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2337. Taxables Giving false list.-653. Whoever, when requested by any officer or board authorized by law to assess property for taxation, fails to give a true list of all his taxable property, or to take and subscribe any oath in that behalf, as required by law, or shall fix a fraudulent value where an oath is not required on such property, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

See notes to section 2271, Burns, R. S. 1901.

2338. Highway-Obstructing.-654. Whoever sets any stone or other monument in any public road or highway, in order to mark a section corner, or any division of lands, in such manner that the same projects above the surface of the ground, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.

2339. Highway-Rubbish.-655. Whoever puts, throws, dumps or leaves any tin cans, old iron, brush, boxes, tools, machinery, vehicles, rubbish, brick, wood, logs or debris of any kind or character whatsoever in, upon or within the limits of any public highway shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars.

This section is the same as the act of 1903, Acts 1903, p. 182.

2340. Defrauding creditors.-656. Whoever, being a party to the sale and delivery of any goods or chattels, or to any conveyance or assignment of any interest in land, or of any profits issuing therefrom, or of any goods, chattels or things in action, made to defraud purchasers, or to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, or whoever, being privy to or knowing of such sale or conveyance, willingly aids in carrying out the same, as having been made in good faith, shall, on conviction, be fined not more than two hundred dollars and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one month nor more than one year.

2341. Appropriating estray.--657. If the taker up of estray property shall suffer the same to be taken out of the county for more than three days at a time, or shall convert the same to his own use, before the title thereto shall vest in him according to law, or if he or any officer shall knowingly and wilfully violate any of the provisions of the law regulating the taking up of estrays, such person or officer shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

2342. Entry on state lands.-658. Whoever, having been removed by a proper officer from land mortgaged to the state and remaining delinquent, shall return to settle upon such land without the consent of the auditor of the county, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty days.

2343. Highways-Racing.-659. Whoever knowingly suffers his horse, mare or gelding to be run in a horse-race, along any public highway in this state, and whoever acts as a rider in any such race, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars.

2344. Running horses in city or town.-660. Whoever runs horses, mares or geldings or shoots at a mark within the limits of any city, town or village, or along or across any street thereof, shall, on conviction, be fined not more than three dollars.

2345. License-Failure to have.-661. Whoever, by himself or agent, transacts any business or does any act without a license therefor, when such license is required by any law of this state, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. See notes to section 2186, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2346. Ferriage-Toll-Illegal charge.-662. If any ferryman, ferry owner, ferry keeper, or keeper of a toll bridge, or any person in his employment, shall demand or receive any greater fee on account of ferriage or toll, than is or may be fixed by law, or ordinance of any city or town, or by the proper board doing county business, as the rates of ferriage or toll to be received by such person, or shall fail to cause the bridge or banks of the stream over or upon which such ferry or bridge may be situated, to be kept in good condition for the passage of loaded wagons, or shall fail to give due and proper attendance to such ferry or bridge, according to the laws, ordinances or orders in force for the regulation of ferries or bridges, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than one month.

2347. Garnishment-Oppressive.-663. Whoever, whether principal, agent or attorney, with intent thereby to deprive any bona fide resident of the State of Indiana of his or her rights, under the statutes of Indiana, on the subject of the exemption of property from levy and sale on execution, or in attachment or garnishment, sends or causes to be sent out of the State of Indiana any claim for debt to be collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment or other mesne process, when the creditor, debtor or person or corporation, owing for the earnings intended to be reached by such proceedings in attachment, are each and all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Indiana, shall, on conviction, be fined for each claim so sent, not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars.

2348. Garnishment-Transfer.-664. Whoever, either directly or indirectly, assigns or transfers any claim for debt against a citizen of Indiana for the purpose of having the same collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment or other process, out of the wages or personal earnings of the debtors, in courts outside of the State of Indiana, when the creditor, debtor and person or corporation owing the money intended to be reached by the proceedings in attachment are each and all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Indiana, shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars.

2349. Climbing on moving trains.-665. Whoever, not being a passenger or employe, either climbs, jumps or steps upon, swings upon, or

attaches himself to or steps, jumps or swings upon any locomotive engine or car, street car or interurban car, while the same is in motion, shall, on conviction, be fined not more than three dollars.

See note to section 2290, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2350. Highway-Obstructing with cars.-666. Whoever, being a conductor or other person having charge of, or running a railroad train, carrying or used for carrying freight, permits or suffers the same or any car or locomotive engine composing the same to remain standing across any public highway, street, alley or farm crossing, or who, whenever it becomes necessary to stop such train across any public highway, street, alley or farm crossing fails or neglects to leave a space of sixty feet across such public highway, street, alley or farm crossing shall be fined not more than twenty dollars nor less than three dollars. Obstructing highway, section 2062, and notes to section 2291, Burns' R. S. 1901. What constitutes a violation of this section. Becker v. State, 33 App. 261.

