WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 111.

AN ACT to compel the Citizens Railway Com-

pany of Baltimore city to comply with the re-

quirements of their Charter.

WHEREAS by an act passed by the General As-

sembly of Maryland at the January session of 1876,

chapter 118, entitled " An Act supplementary to an

act, entitled ' An Act to incorporate the Citizens Rail-

way company of Baltimore city,' " passed at the Jan-

uary session, 1870, it is provided that the said com-

pany shall, from and after the passage of this act,

Preamble.

run all its cars through from one terminus of the

road to the other; and whereas the said company,

in direct violation of this provision of its charter,

runs its cars from the eastern terminus of its road

to the central part of the city, and thence returns

to the eastern terminus; and from the western termi-

nus of its road to the central part of the city, and

thence returns to the western terminus, thus com-

pelling all its through passengers to transfer from

one car to another; therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That the Citizens Railway com-

pany of Baltimore city shall, from and after the

passage of this act, run all its cars through from one

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terminus of the road to the other, under a penalty

through.

of twenty dollars fine for each and every car in ac-

tual use, for each and every day such car is not run

through from one terminus to the other, said fine

to be collected as provided for by law, one-half of

said tine to be paid to the informer.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That should said company

continue, after the expiration of ninety days from the

passage of this act, to run its cars in violation of the

above mentioned provisions of its charter, it shall

be the duty of the Governor of the State, where in-

formation and petition of one or more persons fur-

Proceed
against compa-

nished under oath, to direct the Attorney General

ny for viola-

of the State to proceed against said company for the

tion.

violation, as provided for by law, to the end that the

charter of said company be revoked and nullified.

Approved March 30, 1882.