1258 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 622

tently at rapid intervals, are hereby given right of way over
all vehicular and other traffic on, over and across said roads,
highways and streets and at cross roads, forks and intersections
of said roads, highways and streets, in going to, or from, a fire
or the reported location of a fire; and, in the case of ambu-
lances, while sounding said signal as above, the same right of
way, as hereinbefore provided, is given when going for a sick
or injured person or while conveying a sick or injured person.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That upon the approach
of any fire engine, apparatus or equipment of any fire depart-
ment or company, or of any ambulance, going to, or from, a
fire or reported location of a fire and giving a signal or signals
as provided in Section 1 hereof, while traveling on, over or
across any of the public roads, highways or streets in Talbot
County, all persons using any of said roads, highways or
streets and driving or in charge of a motor vehicle, other
vehicle or team, whether traveling in the same direction as,
or in the opposite direction from, said fire engine, or other
said vehicle, or approaching it at an intersection or fork of
any of said roads, highways or streets, shall immediately, upon
the approach of said fire engine, or other said vehicle, operated
as aforesaid, take position as far to the right of the center of
the road, highway or street, as practicable, shall cause said
vehicle or team immediately to come to a full stop and so
remain until such fire engine, or other said vehicle, has passed:
and all persons shall be, and are, hereby required to give the
same right of way and to act in like manner as above provided
when approached by any ambulance using signals as provided
in Section 1 hereof when such ambulance is on its way to
obtain a sick or injured person or persons or when conveying
the same.

SEC. 3: And be it further enacted, That any person violating
any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction before a Justice of the
Peace having criminal jurisdiction in Talbot County, or before
the Court, shall be subject to a fine of not less than One Dollar
nor more than One Hundred Dollars, or be confined to the
County Jail not exceeding sixty days, or be both fined and
imprisoned, within the limits above prescribed, in the dis-
cretion of the Justice of the Peace, Police Justice or Court
before whom trial is had.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all Acts and parts of
Acts, general or local, inconsistent with the provisions of this