The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-01
PUB LIC
GENERAL LAWS
PASSED ny THE
General Assembly of Maryland,
a. the January Session, 1880.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
TCHAPTER 1901
CORPORATIONS.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To add additional sections, to be numbered
two hundred and lweniy-one, two hundred
and twenty-five, two hundred and twenty.
three, two hundred and twenty. four. two
hundred aud twenty-five and two hundred
and twenty-sir, 10 the Code Of Public Gene.
raj Laws, article tweniy-six, entitled 1Cor.
porations," empowering rsilroad, steamboat,
canal, coal and iron companies, to employ a
police force
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That the following
sections, 10 be numbered two hundred a i
twenty-oue, two hundred and twenty.two. two
hundred aud twenty-three, two hundred and
twenty four, two hundred and twenty-five and
two hundred aud lSeniy-rix, be, and the same
are hereby, added to article twenty six Of the
Code Of Public General Laws Of the State, re.
lating TO Corporations, 10 wit:
22l. Corporations owning or using any rail-
road, steamboat, canal, furnace. colliery or
rolling mill, in this State, may, Jointly or
seyerally, apply to the Governor TO commits
sion such persons n the said corporation or
corporations may designate, TO act a. police
men for the protection Of the property Of said
a.
serystion ofpeace and good order on their re-.
spective premises, railroad trains or steam
boats.
222. The Governor, upon such application,
may, II he thinks 1t proper 10 10 do, appoint
such persons, or 30 many Of them as be NAV
deem proper, 10 be such policemen, aud shall
issue 10 each person so appointed, a commits
sion, and shall transmit such commission TO
such clerks office In the State, as may, bv such
corporation or corporations, be requested, and
be may revoke and annul any such appoint
ment al his pleasure
223. Every policeman so appointed, shall.
before entering upon the duties Of his Office,
take and subscribe, before a Justice of the
Peace OF the county or city In which his com
mission may be received, the oath or afIirma-
ton, prescribed by the fourth section Of the
hrsi article Of the Constitution, which oath OF
affirmation shall be recorded in the clerks
othee Of such county or city, aud every such
policeman so appointed, after the recording Of
the oath or affirmation TO be by him taken a.
Aforesaid, shall possess aud exerise, in the
counties and cities Ia which the railroads.
canals, colieries, furnaces, rolling mills and
premises, OF the corporation for which he may
bave been appointed, are respectively silua-
ted, all the authority and powers held aud
Exercised by constablrs Al common law, aud
under the s'aiuiss Of this State, and also ali
the authority and powers conferred, by law,
on policemen in the city Of Baltimore.
224. Every snch policeman shalt, when on
duty, except when on detective duty, wear a
metallic shield, with the word "Poiiee. " in
scribsd thereon, and said shield shall tlways
he worn, in plain view, except when he is
employed as a detective.
225. The compensation OF every such police
man shall be paid by the party or parties
upon whose recommendation he was appoint
ed, and neither the State, nor any county
therein, shall be responsible for any part Of
such compensation.
226 Whenever the services of any police-
man. 90 appointed as aforesaid, shall no longer
be required, notice, in writing, TO that effect,
shall be given by the corporation or corpora
hons at whose instance he was appointed, and
such notice shall be li!ed in the clerks office
whore the commission and osth or affirmation
OF such policeman shall have neen recorded,
which notice shall be noted by such clerk,
upon the margin OF the record where such
commission and oath or affirmation are re-
corded, and lhereupon The power Of such
policeman shall cease, and be determined.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date Of It's passage,
HERMAN STUMP,
Presd dent of the Senate.
HIRAM MCCULLOUGH,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
Approved April 10. 1880.
WIN. T. HAMILTON,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aioregoing is cor
rect copy Of an at Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed at January session,
1880.
EUGENE lIioGISs,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates