Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17


such highway shall be believed to be
: of such character as to render the
| passage of locomotives and train,
! thereon dangerous to life and property
t it shall be the duty of the Commits
slonerS of the county in which such
point of crossing shall be located ia
notify the company owning or operat-
: ing the railroad at such point by serv-
ing written notice on the Superin-
tendent or other agent of such rail
road company IN said county. that the
SAID County commissioners will. thirty
days thereafter, consider the necessity
OF further protection against danger
at said crossing: and If after the ex-
plrahon of said thirty days. said
County commissioners. or a majorlt Y
of them. shah determine that such pro
lection Is necessary, they shall notify
said railroad company through its
Superintendent or ticket agent in said
county. that within sixty days there
after SAID railroad company shall either
place tiagmam at said crossing whose
duty 1t shall be to give timely notice
to all persons using said crossing of
the apprHch of Iii locomotives or
trans. or a system of electric alarm
bells to give such notice at approach
of trains. or shall erect safety gates at
SAID crossing, which shall be closed
not less than one-halt minute before
the passage and during the passage of
every railroad tram or locomotive
acrc>S SAID highway: or shall change
the sand grade crossing 81 a. to pass
SAID highway with an under or over
grade crossing. IN which case neither
Il haglnan nor SAFETY gate shall he re-
quired.
SEC. ,. Iad hf Il ,5art,i. That if
any railroad company shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the requirements
of the said County Commissioners a.
provided for hy section one OF this
Act. sand railroad company will be
/ liable 10 a fine ut twenty-five dollars
per day for each and every day it
/ shall neglect or refuse So To do.
SEC. ;. -tlI h Il ssgr',f. That II
/ shall toe the duty of the sand County
! Commissioners IL enforce the pay
/ ment 81 fines imposed 10y this Act. ~
! other hHc> are collected. before the
/ Circuit Court of sand county. and the
/ states Attorney thereof shall attend
/ the prosecution OF all such suits
/ when directed 80 Ia 10 hy the said
( county commissioners.
I SEc. +. mi r. II rp1-'>f. That
! this Act shall takcvfIcct from the date
of lis passage.
/ Approved April 1.lss6.
/ We hereby certify. that the aforc-
gong l. correct copy Of an Act Of
/ the General Assembly of MARYLAND.
I n-s.l / So
I ". &. PUkNEtI..
! Secretary OF the Senate.
f. L. PRETrYMkN.
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.
CHAPTER 2a6.
/ AN ACT To repeal chapter FIVE nun
( bred and eighteen OF the Acts
/ passed bv the General Assembly OF
Maryland. at the January Session
| eighteen hundred and elghty-four.
! being an Act To repeal Article >ey-
euty-one of the Code ot Public
! GENERAL Laws. entitled 30, >trr>.
and To r"-enact sam" with amend
meut>, ard provide further police.
| regulations for the protection Of the
oysters III the waters nt this State.
! SECTION l. II 2 ,,,a,'s,5 b. III General
t>semliy Of Ntryiu.i. That chapter
I five hundred aud eighteen o: the Acts
I of the General Assembly, passed at THE.
January Session eighteen hJuiryd and
+ eighty-f"ur. b" and the >Amels hereby
/ repealed aud the following enacted lu
/ lieu thereof. IL be- Article seventy "ur.
Of the Code Of Public General Laws.
( title Oysters"
SO. =. iaf ? Z ,rrs,,f. That no
steamer shall be used or employed III
catching nT taking oysters IN th.
+ waters of tins state with scoop. dr,,i-r
/ or similar instrument; and u" other
/ boat shall be- used IN catching oysters
/ with scoop. dred-c ct similar tu>ilu-
/ ment without first having been licensed
/ a. hereinafter provided.
/ SEC. ;. Ind h = ys5,fyi. That the
/ Comptroller Of the Treasury shall.
/ upon application OF any person Who
/ has been IL resident a.! iAl> State for
/ twelve consecutive months next pre-
/ cedIng such application. and I" NO
/ other person. issue a license To such
/ resident 10 employ such boat. IN taking
/ or catching oysters. with scoop. dFedge
| or similar instrument within the waters
/ of Chesapeake Bay. Potomac River
and in Eastern Bay. outside ut a line
drawn from the Southwest corner OF
second Kent Point tu Wade'> Point:
provided. that nothing herein con
tanned shall authorize the taking or
/ catching of oysters with scoop. drcdge
or similar instrument on any oyster
bar within one and hail miles II
Talley'S Point, Sandy Point. Hackett'-
Point, Thomas Point. Hollands Island
Bar and Three Sisters, nor within one
and one half miles of Hollands Point
Bar nor OF Swans Point Bar: nor be
tween Poplar Island and The mainland
ot Talbot county, south of a line drawn
from the north point of Poplar island
To- Louis Point on the mainland. nor
North of line drawn from the end of
the south bar of Poplar Island to Paw
Paw Cove on Tllghman's Island; nor
within one-fourth OF mile west of
Poplar lsland; nor within one-half of
a mile of Plum Point; nor within the
boundary lines of any county. unless
herein otherwise specified which
license shall hold ,y,aI f,r an. .aa.,u