ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

669

Chapter 501.

AN ACT requiring the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Company to keep flagmen stationed during certain

hours at the crossing of said railroad over the Fred-

erick and Harper's Ferry ridge road, in the village

of Knoxville, Frederick county, and also at the

crossings of said railroad over county, road, in the

village of Berlin, Frederick county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Company be and it is hereby required to keep stationed

from six o'clock a. m. until nine o'clock p. m., on each

and every day, at the crossing of its said railroad over

the Frederick and Harper's Ferry ridge road, in the

Flagmen at
crossings.

village of Knoxville, Frederick county, Maryland, and

at the crossings of said railroad over the county road,

in the village of Berlin, Frederick county, Maryland,

flagmen or signalmen, to warn persons using said roads

and crossings over said railroad at said crossings of

the approach of trains upon said railroad.

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

and Ohio Railroad Company shall be liable to pay a fine

Penalty.

of one hundred dollars for each day that said company

shall neglect or fail to comply with the provisions of

this act; one-half of said fine to go to the use of the

informer and the other half to the use of the school

Disposal of fine

commissioners of Frederick county, to be recovered in

an action of debt in the name of the State of Mary-

land, before any justice of the peace of said Frederick

county.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1884.