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franchises of the "Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City,"
shall be exempt from all State and municipal taxes, forever.

RAILROADS.

Safety Gates.

791. All railroad companies whose tracks cross any street
in Baltimore City at grade, are required to place, erect and keep
in operation and repair, safety gates at all such street crossings
in said City, which said 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.

792. Any railroad company violating the provisions of the
foregoing section shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each
crossing, and for every day on which said safety gates are
neglected to be erected or operated; said fine to be collected as
other fines are now collected.

Hours of Labor.

793. No street railway company incorporated under the
laws of this State, and no officer, agent or servant of such cor-
poration, and no person or firm owning or operating any line
or lines of street railways within the limits of this State, and no
agent or servant of such firm or person shall require, permit or
suffer its, his or their conductors or drivers, or any of them, or
any employees in its, his or their service, or under his, its or
their control, to work more than twelve hours during each or
any day of twenty-four hours, and shall make no contract or
agreement with such employees, or any of them, providing that
they or he shall work for more than twelve hours during each or
any day of twenty-four hours.

794. Any corporation which shall in any manner violate
any of the provisions of the preceding section shall be deemed
to have misused or abused its corporate powers and franchises,
and the Attorney-General of the State, upon the application in