Cairo & St. Louis Railroad v. Warrington

Citations

• 92 Ill. 157

Syllabus

<p>1. Constitutional law—legislative power. The legislature of a State may enact any and all laws on any and every subject, unless restricted by the delegation of the power to the General Government, or its power has been limited by the Federal or State constitution.</p> <p>2. Same—law malting railroads liable for double the value of stoclc hilled. The statute of 1874, which makes every railroad company neglecting, within six months after their roads are open for use, to fence the same and maintain the fence, liable for double the amount of the damages inflicted by their agents, engines or cars on cattle, etc., getting upon their track, is a constitutional and valid enactment. * </p> <p>3. Same—penalties for neglecting to fence railroads. The legislature may, as a police regulation, compel railroad companies to fence their tracks, and this may be done by the imposition of fines, penalties or forfeitures; and a law-providing for a penalty or forfeiture for the violation or non-observance of such a police regulation, which is given to the owner of stock killed, is not in contravention of the constitutional provision that “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.”</p>