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conviction thereof shall be fined for each offense not less than fifty dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court.

The description of telephone equipment set out in this section, has no applica-
tion to cases in which parties have entered into lawful contracts in which they fix
for themselves the terms of their contracts, and define what they are contracting
for. Simons Co. v. Md. Telephone Co., 99 Md. 170. And see Maryland Telephone
Co. v. Simons Co., 103 Md. 139.

See sec. 400 and notes to sec. 304.

An. Code, sec. 374. 1908, ch. 280.

310. Telegraph companies engaged in the business of transmitting
communications by telegraph in the State of Maryland, and charging tolls
therefor, shall show conspicuously on each and every telegram delivered
the time it was filed for transmission and the time it was received at the
office from which it is to be delivered: The time of filing the telegram at
place of origin and the time received at destination of each and every tele-
gram transmitted, as provided in this section, shall appear on each and
every telegram under the captions " time filed " and " time received."
Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10), nor more than two hundred
dollars ($200) for each and every telegram delivered in violation thereof.

This section relates only to messages from one point in the state of Maryland
to another point in the state, and is a valid exercise of police power. This section
is mandatory and cannot be waived by sender of a message so as to relieve the
company from complying with its provisions, nor can sender be required to pay
costs of notations as to time. Postal Telegraph Co. v. State, 110 Md. 613.

An. Code, sec. 375. 1910, ch. 587, secs. 1, 2 (p. 66).

311. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company shall employ any
person under fourteen years of age to call for or deliver any message nor
require or permit any person in its employ under sixteen years of age to
call for or deliver any telegram or other message between the hours of
eight o'clock P. M. and eight o'clock A. M.

This section is a duplicate of art. 27, secs. 393 and 394.

An. Code, sec. 376. 1910, ch. 587, sec. 3 (p. 66).

312. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company shall require or
permit any minor person in its employ to call for or deliver any telegram
or other message at or to any house of ill repute or questionable character
wherein is conducted any business tending to demoralize by example or
contact said minor.

This section is a duplicate of art. 27, sec. 395.

An. Code, sec. 377. 1910, ch. 587, sec. 4 (p. 66).

313. Any company or representative thereof who shall violate the
provisions of the two preceding sections shall be subject to a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or sixty
days in jail or both, at the discretion of the court, for each and every

offense.1

This section is a duplicate of art. 27, sec. 396.

1 Secs. 152-244N and 378-381 of art. 23 of the An. Code of 1912, were repealed by the
act of 1922, ch. 492—see art. 48A, " Insurance." The annotations of secs. 152-244N and
378-381 appear in this edition in foot-notes to art. 48A and to art. 48A, sec. 146.