Ch. 5

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Any person who shall cling, climb, jump, step or in any
other way get upon any part of any locomotive, engine or car, or
who shall be on any part of any locomotive, engine or car,
whether the same be freight, passenger, coal or otherwise upon
any part of the track of any railroad within this State unless in
so doing he acts in compliance with the law or by permission
under the rules and regulations of the railroad, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor [and] AND, upon conviction thereof before any
court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not more than
twenty-five dollars, or be subject to imprisonment in jail or in
the house of correction for one month, or to both fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the court before which the case
may be tried; provided, however, that if any such person shall be
sentenced to the house of correction, such railroad company or
corporation, in all cases where the same is not prohibited either
by the laws of the State of Maryland, or of the United States,
which are in effect at present, or which may be hereafter passed,
shall provide free transportation for such person, or persons to
said house of correction, and also free transportation for not
more than one officer in charge of such person, or persons, to
said house of correction and back to the place where such person
or persons may have been tried and convicted; or if such person
be a minor under eighteen years of age, he may, in the discretion
of the court trying the case, be committed to any reformatory
institution provided by law and authorized to receive the same
for such period as the said court may determine, not to exceed
two years. All sections and parts of sections of the Code, both
of general and local laws, and all amendments of and additions
and supplements thereto now in force in the State of Maryland
inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby
repealed.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted comma in Article 27, § 455.

Occurred: Prior to the 1957 codification of the
Annotated Code of Maryland.

458.

Whoever shall willfully and maliciously shoot at or throw or
cause to fall or strike against, into or upon any locomotive,
motor, tender or car[, or any occupant thereof,] used upon any
railroad or electric railway in this State, OR ANY OCCUPANT
THEREOF, any wood, stone or other matter or thing, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be imprisoned
for a period of not more than five years or fined not more than
$1,000, or both.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

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