368 CORPORATIONS—RAILROAD. [ART. 23

pay the legal charges, including cost of storage on said property,
and to pay the overplus, if any, to the owner or consignee of any
such property, on demand.

1874, ch. 333, sec. 3.

182. The three preceding sections shall apply to all steamboat,
and transportation or forwarding companies, or other corporations
or companies, which act as common carriers or forwarders in this;
State.

1874, ch. 446, sec. 1.

183. All railroads within this State, which cross or connect:
with any other road, or which may hereafter be so constructed or
built, shall permit the road so crossing or connecting to use their
track or roadway for the passage of locomotives, ears and tonnage
at a rate of tolls for passage of trains and tonnage, not exceed-
ing the rate per ton per mile, or proportionate part of a mile
so used, as is charged for through freight per ton per mile;
provided, however, that the right of any road to use the track of
any connecting road under this section, shall not be extended to a.
greater distance than five miles.

Penna R. R. Co. v. Balto. & Ohio R R. Co., 60 Md. 263. Penna. R. R. Co.
v. Consol. Coal Co , 55 Md 160.

Ibid. sec. 2.

184. If any railroad company in this State shall fail or refuse
to comply with the provisions of the preceding section, the party
aggrieved shall have the right to recover, upon suit in any court,
of this State that has jurisdiction, a sum not less than five hun-
dred dollars or more than one thousand dollars for each day of
such refusal or neglect.

1864, ch. 371. 1876, ch. 221.

185. If any person is or shall be aggrieved by any company
incorporated by the laws of this State with authority to transport,
or carry persons or property for hire, by reason of anything done
or omitted to be done by the said company, in violation or con-
travention of its duty in regard to the transportation or carriage
of property or persons as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful
for such person to apply by petition in a summary way to the
circuit court for the county or superior court of the city of Balti-