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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall cross any travelled public road or street, and be

kept ringing; until it shall have crossed the said road

or street; or a steam whistle shall be attached to each

locomotive engine and sounded at least one thousand

feet from the place where said railroad shall cross any

road or street, except in the cities, and be sounded at

intervals until it shall have crossed such road or street,

Penalty for

under the penalty of one hundred dollars for the

neglect.

neglect of the provisions of this section, to be sued for

before any justice of the peace of the election district

in which such neglect may happen, in ten days after

such penalty was incurred, one-half thereof to go to

the informer, and the other half to the county in

which such neglect may happen; and said company

Liable for

shall also be liable for all damages which shall be sus-

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tained by any person by reason of such neglect, and

all penalties imposed by this act may be sued for in

the name of the state; and if such penalty shall be

for a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, then

such suits may be brought before a justice of the

peace, and may be commenced by serving a summons

on any directors or agents of said company.

SEC. 3 And be it enacted, That there shall be a

General meet-

general meeting of the stockholders of said corpora-

ing.

tion on the third Monday of January, in each and

every year, for the purpose of choosing, by ballot or

otherwise, fifteen members of said corporation to be

directors, to manage the affairs thereof for twelve

months, and until successors shall be chosen; and in

all meetings every stockholder shall be entitled to

Vote in person
or by proxy.

give, in person or by proxy, one vote for each share

of capital stock standing in his, her or their names on

books of said corporation.

Approved March 4, 1884.