ART. 23] PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. 713

Section 409 of the code of 1904, referred to In construing article 81, section
218, et seq.—see notes thereto. Hannls Distilling Co. v. Baltimore, 114
Md. 678.

Section 411 of the code of 1904, referred to In construing section 182—see
notes thereto. Ben Franklin Ins. Co. v. Glllett, 54 Md. 215.

See sec. 91, et seq., and notes to sec. 92.

Public Service Commission.

1910, ch. 180, sec. 1 (p. 338).

413. This sub-title shall be known as the "public service commis-
sion law," and shall apply to the public services herein described and
to the commission hereby created and to the public service corporations
and persons herein mentioned and referred to.

The term "commission," when used in this sub-title, means the
public service commission hereby created.

The term "commissioner," when used in this sub-title, means one of
the members of such commission.

The term "corporation," when used in this sub-title, includes a cor-
poration, company, association and joint stock company or association.

The term "person," when used in this sub-title, includes an individ-
ual and a firm or copartnership.

The term "railroad," when used in this sub-title, includes every rail-
road, other than a street railroad, by whatsoever power operated for
public use in the conveyance of persons or property for compensation,
with all bridges, ferries, tunnels, switches, spurs, tracks, stations and
terminal facilities of every kind, used, operated, controlled or owned by
or in connection with any such railroad.

The term "street railroad," when used in this sub-title, includes every
railroad by whatsoever power operated, or any extension or extensions,
branch or branches thereof, for public use in the conveyance of persons
or property for compensation, being mainly upon, along, above or below
any street, avenue, road, highway, bridge or public place within the
corporate limits of the city of Baltimore or any other city or town con-
taining a population of not less than two thousand persons, within the
State of Maryland, and including all switches, spurs, tracks, right of
trackage, subways, tunnels, stations, terminals and terminal facilities
of every kind, used, operated, controlled or owned by or in connection
with any such street railroad; but the said term "street railroad," when
used in this sub-title, shall not include a railroad constituting or used
as part of a trunk line railroad system.

The term "railroad corporation," when used in this sub-title, includes
every corporation, company, association, joint stock company or
association, partnership and person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers
appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, managing or
controlling any railroad or any cars or other equipment used thereon,
or in connection therewith.

The term "street railroad corporation," when used in this sub-title,
includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock com-