A Hand-book of Railway Law: Containing the Public General Railway Acts from 1838 to 1858, Inclusive, and Statutes Connected Therewith : with an Introduction, Containing Statistical and Financial Information, &c. : Notes, Forms, and a Copious Analytical IndexW.H. Smith, 1860 - 404 pages |
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... tion as to the Statistics of the railways of the United Kingdom . . The work must , we think , be of great value to all persons connected with railways . - Saunders ' News - Letter . A manual of railway legislation of a highly valuable ...
... tion as to the Statistics of the railways of the United Kingdom . . The work must , we think , be of great value to all persons connected with railways . - Saunders ' News - Letter . A manual of railway legislation of a highly valuable ...
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... tion of Navigation connected therewith , Water Power : Establishment of Manufactories to be worked by Water Power in Ireland , • 135 , 136 Temporary Occupation of Lands near the Railway during con- struction thereof , 138 139 Lands for ...
... tion of Navigation connected therewith , Water Power : Establishment of Manufactories to be worked by Water Power in Ireland , • 135 , 136 Temporary Occupation of Lands near the Railway during con- struction thereof , 138 139 Lands for ...
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... tion : special of the provisions in the general acts are not unfrequently Acts . varied by those in the special acts of particular companies or undertakings ; and the " special act " is frequently referred ing in “ repair any bridge ...
... tion : special of the provisions in the general acts are not unfrequently Acts . varied by those in the special acts of particular companies or undertakings ; and the " special act " is frequently referred ing in “ repair any bridge ...
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... tion of Receipts . centage Amount . rage Propor- Amount . rage per Mile . tion of Receipts . per Mile . £ £ England , • Scotland , • 6,610 9,004,769 1,362 43.87 1,226 916,697 746 36-62 1,064 671,332 631 58.65 £ £ 11,522,979 1,743 ...
... tion of Receipts . centage Amount . rage Propor- Amount . rage per Mile . tion of Receipts . per Mile . £ £ England , • Scotland , • 6,610 9,004,769 1,362 43.87 1,226 916,697 746 36-62 1,064 671,332 631 58.65 £ £ 11,522,979 1,743 ...
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... tion of postage , to 504,421,000 in the year 1857 , -an in- crease of 428,513,000 , or nearly seven - fold , under the penny postage system . At the same time , the revenue of the Post Office has increased from £ 2,346,278 in the former ...
... tion of postage , to 504,421,000 in the year 1857 , -an in- crease of 428,513,000 , or nearly seven - fold , under the penny postage system . At the same time , the revenue of the Post Office has increased from £ 2,346,278 in the former ...
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Page 341 - Be it therefore enacted, that whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if 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...
Page 341 - ... in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought...
Page 332 - ... on the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action, or...
Page 228 - ... furs, or lace, or any of them, contained in any parcel or package which shall have been delivered, either to be carried for hire, or to accompany the person of any passenger...
Page 145 - ... shall have to cross such railway; and such gates shall be of such dimensions and so constructed as when closed to fence in the railway, and prevent cattle or horses passing along the road from entering upon the railway...
Page 466 - The said arbitrators or their umpire may call for the production of any documents in the possession or power of either party which they or he may think necessary for determining the question in dispute, and may examine the parties or their witnesses on oath, and administer the oaths necessary for that purpose.
Page 219 - ... or which have the terminus, station, or wharf of the one near the terminus, station, or wharf of the other, shall afford all due and reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding all the traffic arriving by one of such railways or canals...
Page 324 - ... be paid into the Bank of England, in the name and with the privity of the Accountant General of...
Page 230 - Provided also, and be it further enacted, that nothing in this act shall be deemed to protect any mail contractor, stage coach proprietor, or other common carrier for hire from liability to answer for loss or injury to any goods or articles whatsoever arising from the felonious acts of any coachman, guard, book-keeper, porter, or other servant in his or their employ, nor to protect any such coachman, guard, book-keeper, or other servant from liability for any loss or injury occasioned by his or their...
Page 213 - ... in order to his being conveyed, as soon as conveniently may be, before a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to law.