2351. Passenger cars without tools.-667. Whoever shall, either as a conductor or engineer, assist in the running of any passenger cars over any railroad in this state, which have not been provided with an ax, sledge hammer, saw and bucket, placed in some convenient and conspicuous place in each such passenger car, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and in such case such railroad company employing such officer or employe shall be liable to the same penalty as such employe.

2352. Railroad crossings-Steam or electric-Stops.-668. Whoever, being the engineer of any locomotive or the motorman of any interurban electric car running upon any railroad track, upon or over which passengers are, or may be transported, runs such locomotive or interurban electric car across or upon the track of any other railroad or interurban railroad at a place where no system of interlocking works or fixtures is maintained as provided by the laws of this state, without first coming to a full stop before entering upon or crossing such other track, and without first ascertaining that there is no other train, locomotive or car in sight, approaching and about to pass over such other track; or whoever, being such engineer or motorman, runs such locomotive or interurban electric car upon or across such track when a locomotive or car is in sight, approaching and about to pass upon and over such crossing on such other track, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than three months nor more than one year; and if any person shall be injured or killed by reason of such crossing, such engineer or motorman so violating the provision of this section shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years.

See notes to section 2293, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2353. Deceiving engineer or motorman.-669. Whoever shall falsely report to the engineer of any locomotive or moterman of any interurban or electric car running upon any railroad track, upon and over which passengers are or may be transported, that there is no train or locomotive upon the track of any other railroad or interurban railroad, in sight, and approaching the place where such roads cross, or upon such crossing; or whoever, being the conductor of any train or interurban or electric car, orders and directs the engineer or motorman to violate the provisions of the preceding section; or whoever, being a brakeman of any train of cars, by reason of his gross carelessness or wilful neglect of duty, causes such train or locomotive or such interurban or electric car to run across or upon such crossing, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail not less than three months nor more than one year; and if any person shall be injured or killed by reason of the violation of any of the provisions of this section, the person so violating such provision or provisions shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years. 2354. Railroad crossings-Running upon.-670. Whoever, being an engineer or motorman, permits his locomotive or interurban or electric car to run upon or across the track of any other railroad or interurban railroad at a crossing not provided with a system of interlocking works or fixtures, before the locomotive or train coming upon the other track shall have passed over such crossing, if the locomotive or train on the other track shall arrive at the crossing first, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail not less than three months nor more than one year; and if any person be killed or injured by reason of the violation of any provision of this section, the person so violating such provision shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years.

2355. Railroad crossing-Stopping cars on.-671. Whoever, being the engineer, conductor, motorman or other person, having charge of any railroad train or locomotive or any interurban or electric car, permits or suffers the same to be stopped or remain stationary upon any railroad or interurban railroad crossing, unless the same is done by united agreement and under specific regulations adopted by the directors of such crossing railroads, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail not less than three months nor more than one year; and if any person be injured or killed by reason of the violation of any provision of this section, the person so violating such provision shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years.

2356. Suffering cars to be locked.-672. Whoever, being the superintendent, officer, agent or employe of any company engaged in transporting passengers, suffers or permits any of its cars, containing any pas

senger, to be locked, whether the same is running or standing; or whoever locks or fastens the door or doors of any such car, so that the same can not be easily opened by such passenger; or whoever directs or orders the locking or fastening of any such car door, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

2357. Signals for crossings.-673. Whoever, having charge of a locomotive engine, or interurban electric car, fails or neglects when such engine or car is approaching any road-crossing to sound the whistle or, if not equipped with whistle, the gong, at a distance of not more than one hundred nor less than eighty rods from such crossing, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars; and if any person is injured or killed by reason of such failure or neglect, the person so causing such injuries shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years; but nothing contained in this section or the preceding seven sections shall be so construed as to interfere with any ordinance or by-law that has been or may be passed by any city or town regulating the management of running of engines or trains within such city or

town.

See notes to section 2299, Burns' R. S. 1901.

2358. Railroads-Trainmen-Hours of service.-674. Any superintendent, train dispatcher, yard-master, foreman or other railway official who shall permit, exact, demand or require any engineer, motorman, fireman, conductor, brakeman, switchman, or other employe engaged in the movement of passenger or freight trains or electric cars, or in switching service in yards or railway stations, to remain on duty more than sixteen consecutive hours, unless in case of accident, wreck or other unavoidable cause, without at least eight hour's rest and relief from all duty whatever, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars.

See sections 5185g-5185i, for act regulating the hours of service of railroad employes.

[Acts 1905, p. 127. In force April 15, 1905.]

2359. Badges-Unlawful use.--1. That any person who shall wilfully wear the badge or buttonaire of the Grand Army of the Republic, Union Veterans, National Encampment United Spanish War Veterans, Union Sons of Veterans, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Naval and Military Order of the Spanish War or Society of Foreign Wars, or shall use or wear the same, or print, or cause to be printed, or use any card or letter containing a printed cut or similitude of such badge or buttonaire to obtain money, aid or assistance, or notoriety thereby, or shall unauthorizedly by person, or in writing, represent that he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Union Veterans, National Encampment United Spanish War Veterans, Union Sons of Veterans, Military

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