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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 144.

AN ACT requiring the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-

road Company to keep a flagman stationed by day

and by night at the crossing of said railroad over

the Frederick and Buckeystown Turnpike road,

in Frederick county.

WHEREAS it is represented to this General Assem-

bly that the crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio

Railroad over the Frederick and Buckeystown Turn-

pike road, near Lime Kiln Station, on said railroad,

in Frederick county, is by reason of the absence of

Preamble.

a flagman or other signal of the approach of trains

extremely dangerous and hazardous to persons trav-

eling upon said turnpike and crossing said railroad,

and whereas repeated accidents have happened at

said crossing because of there being no signal of the

approach of trains on said railroad as aforesaid,

therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That the Baltimore and Ohio

Railroad Company be and it is hereby required to

keep stationed by day and by night at the crossing

of its said railroad over the Frederick and Buckeys-

town Turnpike road, near Lime Kiln Station, on

said railroad, in Frederick county, a flagman or sig-

Flagman or
signalman.

nalman to warn persons using said turnpike and

crossing over said railroad at said crossing of the

approach of trains upon said railroad; provided,

that in case the said railroad company shall at any

time hereafter so change the grade of its road as to

run its tracks over or under the said turnpike, then

and in that case the said company shall be released

from complying with the provisions of this act so

long as said track or tracks shall not cross said turn-

pike at grade.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall be

liable to pay a fine of one hundred dollars for each

Fine for fail-
are to comply.

day that said company shall neglect or fail to com-

ply with the provisions of this act. One half of

said fine to go to the use of the informer and the

other half for the use of the School Commissioners