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train consisting of thirty or more freight or other cars, exclusive of
caboose and locomotive, with less than a full train crew, consisting of
six persons, to wit: One engineer, one fireman, one conductor, one flag-
man and two brakemen.

1908, ch. 724, sec. 300 L.

332. Any such railroad company or any such receiver violating any
of the provisions of section 331 shall be liable to a penalty of five hun-
dred dollars for each and every such violation, to be recovered in a civil
suit or suits to be brought by the attorney general of the State of
Maryland in the name of this State; and it shall be the duty of such
attorney general without further authorization to bring such suit or
suits upon duly verified information being presented to or lodged with
him of such violation having occurred, and the affidavits of at least two
citizens of the State of Maryland that such violation has occurred shall
be taken and deemed to be duly verified information for the purposes
of sections 331 to 335.

1908, ch. 724, sec. 300 M.

333. It shall be the duty of the attorney general of the State of
Maryland to enforce the provisions of sections 331 and 332, and all
powers granted to the said attorney general for the enforcement of any
other act or acts are hereby granted to him for the purpose of the
enforcement of said provisions.

1908, ch. 724, sec. 300N.

334. Any employe of such railroad company or of any such receiver
who may be killed or injured by any train which was run or operated
contrary to the provisions of section 331, or who may be killed or
injured as a result of any act of any person employed contrary to the
provisions of section 331 shall not he deemed thereby to have assumed
the risk thereby occasioned, although continuing in the employment
of such railroad company or of such receiver, after the unlawful run-
ning or operating of such train or the unlawful employment of such
person has been brought to his knowledge; nor shall any such employe
be held to have contributed to his death or injury in any case where
such railroad company or such receiver shall have violated any of the
provisions of section 331 when such violation contributed to the deaths
or injury of such employee; and all questions of negligence, or either
or both, arising in cases brought under or by virtue of said section shall
be for the jury.

1908, ch. 724, sec. 300 p.

335. The invalidity of any portion of sections 331-335 shall not
affect the validity of any portion thereof which can be given effect with-
out such invalid part.