Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-03
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 424.


AN act to regulate fares on the line
of the Washington and Rockville Rail-
way Company in Montgomery county
providing for four fare zones, for month
ly Communication tickets, family tickets
and for an officer or attorney with pow
er to accept service of summons.
Section 1 Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Chapter 200
of the Act of the General Assembly OF
1910, entitled, IAN act to regulate fares
on the line of the Washington and Rock
vile Railway Company in Montgomery
county" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows
Section 2. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the Wash
ington and Rockville Railway Company, a
corporation operating an electric railway
for about 1912 miles from the line of the
| District of Columbia to the west end Of
the town of Rockville in Montgomery
county, shall divide the line of its said
railway into not exceeding four fare zones
the first Of which shall extend from the
line of the District of Columbia to the
| first street crossing of said railway, east
of the present residence of Cyrus Keiser,
and known as Alta Vista Station; the
second fare zone shall extend from the
last-named terminus of said fare zone
| No. to Switch No. 4 Of said railway; the
third fare zone shall extend from said
Switch No. a to the electric railroad station
opposite Windham's Store, at Montrose;
| and the fourth fare zone shall extend
from said Montrose Station to the western
limits of the town Of Rockville; and the
said railway company shall not charge
passengers on its cars on said railway as
| a cash fare an amount exceeding five
cents for each of said fare zones. or any
part of a fare zone through which such
passenger may travel.
Section 8. And be it further enacted,
That the Washington and Rockville Rail
way Company shall sell monthly commu-
tation books of tickets containing twenty
six (26) round trips, and books of twenty
two (22) round trips, the last-named to
bona fide school children under twenty
years of age, over any one or any two or
more consecutive fare zones as may be
requested by the purchase, each of such
Communication tickets to contain coupon
for each trip of such round trip over each
of the zones covered by such ticket; said
round trip communication tickets to be
bound and sold together at q rate not ex-
ceeding forty-two and five-tenths (42.5)
per centum of the rate of the full cash
fare, as provided in the preceding sec
ton; provided. that nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to require said
railway company to sell such round trip
Communication tickets over said Zone Num-
Der Two or Zone Number Three, singly,
but such Communication ticket shall be sold
when requested to cover both Of said two
zones. without including any other zone.
Said railway company shall also sell fam
lily tickets for transportation over said
fare zones number two and number three,
(but not over any other zone), to be good
over either of said two zones for one year,
from date Of purchase. and for travel in
either direction, the same to be bound
and sold in books of forty (40) tickets at
the price of one dollar ($1 00) for each Of
said books, each of said tickets. when
presented with the cover in which it was
sold. to be good for the transportation Of
the purchaser or any member Of his or
her family or household over said zone
number two or zone number three, or any
number of persons of such family or
household travelling together may use
tickets from the same book in payment
of fares over either or both of said two
zones; provided, that nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to prevent said
railway company from hauling passen-
gers free of charge or to grant them
special and lower cash Communication or
other rates over that portion of its rail-
way lying between the District of Column
bia and Somerset Heights; and provided
further, that said Railway company shall
at all times have on sale at some conve.
nient place and during reasonable hours
in the town of Rockville, and at such
other place as it may see fit, the books Of
Communication and family tickets provided
for in this Act
Section 4. And be il further enacted
That for any violation Of the preceding
sections, the said Washington and Rock
vile Railway Company shall be subject to q
fine Of one hundred dollars ($100) for each
violation thereof, and the costs, upon
conviction by any justice Of the peace Of
said Montgomery county, the said fine t
be paid to the treasurer Of said county.
Section S. And be it further enacted
That said railway company shall main
tain or have at the county seat of sale
MONTGOMERY county an officer or attorney
fully authorized and empowered to accep
service Of summons for said railway com
| pdLy, Vi WIlCu uuC uOAANC oAulA OC klNCi
by publication in one or more count,
newspapers of such selection or designa
ton to accept service, or any change
thereof, and in case of failure Of sale
railway company to comply with the fore.
going provisions of this section at any
time service Of summons upon any con.
ductor or motorman Of said railway com
pany shall be sufficient for the imposition
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viction in due course of law; provided
and It is hereby declared, that each anC
every provision of this act depends upoI
and Is in consideration of each and ever,
other provision thereof, and that this Ac
must be read and construed as whole
and provided further, that in view of tn,
mutual and reciprocal advantages provid
ed herein. both to the travelling publ
and to the said Railway Company, n,
statute of the State Of Maryland in gen
eral terms shall be construed TO modi
fly or repeal this Act, in whole or in part
unless this act and the special provision
thereof sought to be affected shall b.
specifically named in such statute,
Section 6. And be il further enacted
That nothing in this Act contained Is in
tended or shall be taken or construed a
relieving the said corporation from tn
! provisions Of Chapter 1870 Of the Acts Q
the General Assembly of Maryland @
! 1910, known as the Public Service Com
mission Law, or any amendment thereto
beyond the specific provisions of this Acl
provided, however, that said corporatio
before commencing work or constructor
upon any portion Of any State road G
roads included in the State Roads system
constructed or adopted as a part of tn
State Roads system, shall apply to tn
State Roads Commission for a permit I
construct its lines and overhead equiI
ments upon or over any such road, an
all work done under such permit upon an
such road or crossing Of said road sha
be done in conformity with the rules an
regulations Of the State Roads Commits
sion, and located as designated by sal
Commission, and in full compliance wit
the provisions and terms of any PERM
granted by said State Roads commissio
and TO the satisfaction Of said Commits
sion; and before doing any such work IN
said corporation shall file with the sal