The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-30
CHATTER SOL
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

[CHAPrER SOL
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
AN ACT
To repeal the act passed at January session,
eighteen hundred and seysniy-two, chapter
three hundred and fifty-fye, entitled 40 act to
authorize the issuing Of licenses 10 Telegraph
Companies and Express or Transportation
Companies not organized under The laws Of
ths State, to transact business therein, and
to re-enact the same with amendments. and
to add the same to article 6fty-six, of the
Code Of Public General Laws Of this State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland That the act passed at
January session, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, chapter three hundred and ffty-hye, emit
tied an act to authorize the issuing Of licenses TO
| telegraph companies and to express or traIispor-
| tahon companies not organized under the laws
OF this State, TO transact business therein, be,
and the same is hereby repealed; Propided
| That said repeal shall not effect or impair any
right vested or acquired or existing at the time
OF said repeal under said act nor shall il i'm
| pair, dischare or release any contract obliga.
lion, duty. liability or penalty whatsoever now
| existing, but that all suits and actions pending
and all prosecutions for penalties under said aci
including all civil and criminal proceedings
| whatsoever, shall be prosecuted and proceeded
with 10 final determination, and judgment en-
| tered therein ms If said act had not been re-
pealed
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That all acts or
parts OF acts heretofore passed inconsistent with
the provisions Of this act, be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Aud be II further enacted That said
act be, and the same Is hereby amended and re-
enacted and added TO article ifly-six, of the
Code of Public General Laws, and made to read
as follows;
Sec. 4. IL shall not be lawful for any tele-
graph company, or for any person, firm, part
nership or corporation, 10 do the business Of
telegraphlng for profit or hire, in any wsy
within this State, or TO receive compensation
therefor, or TO open any Office for the transac-
ton of such business within this State, without
hsst obtaining license therefor as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. 5. II shall not be lawful for any express
or transportation company, or for any person,
hrm, partnership, association or corporation TO
do the business Of transporting or forwarding
goods or packages of any sort or of any article
OF trade or traffic for profit or hire within this
State without first obtaining license therefor
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. Any telegraph company person, firm,
partnership, association or corporation propos-
ing 10 do the business Of telegraphing for profit
or hire within this State, and any express or
transportation company, or any person, firm,
partnership, association or corporation propos-
ing TO do the business Of transporting or for
warding for profit or hire within this State, of
goOds or packages of any sort or Of any article
OF trade or traffic, shall pay to the Comptroller
Tor a license to do such business in this State
for one year, the sum OF three hundred dollars
or proportional part Of said sum for any frac-
honal part Of year, not less than one month
and all licenses so issued shall be made TO ex-
pire on the first day of May next, succeeding the
date Of their issue,
Sec. I. Service Of legal process upon any of
ne officers or agents OF any person. firm, part
nership. association, company or corporation.
transacting said business OF telegraphing or
transporting or forwarding for profit or hire Us
Aforesaid, within this State, shall be n sufficient
service on tue person, firm, partnership, asso-
cation, company or corporation, provided
copy Of such process shall be placed in the post
ONCE by the officer serving the same directed to
the othcer in charge Of the principal Office
oil said person, firm, partnership, association,
company or corporation in the city Of Balti-
more, and such officer in making return of such
process, shall certify to the court on the
day Of said service that he compiled with
the provisions Of this section, BY placing such
copy In the post Office so directed with the
postage stamp annexed 10 the envelope con-
tanning the same.
Sec 3. II any telegraph company, person,
nrml partnership, association or corporation
shall 50 do the business OF telegraphing for pro-
| Mt or hire within this State, or shall open any
Office or Offices for the transaction OF such bust
meas, or ifany express or transportation COM
pany, or any person, firm, partnership, associa-
lion or corporation, shall do the business of
transporting or forwarding any article Of trade
or trafhc for profit or hire within this State, or
shall open any Office or Offices for the transac-
ton oil such business without having first OBJ
tanned license TO transact such business as
aforesaid, the company, person, firm, partner
snip, association or corporation so offending
shall be subject to penalty Of one thousand
dollars, to be recovered by suit in the name of
the State OF Mary land in any court in this State
having Jurisdiction over the said claims, and
one-half Of said penalty when recovered shall
be PAID Into the Treasury of the State, and the
other half OF the said penalty shall be- paid 10
the iniormer.
Fec. 9. Any person acting as agent for any
telegraph company or express or tran sportation
company, hrm, partnership, association or corpo-
ration in violation OF the preceding section
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and snail be
N''Sut tictetoi1 anu on COuNlCtOO
in any court having Jurisdiction shall be fined
not exceeding live hundred dollars.
Sec. 10. ANY telegraph company, express or
transportation company, person, firm, partner
ship. association or corporation proposing to do
the business Of telegraphing fer profit or hire
within the limits Of any single county in his
State, or within the limits Of the city Of Baltimore
or proposing to do the business of transporting or
forwarding for profit or hire within the limits
Of any single county in this State, or within the
limits OF the city Of Baltimore, any article Of
trade Or traffic, or any package or parcel Of
goods OF any sort, shall pay to the clerk Of the
circuit court for the county In which said bust
ness Is proposed to be done, or 10 the clerk oil
the court Of common pleas Of the city Of Bslti.
more, u the said business is proposed to be done
In said city, the sum of twelve dollars for