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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
ways, either public or private, it shall be the duty
of the said President and Directors of said company
so to construct the said road across such established,
road or way, as not to impede the passage or trans-
portation of persons or property along the same, or
when it shall be necessary to pass through the
lands of any individual it shall also be their duty
to provide for such individuals proper wagon ways
across said road or roads, from one part of his
lands to the other, and whenever any road or roads
may hereafter be authorized to be made by the
Legislature, when it may be necessary to cross said
railroad, the company shall make or cause to be
made a proper and convenient way for said road to
cross, the expenses of which shall be paid as the
Legislature may direct.
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Entitled to
damages.
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Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That if the said
company should neglect to provide wagon ways
across said road as required by the eleventh sec-
tion of this act, it shall and may be lawful for any
individual to sue said company, and be entitled to
such damages as a jury may think him or her
entitled to for such neglect or refusal on the part
of said company.
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Cars to run
at regular
times.
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Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That said company
shall start and run their cars for the transportation
of passengers and property at regular times, to be
fixed by public notice, and shall furnish sufficient
and full accommodation for the transportation of
all such passengers and property as shall within
a reasonable time previous thereto be offered for
transportation at the place of starting, and at the
usual stopping places for receiving and discharging
way passengers and freight for that train, and
shall take, transport and discharge such passengers
and property at, from and to such places on the
due payment of the freight or fare legally author-
ized therefor, and shall be liable to the party
aggrieved in action for damages for any neglect or
refusal in the premises.
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Whistle to be
sounded.
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Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That a steam whistle
shall be attached to each locomotive engine and be
sounded at least one hundred rods from the place
where the railroad shall cross any road or street,
except in cities, and be sounded at intervals until
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