The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-04-25
nUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
HIGH AVS AND CROSSINGS.
CHAPTER 2I3.

AN ACT to protect travellers on highways in
Baltimore county at and near Rail Road
crossings in said county.
SECTION he 1t enacted By tie General As
sensby of Maryland, That the Northern Gen.
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 r. al at the Franklin Road or street,
Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road, the Calver-
ton Road and Madens 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 Balt-
more AMI Reisterstown Turnpike Road at the
Cross Key :, at Owings' Mills, and at Glen Nor
ris station the Reisterstown and Hanover
Turnpike I0ad, and also at such other cross
ings of Public Roads as may from time to time
be designated by order of the County Commits
sioncrs of Baltimore county, tAe public ne
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 OPP
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, il shall be the duty of the Railroad
Company or Corporation owning or using said
track to station guard of at least one person.
nd hDl he he II Of 0uo rdc To
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 a conspcu-
Gus "A manner as possible flag by daylight and
coored 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 Of
such crossings or points oil intersection.
Seq And be IL enacted, That if any such
Railroad Company or corporation owning or
using any track shall fail, neglect, or refuse to
comply with the provisions of the preceding
section, it shall be liable to 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 collected under existing laws of
the State.
Sec ). And be ii enacted, That if any such
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 of
the County Commissioners of Baltimare county
to station guards and hagmen at the points in
dictated, mentioned and directed in this act, to
be guarded, which guards and fagmen so ap-
pointed shall be paid by the Railroad Company
or Corporation, whose crossings or intersection
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the pay of each such guard or fagman shall
not be less than dollar and a-half, or more
than five dollars day, to be fixed ard deter
mined by said County Commissioners, at the
time of their appointment.
Sec. 4. And be 1t enacted, That if any such
Railroad Company or Corporation shall fail,
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 this
act, by the County Commissioners of said coun-
ty, then the same shall be paid by the said
County Commissioners, and the said County
Commissioners shall forth with proceed by suit
| or action at law against said Railroad Com pany
or Corporation upon whose track the services
of such guard or fagmaa shall have been per-
formed, for the recovery of the amount so paid.
See 5. And be u enacted, That if any such
Railroad Company or Corporation has now or
shall hereafter construct any tunnel or bridge
at any crossing. intersecting or point men ton
ell or designated in this act to be guarded, and
provided as required by the first section of this
act, so far above or below the grade of such
crossing, intersection or points designated as
that to endanger the safety of any passenger,
horseman or vehicle, passing over or under
said Railroad track then it shall be relieved
from compliance with the terms and provi-
sons of this act at the place so bridged or tun-
nelled as aforesaid. the construction of any
such bridge tunnel to be subject to the APP
g tlo( 6 Dntt
more county.
SEC. 6. And be 1t enacted. That any Railroad
Company now in existence or hereafter to be
created, shall have authority to raise 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 high way under or over such Railroad,
but such work of raising or depression shall be
dcne in manner satisfactory to such County
Commissioners.
Sec T. And be ii enacted That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aloregoing is a
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.