Every conductor, engineer, section foreman, or other employee of any owner of a railroad in this state, who has personal knowledge of the injury or killing of any livestock of any description by the running of any engine or engines, car or cars over or against any such livestock on the track or tracks or right-of-way of such railroad shall immediately report the same by notice in writing to the general superintendent or division superintendent of the railroad by which the employee is employed, unless the employee has personal knowledge that such notice as herein provided for has already been given by some other employee of such railroad.
[6:88:1923; NCL § 6350]