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RAILROADS-See "Corporations," and "Turnpike, Plank
Road and Passenger Railways;" as to duties, see
"Public Service Commission;" as to right to acquire
property by condemnation, see "Eminent Domain" and
"Corporations," sub-topic "Condemnation of Prop-
erty;" as to employees, restrictions upon their em-
ployment and the compensation in case of injury
or death, see "Crimes," and "Workmen's Compensation
Act;" as to labor disputes, see "Arbitration and
Award," see also "Common Carriers" and "Taxation."
as to mines, see "Mines," sub-topic "Railroads of Min-
ing Companies."

Abandonment of right of way, etc.
Acquisition of property and rights.

ART. SEC. PAGE
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Of land and material by agreement with owners 23 269 261
Of property for change of grade of location....
Of use of public crossings, etc.....

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Baltimore, each ticket must have coupon for stoppage
in

Baggage or packages unclaimed-See sub-topic, “Un-
claimed Freight."

Block-system Employees-eight hour day penalty-

suit to recover.

Board of Public Works, extension of time allowed

for removing stores from cars.

Borrowing of money, power....

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Calvert Station, running of trains, station, penalty.,
Canal crossings-See sub-title "Crossings."
Capital Stock-

Amount

Default in payment of installments, sale on ac-
count thereof, and effect....

Increase by three-fourths votes, etc..
Payment for stock by installments.
Par Value of each share $50.00...

State's holdings of.....

Subject to execution and attachments.....

Taking of subscriptions and opening of books for

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To be acknowledged, and then recorded with
Secretary of State...

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same

To be treated as personal property.

Unpaid installments, how collected....

Cattle killed on right of way, liability..
Certificate of Incorporation-

Contents, name of company, name of place, of
terminii

Change of Grade-

Notice to be given as to change....

Right and power of company as to same.
Rights of property owners to damages..

Condemnation Proceedings-See "Eminent Domain."
Form of same and procedure..
Inquisition

Jury

The procedure to bind land owners under legal
disability

To do away with grade crossings by bridging or
tunneling crossing.....

Connecting railroads-

Refusal to allow joint use of tracks, etc., penalty

Rights and obligations between them-use of

therefor

tracks

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Consolidation of roads-How effected..

Permitted except as to parallel.....

Co-operative stores formed by employees not pro-
hibited

Corporate duty, summary remedy for neglect of,-

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Corporate existence, when it begins.

County Commissioners, duty as to crossings-col-

lection of fines....

Crossings

Change of grade.....

County Commissioners may compel compliance
by imposition of penalty, etc........

County Commissioners may compel railroad to
erect guards, etc., at highways where cross-
ings are dangerous..

Flagmen or electric bells at public, penalty for

neglect-collection of fines..

Grade crossings at highways...
In abolishing grade crossings, company has right
to acquire requisite land by condemnation..
Occupation of streets, roads and alleys.....
Of canals and navigable waters, bridges and
other requirements...

Railroads, right to put bridge or tunnel in place
of grade crossing....

Signs to give warning to be erected at grade cross-
ings or highways....

Use of tracks by railroad crossing another-
penalty for non-compliance...

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When railroads cross each other, right and

liabilities as to same, power of condemnation 23 306 285
Damages account of fire, liability and its enforcement 23 307 285
Directors, their election and power....

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Duty to complete building of road, and failure to do so 23 295 257
Electric bells at crossings-See sub-topic "Crossings."

Electrical road-

Power of acquiring property...

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Change to steam railroad, and vice versa, power
to do so, in all particulars, except as to tax-
ation

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Employment, interference therewith.

Flagmen at crossings-See sub-topic "Crossings."
Forclosure-See sub-topic, "Sale." Limitation on

same

Freight, see sub-topic, "Unclaimed Freight."
Full Crew Law....

Contributory negligence and assumption of risk
not defenses when law is violated....
Enforcement of law by Attorney-General.

minimum crew

ART. SEC. PACE

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Freight trains required to have not less than

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If part of law invalid, not all to be invalid..
Law not to impose upon employee, principle of

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assumed risk

violation of law....

