [See § 6, 15. Form of 3. § 3. Such articles shall contain: article. First—The name of the proposed corporation. Second—The places from and to which it is intended to construct the proposed railway. Third-The place at which shall be established and maintained the principal business office of such proposed corporation. Fourth—The time of the commencement and the period of the continuance of such proposed corporation. Fifth—The amount of the capital stock of such corporation. Sixth—The names and places of residence of the several persons forming the association for incorporation. Seventh—The names of the members of the first board of directors, and in what officers or persons the government of the proposed corporation and the management of its affairs shall be vested. Eighth—The number and amount of shares in the capital stock of such proposed corporation. record of same. *Elevated ways and conveyors. See Corporations, Ch. 32. § 68. |