24 CORPORATIONS. [ART. 23.

telegraph or telephone operator who spaces trains, by the use
of the telegraph or telephone, under what is known and termed
"Block System" (defined as follows): Reporting trains to
another office or offices, and to the train despatcher registering
the same and operating one or more train order signals, and
telegraph or telephone lever men who manipulate interlocking
machines in railroad yards or on main tracks out on the lines
connecting side tracks or switches or train despatchers in its
services; whose duties substantially as hereinbefore set forth
pertain to the movement of cars, engines or trains on its rail-
road by the use of the telegraph or telephone in despatching or
reporting trains or receiving or transmitting train orders as
interpreted in this section, to be on duty for more than eight
hours in any twenty-four consecutive hours.

1906, ch. 454.

300 B. Any person, corporation or association that shall
violate the preceding section shall pay a fine of one hundred
dollars for each violation thereof.

Ibid.

800 o. The fine mentioned in the preceding section shall be
recovered by an action of debt in the name of the State of
Maryland for the use of the State, who shall sue for it against
such person, corporation or association violating Section 300 A,
said suit to be instituted in any court in this State having
appropriate jurisdiction.

Ibid.

300 D. The said fine when recovered as aforesaid shall be
paid without any deduction whatever, one-half thereof to the
informer, and the balance thereof to be paid into the public
school fund of the State of Maryland; provided, that the pro-
visions of the preceding sections shall not apply to any part of
a railroad where not more than eight regular passenger trains
in twenty-four hours pass each way; provided, moreover, that
where twenty freight trains pass each way generally in each
twenty-four hours, then the provisions of said sections shall
apply, notwithstanding that there may pass a less number of
passenger trains than hereinbefore set forth, namely, eight.

Approved April 3, 1906.