796

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

mission may consider necessary for the proper protection of

said roads, streets, avenues, lanes, alleys and bridges of the

Enforcement

county and the rights of the public therein, and impose reason-

of regulations

able penalties for a violation of such rules and regulations and

make other necessary provisions for the enforcement thereof

and shall have the right from time to time to change or alter

Rules and reg-
ulartions to be

the same ; and all such rules and regulations when adopted

recorded.

and recorded in a book or books kept for the purpose shall

have the force and effect of municipal ordinances regularly

adopted by authority of the Legislature of the State of Mary-

land ; the police magistrates and constables of the county shall

be charged with duty of enforcing all such rules and regula-

tions ; and in addition to other methods of enforcing com-

pliance with such rules and regulations said Highways Com-

mission or the Road Supervisor in charge of the road involved

shall have the right to apply to the court of equity of the

State for an injunction to enforce compliance therewith, in

which case it shall not be necessary to make other jurisdictional

agreements than the threatened breach of such rules or regu-

lations, and said courts shall have jurisdiction to grant such

injunctions on such allegations being made. A certified copy

of any such rules and regulations shall be deemed proper evi-

dence of the same in any of the courts of the State. The High-

ways Commission shall have all the powers and be subject to

all the obligations now vested in and imposed upon the County

Commissioners of Baltimore County by existing laws with

regard to granting of franchises or right in relation to the

public highways, avenues, streets, lanes or alleys of Baltimore

Substituted for

County, and they are hereby declared to be substituted for the

County Com-
missioners.

County Commissioners with full power to act and do all things

said County Commissioners may do or perform under existing

laws, conferring such powers and imposing such duties upon

said County Commissioners, and they are hereby further de-

clared to be substituted for the County Commissioners of Bal-

timore County in respect to the adoption or forming of regu-

lations or restrictions in reference to the planting or main-

tenance of telegraph or telephone or electric light poles, or the

Gas and water
mains.

laying or maintenance of gas or water mains in Baltimore

County under all general or specials laws permitting" said

County Commissioners to adopt or frame such regulations

or restrictions in reference to the matters aforesaid.

Placing ob-

192. Any person placing any obstruction upon any of the

structions on
public high-

public highways, roads, bridges, streets, avenues, lanes or alleys

ways.

of Baltimore County, or interfering with or obstructing the

side ditches or drains thereof, or encroaching upon the same