The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-05
pUBLIc GENERAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 2O7.


A., or 1909 ch,sa,a- ee- ra,,la,;.,.. ~
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rei'ai a"u suss VI AeiePuohes ih lne cues
towns ana villages oil the otate oil Maryland,
by adding to said Article as so amended by
said Act, two additional Sections to come
in after Section 232 +, OF said Article as so
amended, and 10 be designated as Sections
zoz +. ana 90 Nrto permit the making
OF special contracts lor lelepnone bquip,
ment ana service III tne cues towns ana
villages OF me state OF maryland, ana 10
proWoe Tor the appointment Oh commas
sion 10 investigate the AFFAIRS ana operahons
OF the chesapeake and POTOMAC Telephone
Company and the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company OF Baltimore CITY,
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted BIZ the General
assembly of MARYLAND That Article twenty.
three Of the Code Of Public General Laws of
this State, title "Corpora;ions," sub. title
Telegraph Companies as the same was
amended by the Act of eighteen hundred and
nine-two, chapter three hundred and eighty
seven, regulating the rental and use of tele-
phones in the cities, towns and villages in the
State OF Maryland, be and the same is hereby
amended by adding to SAID Article as SO
amended By SAID Act OF eighteen hundred
aud ninety-two, chapter three hundred and
eighty. seven, two additional sections TO come
in after section two hundred and thirty.two
f, Of said amended Article, and to be desig
mated as sections two hundred and thirty-two
+, and two hundred and thirty two G, which
said additional sections shall read as follows:
232 +. But any person, firm u corpora
ton NAV contract in writing, or partly in
print and nartIv in writing. and not oibey
wise. with any individual. comnany or cor.
poralion. now or hereafter. owning. controll.
ing. managing or operating any TELEPHONE
line or lines within the limits of this State for
such suecial form. Dissertation and amount Of
telephone equipment and service, expressed
in such contract, as such person, irm or cor
poration may need, at such rates. and upon
such terms and conditions as may be agreed
upon between the parties TO such contract,
and be expressed therein, but shall not
otherwise be entitled thereto and every form
of such special contract, made for any year,
shall constitute and be a form of contract for
like special telephone equipment and service
into which every other person, firm or cor
poration in like situation with the person.
firm or corporation so contracting. and de.
string a like special form, description and
amount of telephone equipment and service
shall have a right to enter. in such wear. with
the Marty so contracting for sncb telenhone
equipment and service; the special contract
mentioned in this section shall be entered
into before such equipment and service are
supplied. Provided. however, that nothing in
this section shall be so construed as TO impair
the obligation of the individual, company or
corporation owning. controlling. managing or
GENERATING a telephone line or telephone lines.
within the limits of this State, to furnish in
accordance with the requirements of sections
232 A, 232 B, 232 C, 2S2 d, and 232 T., of
the Code of Public General Laws article
twenty tbree). title .sCorporations. - subtitle
tstp, n q
Act of Assembly of eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, chapter three hundred and eighty,
seven. and AT the rates of CHARGE mentioned
in said sections 232 A. and 232 R. telenbona
a,n;,roant and sar,;ca ~ The L;nd ora do
ser;nt;on which Is now furnished bv the Cbes.
aneake and Potomac TeIenbone Comnanv of
Baltimore CITY at the rate of charge men.
toned in said sections 232 A and 232 b,
and the said company as condition prece.
dent to the exercise of any of the mowers
conferred nv this Act shall or,bwith file in
the office of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals
Of MARYLAND 10 be by said clerk annoyed 10
The or;g;naI of This Act filed in his nSsrs n
full and adequate DESCRIPTION in detail and
certified by the Governor of this State To he n
full and ADEQUATE description, Of the euuip.
ment now used by said company in furnishing
the service mentioned in this nroyiso. which
descriptiou or a COPY thereofduly certified by
said clerk shall he taken as a trne descrintion
Of said eoninment in ali nroeeedines whether
civil or criminal which NAV beresfier he
taken 10 enforce the requirements of this
proviso or of the sections Of Article % there.
in mentioned, and the said equipment shall
always incude and secure for each sinh
scriber n separate wire; and if any individual.
comnanv or cornoration ownino' controlling
or MANAGING or GENERATING a TELEPHONE line or
lines within the limits OF this State shall. nj
anv time hereafter neglect or refnse m fnr.
nish the eouipmeut and service mentioned in
This rroviso 10 anv nerson or cornor,,,;on
entitled ,bereto under the terms of ,ba SOC.
tions OF Article % enumerated in said nro.
yiso. the said individual. company or cornor
alton so refusing or neelectine and the officers
and agente of any sncb comnsnv or cornora.
tion. and the agents of every such individual
shall he l;ohle 10 ;rd;c,mant tLarar.r -,,J
n,'nn Gorvic,;on ,baraof sLaIl he 81 1 sn.
each offense mt less Than tifrv dolIsrs no.
more than two hundred dollars in The dc dc
cretion of The Court: and. provided also that
any person entitled TO telepbone service
nnder tb. nrovisions of said sact;ons 191 A
N 182 Z. both inclusive int no other rerson
sb,u bava he r;ob, and ,,r;v;lac,a 80 ~,
,virbout sxtra CHARGE INV p,bar ,ela'hnna
eon;nmant with The consent IF The s,hop. 5Ga
to the last mentioned EQUIPMENT. and nny
individual company or cornorafion or the
officers and agents Of any such eompany or
corporation. and the agents of every such in.
d;vidual refns;ng or neglect;oa 70 oIlow snch
r;gbt or nrivilese. shall he liable N ;rd;ct.
ment. and mon conyiction thereof shall Le
fined for each offense not less than f;fty dol.
lars nor more than two hundred dollars in
the discretion of the Court.
232 G. And be il further enacted That
there shall be Amounted nv The Governor
three persons. citizens of the State of Mary.
land, who shall serve without pay, and shall
be styled "Telephone Commissioners. who
shall have the powers, and discharge the
duties hereinafter mentioned. that Is 10 saw.
they shall. by a full and thorough inyestiea.
ton, ascertain the amount expended by lie
Chesaneake and Putomsc TeIenbone Com.
pany. or The Chesaneake and Potomac TeIe.
phone Company OF Baltimore Civ. in the
ACQUISITION Of the rights of wav and otba,
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