862 CECIL COUNTY. [ART. 8.

RAILROAD CROSSINGS.

1886, ch. 124.

271. The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
company, and the Philadelphia branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company, shall respectively station a guard of at
least one person at the following crossings, that is to say: where
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad crosses the
county road near what is known as "Red mill", near Elkton; the
foundry crossing in Perryville; the Philadelphia branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, where said road crosses the county
road which leads from North-East to Bayview; and also at such
other crossings of public roads, streets, avenues and turnpikes as
may from time to time.be designated by order of the county
commissioners, as the public necessities may in the future from
"time to time require, which said order shall not be passed until
after thirty days' notice has been given to the company, and au
opportunity has been given to be heard as to such supposed
necessity; and at all such points where the track of any other
railroad company now existing or hereafter to be created, using
steam engines, crosses or intersects any turnpike, public road,
street or highways as may be so designated by such county
commissioners, it shall be the duty of the railroad company or
corporation owning or using said track to station a guard of at
least one person; and it shall be the duty of such guards to warn
all persons who may be lawfully upon such street, avenue, turn-
pike, public road or other highway, of the approach of all
locomotives or trains of cars, by displaying in as conspicuous a
manner as possible, a flag by daylight and a colored light during
the hours of darkness, or to close safety-gates on the approach
and passage of trains or locomotives, either or both, as the county
commissioners may deem necessary, and to continue such duty
from seven o'clock A. M. until nine o'clock P. M. each day.

Ibid.

272. If any such railroad company or corporation owning or
using any track, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the
provisions of the preceding section, it shall be liable to a fine of