municipality Territory nor therein, responsible for any debts or obligations of not responsible any character which may be contracted by such debts of corporations. for company. Sec. 20. That in every case the liability of the corporation to a servant or employe acting under the orders of his superior, shall be the same in case of injury sustained by default or wrongful act of his poration to em- superior, or to an employe not appointed or controlled by him as if such servant or employe were a passenger. Liability of cor ploye. : Increase of capital stock. hereunder may sions United States laws. Sec. 21. If the amount of the capital stock shall be found insufficient to enable said corporation to construct its said road, it shall be competent for the directors, upon a vote of the stockholders, to increase the stock to such sum as shall cover the expenses of the construction of said road. Sec. 22. The said corporations formed hereunder may, at any time hereafter, accept the provisions of any act of congress providing for the creation of bodies corporate for the purposes aforesaid, but such Corporations acceptance shall not impair or affect the legal or accept provi- equitable rights of any creditor as they exist at the time of such acceptance, and having regard to such rights and the legal and equitable rights of the stockholders of any corporation organized hereunder, the legislative assembly of the Territory of Montana, or the legislative department of any state into which said territory may be formed, and which includes any portion of any road constructed by any corporations formed hereunder, may alter or amend this act, and may regulate the same so as to prevent dangerous rates of speed of trains, extortionate charges, danger to passengers, citizens, and freight, and unjust discriminations by any such corporations. Sec. 23. If any railroad corporation within this territory shall ask, charge, or demand any exorbitant rate of compensation for the transportation of any freight, baggage, express matter, or passenger, Regulations as manner of op prescribed. or make any unjust discrimination in its rates, or shall give to any member of the legislative, execu- to rates of fare, tive, or judicial department of the Territory of Mon- freights, and tana, any ticket, pass, or privilege. other than is erating road given to other patrons of its road generally, or shall neglect to provide comfortable and convenient cars. or coaches for the transportation of its passengers and their baggage, or safe cars for the transportation of express matter and freight, or shall use any highly inflamable oils for lighting any car on its passenger trains, or shall wilfully neglect to keep a table of its passenger tariff and rates of freight conspicuously posted in each depot within this territory, or fail to light its track in any city in this territory; or shall transport within this territory on any of its passenger cars, any oil of vitriol, gunpowder, lucifer matches, nitro-glycerine, glynoin oil, nitroleum or blasting oil, or nitrated oil, or powder mixed with any such oil or fiber saturated therewith, or duolin or giant powder, or blasting powder, or any other goods of a dangerous nature, or in any in grporated town in this territory run any train at a rate of speed forbidden by the laws of this territory or the ordinances of such city, or run any train over any unsafe bridge, trestle-work, or aqueduct in this territory; or fail to have upon any locomotive in use by it in this territory a bell and steam whistle in fit condition for use thereon; or shall approach any highway, road, or railroad crossing without having, at a distance of fifty rods therefrom and within a distance of eighty rods therefrom, having sounded said whistle and rang said bell; or shall cross any railroad without bringing its train to a full stop, or shall wilfully fail to make any report herein required, or which may be hereafter required by any law of this territory, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being thereof convicted, shall be fined for the first offence in the sum of one thousand dollars, and N lating regula for the second violation of the same provision two Penalty for vio- thousand dollars, and for every other and further tions and rules. violation of any provision of which it has been twice before found guilty, a sum not less than five nor more than ten thousand dollars. Annual report the auditor by company. Sec. 24. It is hereby made the duty of the president or other officer in charge of each and every railroad company having a line of railroads in the to be made to Territory of Montana, to make an annual report president of to the auditor for the year ending on the 30th day of November preceding, which report shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of such president or other officer in charge, and be filed in the office of the auditor by the first day of December in each year, and shall state 1st. The amount of capital stock paid in. Contents and statements of report. 3d. 8th. All other items embraced in cost of road and equipment, not embraced in three preceding questions. Total cost of road and equipments to date. 9th. Length of single main track, laid with iron. 10th. Length of double main track and width of gauge. 11th. Length of branches, stating whether they have single or double tracks. 12th. Aggregate length of sidings, and other tracks not above enumerated. Total length of iron embraced in preceding heads. 13th. The maximum grade, with its length in main road and also in branches. 14th. The shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve in main road and also in branches. 15th. Total degrees of curvature in main road and also in branches. 16th. Total length of straight line in main road and also in branches. 17th. Number of wooden bridges, and aggregate length in feet. 18th. Number of iron bridges, and aggregate length in feet. 19th. Number of stone bridges, and aggregate length in feet. 20th. The number of wooden trestles and aggregate length in feet. 21st. The greatest age of wooden bridges. 22d. The average age of wooden bridges. 23d. The greatest age of wooden trestles. 24th. The number and kind of new bridges built during the year, and length in feet. 25th. The length of road unfenced on either side, and the reason therefor. 26th. Number of engines. 27th. Number of passenger cars. 28th. Number of express and baggage cars. 29th. Number of freight cars. 30th. Number of other cars. 31st. The highest rate of speed allowed by express passenger trains when in motion. 32d. The highest rate of speed allowed by mail and accommodation trains when in motion. 33d. The highest rate of speed allowed by freight trains when in motion. 34th. The rate of fare for passengers charged for the respective classes per mile. 35th. The highest rate per ton per mile charged for the transportation of the various classes of freight, through and local. 36th. The length of new iron laid during the year. 37th. The length of re-rolled iron laid during the year. 38th. The number of miles run by passenger trains. 39th. The number of miles run by freight trains. 40th. The number of passengers (all classes) carried in cars. 41st. The number of tons of through freight carried. 42d. The number of tons of local freight carried. 43d. The number of tons of ore, cattle, and grain transported. 44th. The value of coin, bullion, and dust carried. 45th. From transportation of passengers. 46th. From transportation of freight. 47th. From mail and express. 48th. From all sources. Total earnings for the year. 49th. For construction and new equipments. 50th. From maintenance of way and structure. 51st. From maintaining and operating motive power and cars. 52d. For transportation expenses, including those of stations and trains. 53d. For dividends, rate per cent, and amount. 54th. All other expenditures, either for management of road, maintenance of way, motive power and cars, and for other purposes. Total expenditures during the year. 55th. The number and kind of farm animals killed, and the amount of damages paid therefor. 56th. A statement of all casualties resulting in injuries to persons, and the extent and the causes thereof, and such other and further information as may be required by the auditor, but if any company |