562                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 181

said, the court [or justice] shall proceed to enter up judgment against
said corporation as if the said corporation had regularly appeared;
but such judgment shall not be rendered until affidavit shall be filed
showing the name of the president, director or conductor on whom
said service was made and the day of said service; and any property
belonging to the corporation shall be liable to execution for the amount
of such judgment.

253. Same—Penalty for noncompliance.

In the event any railroad corporation owning, controlling or oper-
ating a line or lines in this State shall refuse or neglect to issue a
mileage book as prescribed in this law, upon demand for the same and
a tender of the price therefor authorized to be charged in §§ 249 and
250, or in violation of any of the provisions of §§ 249 to 253, shall
refuse through any of its conductors or agents to accept the coupons
of such mileage book for transportation according to the terms of
§§ 249 to 253, then the person to whom such refusal is made shall be
entitled to recover as liquidated damages from said railroad corpora-
tion the sum of fifty dollars for each refusal or neglect to issue said
book or to accept said coupons, which damages shall be recoverable
[before any justice of the peace of] in the District Court sitting in
any county in the State of Maryland or in Baltimore City, in which
said railroad corporation has an office or place of business[. The same
right of appeal from the decision of the justice of the peace is hereby
reserved to either party, as in other civil cases before a justice of the
peace]; provided, §§ 249 to 253 shall not apply to any railroad char-
tered under the laws of this State whose gross passenger receipts shall
not exceed five thousand dollars annually.

255. Same—Same—Recovery of damages and penalty for violation.

[In the event of that] If any railroad corporation owning, con-
trolling or operating a line or lines in this State shall refuse or neglect
to issue a mileage book granting all the privileges prescribed in this
law upon the demand for the same and a tender therefor of the pre-
vailing price charged by said railroad corporation for any other class
of mileage books at time of such demand, or in violation of any of the
provisions of §§ 254 and 255 shall refuse through any of its con-
ductors or agents to accept the coupons of such mileage book for
transportation according to the terms of said sections, then the person
to whom such refusal is made shall be entitled to recover as liquidated
damages from said railroad corporation the sum of fifty dollars for
each refusal or neglect to issue said book or accept said coupons,
which damages shall be recoverable [before any justice of the peace
of] in the District Court sitting in any county [in the State of Mary-
land or in Baltimore City] in which said railroad has an office or
place of business.

309. Incorporation of vestries.

(f) Right to sue and be sued.—The vestry of each parish, and its
successors shall be forever able and capable in law to sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be
defended, in all or any court of justice, and before all or any judge,
[magistrate,] or other persons whatsoever, in all and singular ac-
tions, matters and demands whatsoever now or hereafter proper under
the laws of this State.