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for working upon train,

Penalty for violation of law..

Guarantee, power of railroad to guarantee bonds, etc.,

of other roads....

Heating for cars and limitation as to same..

Highways-See sub-topic, "Crossings."

Railroads may use same under agreement with

public authorities, etc......

Hold-over privileges of passengers.

Hours of Labor-

See "Crimes," "Work."

Block system and its application to operators,

fines, penalties, etc..

In general

Incorporation-

See sub-topic, "Certificate of Incorporation."

Of company purchasing under foreclosure, etc..
Requirements and method....

than three citizens...

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Incorporators, not less than five, including not less

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Injuries to live stock and by fire-

How suit brought...

Liability for.....

Where suit entered..

Lease of railroads-

Case of lease, objecting stockholders may acquire

value of his shares or rights....

Company may lease its property, including fran-

chises under certain terms.

Lease of re-organized company...

Liability-

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For death of cattle on right of way.......... 23 307 285
Location of roads-See sub-topic "Condemnation Pro-

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Mileage Books-

See sub-topics, "Mileage" and "Rates" of "Public

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Lost books.....

Rate of charge..

ART. SEC. PAGE

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Failure of road to comply with terms-penalty..

Privileges of users or owners of same.

Sale of books....

Time limitation for use prohibited.

Milk-See "Crimes"-Public Service Commission.

Icing and transportation...

Rates

Mining Railroads-See "Mining Companies."

Act not applicable to.....

Mortgages-See sub-topic, "Sale."

Motive power may be changed under conditions......
Neglect of corporate duty, summary remedy for-
appeal

Obstruction or interference with railroads-

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Attempts to obstruct to be felony-penalty.... 27 412 425
Construction of Act-each part and provision to

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When death results, to be murder..

Occupation of roads, streets or alleys-See sub-topic,

"Location of Road."

Office, location of principal.....

Police Right to special and private, see "Police."

Powers of Railroads-

In general....

Not to conduct store...

To build and operate road...

To borrow money...

To condemn property..

To condemn prope ty in crossing public highways

To guarantee bonds, stocks, etc., of other roads..

To hold stocks, etc., of other roads....

To issue bonds...

To purchase property.

To sell freight..

To own steamships..

Principal office....

Process against-

For injury to live stock, etc.....

To elevate or depress grade crossings.

Public highways and crossings-See sub-topic

"Crossings"

Occupation of...

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RAILROADS:
Rates See "Public Service Commission."
For passengers not to exceed three cents per
mile, for freight, not to exceed five cents per
ton, per mile, and for coal, ores and minerals
not to exceed one and one-half cents per ton
per mile.....

tary of State.....

Reorganization of Railroads-

Conditions of reorganization.

Consolidation

Forfeiture of charter.
General provisions...
Miscellaneous provisions.
Powers-

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Recording of certificate of incorporation with Secre-

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To form new corporation....

To issue bonds and deeds of trust.
To organize new company...

Powers new company may exercise of.
Purchase of connecting road...

State's right in stock of same.
Time allowed to finish road...

Removing stores from cars-extension of time for..
Reports, contents of annual.....

Riding on trains....

Right of Way-

Acquisition of same in street, etc., consent re-
quired

Cattle killed thereon, liability.

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When to be construed abandoned, unfinished rail-

road

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Roads, occupation of-See sub-topic, "Location of

Road."

Rolling stock, line, etc....

Sale

For reason, road not completed.....

Under forcolsure, new company as purchaser, its

stock, etc..

Shares of stock, taxation..

Signs to give warnings to be erected at crossings..
Signals, interference with....

State's holdings of stock.

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Statement, annual, to Comptroller.

Stations, stops......

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Steamboats, railroad may own same or stock in steam-

boat companies.

Stock-See sub-title "Capital Stock."

Stockholders-See sub-title "Capital Stock."

Approval by, when one railroad leases to

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