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ment of all or any of its cars or trains, and either exclusively
or concurrently with steam or with any other motive power or
system; provided, however, that every railroad company chang-
ing its motive power in whole or in part from steam to elec-
tricity shall continue to be subject to all the provisions of the
laws of this State relating to the taxation of railroad com-
panies whose roads are worked by steam power, to all intents
as if no such change of motive power had been made.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 30, 1908.

CHAPTER 724.

AN ACT to amend Article 23 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Corporations, " sub-title "Railroad
Companies, " by adding thereto certain additional sections to
follow Section 300 of said Article, to be known as Sections
300K, 300L, 300M, 300N and 300p.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Article 23 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland of 1904, title "Corporations, " sub-title "Railroad
Companies, " be and the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto certain sections to follow Section 300 of said Article, to
be known as Sections 300K, 300L, 300M, 300N and 300p.

SEC. 300K. That it shall be unlawful for any railroad com-
pany doing business in the State of Maryland or any receiver of
such railroad company to run or operate over its road or any
part of its road, or suffer or permit to be run or operated over
its road or any part of its road, any freight train consisting of
thirty or more freight or other cars, exclusive of caboose and
locomotive, with less than a full train crew, consisting of six
persons, to wit: One engineer, one fireman, one conductor, one
flagman and two brakemen.

SEC. 300L. That any such railroad company or any such re-
ceiver violating any of the provisions of Sections 300K of this
Act shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each
and every such violation, to be recovered in a civil suit or suits
to be brought by the Attorney General of the State of Mary-
land in the name of this State; and it shall be the duty of such
Attorney General without further authorization to bring such
suit or suits upon duly verified information being presented to
or lodged with him of such violation having occurred, and the