138 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 180

immediately after Section 141 of said Article, prescribing
the manner in which any blind or partially blind pedestrian
may secure the right-of-way at certain street crossings or
intersections.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement),
title "Motor Vehicles", sub-title "Operation of Vehicles Upon
Highways", said new section to be known as Section 141A,
to follow immediately after Section 141 of said Article, and
to read as follows:

141A. At any street or road crossing or intersection where
the movement of traffic is not regulated by a traffic officer or
by traffic control signals, any blind or partially blind pedes-
trian shall be entitled to the right-of-way at such crossing or
intersection if he shall, before attempting to cross, extend
before him at arm7s length a cane of white color, or white
tipped with red. Upon receiving such a signal, all vehicles at
or approaching such crossing or intersection shall immediately
come to a full stop, leaving a clear lane through which such
person may pass, and they shall remain stationary until such
person has completed the passage of such crossing or inter-
section. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting
the movement of traffic at any crossing or intersection where
the movement of traffic is regulated by a traffic officer or by
traffic control signals.

Any operator of a vehicle who violates the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than One Dollar
($1. 00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00). Any
person who is not blind or partially blind and who shall use
or carry a cane of white color, or white tipped with red, in
the manner described in this section, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than One Dollars ($1. 00) nor more than Twenty-five
Dollars ($25. 00).

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and being
passed by a yea and nay, vote, supported by three-fifths of all
the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved February 28, 1945.