The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-27
CHAPTER 221.
CORPORATIONS.
AN ACT

To add new section to article twenty.six of
the Code of Public General Laws, relating
to Corporations, so as to provide more
summary remedy against Companies incor-
porated by this State with authority TO
transport persons or property for hire.
Section !. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the following be
enacted as an additional section to article
twenty-six Of the Code Of Puolic General Laws
relating to corporations, to wit.
If any person is or shall be aggrievcd by any
Company, incorporated by the Laws Of this
State with authority to transport or carry per.
sons or property for hire by reason of any
thing done or omitted to be done by the said
Company, in violation or contrayention Of its
duty in regard to the transportation or car
riage of property or persons as aforesaid, il
shall and may be lawful for such persons to
apply by petition in a summary way 10 the
Circuit Court for the county, or Superior
Court, for the City Of Baltimore, where said
Company shall have an Office for the trans
action of business, for relief against the said
alleged grievance and thereupon the said
Court shall appoint short day for hearing
the matter of the said petition, of which the
said Company shall have notice, and on hear
ing of the parties, or in case the said Com
pany shall fail to appear and show cause
against the said application, on examination
Of the said petition and the evidence which
shall or may reproduced by the petitioner in
support thereof, and the said Court shall and
may pass such order for relieving the said
petitioner or otherwise as to justice shall APP
pertain, and the said Court shall have full
power to enforce obedience to the said order
by writ Of injunction or attachment or other
process, which would be applicable ia the en-.
forcement Of the said order in the event that
the same had been passed by the said Court
in the exercise Of its general equity jurisdic-
ton, and the said Court shall have power TO
provide for the examination of witnesses under
a commission or by deposition, and for taking
or collecting other necessary evidence to be
used at the hearing as aforesaid and for the
trial of issues involving any controyerted
matter of fact by jury, under the direction
of the said Court, if the said Court shall deem
such trial to be proper, and either party may
appeal from the final order to be passed by
the said Court, or any order determining the
merits of the said application or any part
thereof to the Court Of Appeals, and the
said appeal shall he heard and determined
at the first term of the said Court next after
the transmission Of the transcript of the rec.
ord of the said appeal to the said Court, and
in the event of an appeal as aforesaid, the
said Court of Appeals shall have authority to
pass such order in relation to the costs of the
said proceeding as may seem right and proper.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a
true and perfect copy Of an act passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, at the Jan
uary session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved April 8, 1876.