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Every company or individual owning or operating a railroad within the limits of the City is hereby required to light his railroad track at every point where the track crosses any of the streets or public highways of the City.
The lights required herein shall be any reasonable kind of light, other than electric arc lights, and shall be kept burning every night from dusk until daylight in the morning.
(R.O. 1946, C. 27, Secs. 3, 4.)
If the provisions of Section 741.06 are not complied with within twenty days after the Chief of Police has served notice of the provisions of Section 741.06 upon the principal agent of a railroad company operating within the City, such company neglecting to comply therewith shall be liable to the City for the expense of such lighting, which the City shall have incurred by causing the lighting to be done, the same to be assessed and recovered in the manner stipulated in Section 741.08.
If after twenty days after the service of the notice prescribed in Section 741.07, any railroad has not erected the lightposts and lights required by Section 741.06, and commenced lighting the same, the Chief of Police shall cause the same to be done at the expense of the City and the Auditor shall make out and deliver to such delinquent company a statement of the expense of such lights and lightposts and demand payment thereof, and, if the same is not paid within ten days, the amount shall be certified to the County Auditor, who shall place the same upon the tax duplicate against the company so delinquent, to be collected as other taxes, or, if Council so directs, the same shall be collected by suit in the name of the City. In like manner, if any company fails to have such lights lighted and kept burning as required by Section 741.06, the Chief of Police shall cause the same to be done at the expense of the City, and the Auditor shall make quarterly statements of the expenses thereof, which shall be presented and collected as herein provided.
(R.O. 1946, C. 27, Sec. 6.)
No person in charge of a locomotive shall do the following:
(a) Fail to bring the locomotive to a full stop at least 200 feet before arriving at a crossing or proceed through the crossing before signaled to do so or before the way is clear; or
(b) When waiting for a railroad signaling device, stop any portion of the train on or within fifty feet of a public road intersection.
(ORC 4999.04; Ord. 84-165. Passed 8-20-84.)
(a) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(b) Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 741.02 or 741.04 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each offense.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 741.09 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense. If such violation causes physical harm to any person, as defined in Section 501.01(c) of the General Offenses Code, then whoever violates Section 741.09 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, for each offense.
(Ord 84-165. Passed 8-20-84.)