The Baltimore County union., 1874-05-09
Local LGaUs.
nUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
HIGHW rs AND CROSSINGS.
CHAPTER 213.


AN ACT to protect travellers on highways in
Baltimore county at and near Rail Road
crossings in said county.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By tie General As
sensbly of Maryland, That the Northern Cen
trail Rail Road Company, The Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road Company, The Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Compa-
ny, The Union Rail Road Company of Balti-
more and The Western Maryland Rail Road
Company, shall, respectively station guard of
at least one person, at all the crossings follow
ing, that is to say where the Northern Central
Railway crosses the Falls Turnpike Road and
York Turnpike Road, and the following county
Roads: The Joppa Road, near Riders station,
at Jessup's crossing between Phoenix and Ash
land, and at Freelands; Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road, at the Washington Road, and at the
Rolling Road at the Franklin Road or street.
Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road, the Calver-
ton Road and Maiden's Choice Road; Union
Rail Road, at the crossing of the Baltimore and
Havre de Grace Turnpike Road; Western Ma
ryland Rail Road, at the crossing of the Balti-
more and Reisterstown Turnpike Road at the
Cross Keys, at 0wings' Mills, and at Glen Nor
ris station on the Reisterstown and Hanover
Turnpike Road, and also at such other cross
ings of Public Roads as may from time to time
be designated by order of the County Commits
sioners of Baltimore county, as the public me-
cessities may in the future from time to time
require, which said order shall not be passed
until after notice to the company and an op-
portunity has been given it to be heard as to
such supposed necessity, and that at all such
points where the track of any other Railroad
Company, now existing or hereafter to be Gre
ated and worked by steam, crosses or intersects
any Turnpike, Public Road, Street or highway
as may be designated by such County Commits
sioners, it shall be the duty of the Railroad
Company or Corporation owning or using said
track, to station a guard of at least one person.
and it shall be the duty of such guards to warn
all persons who may be lawfully upon such
street, avenue, turnpike, public road or other
highways of the approach of all locomotives
or trains of cars by displaying in conspicu-
GUS a manner as possible flag by daylight and
colored light during hours of darkness, and
to continue such disply said flag or light as
the case may be during the continuance of all
locomotives or trains of cars in the vicinity oi
such crossings or points of intersection.
Sec. 2 And be 1t enacted, That if any such
Railroad Company or corporation owning OF
using any track shall fall neglect, or refuse to
comply with the provisions Of the preceding
section, it shall be liable to q fine of not less
than twenty five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars for each and every day of failure, neg
lect, or refusal to comply with the provisions
of the preceding section, to be collected as
small fines are collected under existing laws ol
the State.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That if any sucl
Railroad Company or Corporation shall fail
neglect, or refuse to comply with the require
ments of the first section of this act on or be
fore the first day of July next, ensuing the
passage of this act, then it shall be the duty o
the County Commissioners of Baltimare county
to station guards and fagmen at the points in
dicated, mentioned and directed in this act, tC
be guarded, which guards and aagmen SO ap
pointed shall be paid by the Railroad Company
or EOrnoratinn whose crOaainoa or intersactior
or other points are guarded as aforesaid, an(
the pay of each such guard or hagman sha |
not be less than a dollar and a-half, or more
than five dollars day, to be fixed and deter
mined by said County Commissioners, at the
time of their appointment.
Sec. 4. And be It enacted, That if any such
neglect or refuse for the period Of sixty days
to pay the wages OF any guard or fagman ap
pointed in compliance with the terms of thi
act, by the County Commissioners of said coun
ty, then the same shall be paid by the sale
County Commissioners, and the said Count,
Commissioners shall forthwith proceed by sui
or action at law agansts said Railroad Compan,
or Corporation upon whose track the service
of such guard or fagman shall have been per
formed, for the recovery of the amount so paid
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That if any sucl
Railroad Company or Corporation has now o
shall hereafter construct any tunnel or bridg,
ed or designated in this act to be guarded, anC
provided as required by the first section of thi
act, SO far above or below the grade of sucl
crossing, intersection or points designated al
that to endanger the safety of any passenger
horseman or vehicle, passing over or unde
said Railroad track, then it shall be relieved
from compliance with the terms and provi
sions of this act at the place so bridged or tun
nelled as aforesaid, the construction of any
such bridge or tunnel to be subject to the ap
proval of the County Commissioners of Balti
more county.
Sec. 6. And be 1t enacted, That any Railroad
Company now in existence or hereafter to bt
created, shall have authority to raise or lower
any public road, avenue, street or other high
ways in said county, in such manner as to en-
able said company to pass such road, avenue
street or highway under or over such Railroad
but such work of raising or depression shall b.
done in manner satisfactory to such County
Commissioners.
Sec. 7. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is g
correct copy of an Act passed January Session
1874.
Approved 1st April, 1874.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
DANIEL J. McCAULEY,
EDWARD RIDER,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
County Commissioners for Baltimore Co.
April 25.-3t.