ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 430.

AN ACT to compel Railroad Companies to place

Safety Gates at street crossings in Baltimore city.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That all railroad companies, whose

tracks cross any street in Baltimore city at grade, shall

be and they are hereby required to place, erect and

keep in operation and repair safety gates at all of

Safety gates at
street crossings

such street crossings in said city, which said safety

gates shall be closed on the approach of any and every

train of cars or locomotive, and kept closed until the

said cars or locomotive have completely passed said

street crossings.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That any cor-

poration violating the provisions of the foregoing sec-

tion shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each

Penalty.

crossing, and for every day on which said safety gates

are neglected to be erected or operated; said fine or

fines to be collected as other fines are now collected.

Approved April 8, 1884.

Chapter 431.

AN ACT to appropriate the sum of five hundred and

fifty-five dollars and ninety-two cents, to pay the

expenses incurred by Dr. Saint George W. Teackle,

State Vaccine Agent.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the comptroller be and he is here-

by authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the

treasurer in favor of Dr. Saint George W. Teaekle, for

Warrant to pay

the sum of five hundred and fifty-five dollars and

Dr. Teackle.

ninety-two cents, being the amount actually expended

by him for vaccine virus, over and above the amount

appropriated for the years eighteen hundred and

eighty-two and eighteen hundred and eighty-three.

Approved April 8, 1884.