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personal property, which may be made to it or to its Trustees, and to hold
the title to said property, and from time to time convey the same by deed
or otherwise, according to the nature thereof, to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, for the use of said library, so that the title there-
to shall be vested in the said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, in
the like manner and for the same uses as the property mentioned in the
original Act incorporating said library, passed at the January Session,.
1882, chapter 181, subject to the same management and control.

1882, ch. 181. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 761.

790. The real estate and personal property vested in said Mayor and
City Council by virtue of the Acts of 1882, chapter 181, authorizing the
establishing of the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City, and to-
become vested by future purchases under the provisions of said Act, and
the funds and franchises of the "Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore
City," shall be exempt from all State and municipal taxes, forever.

RAILROADS.

SAFETY GATES.

1884, ch. 420. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 763.

791. All railroad companies whose tracks cross any street in Baltimore-
City at grade, are required to place, erect and keep in operation and re-
pair, safety gates at all such street crossings in said city, which said gates
shall be closed on the approach of any and every train of cars or locomo-
tive, and kept closed until the said cars or locomotive have completely
passed said street, crossing.

Textor v. B. & O. R. R. Co., 59 Md. 63. B. & O. R. R. Co. v. Stumpf. 97 Md. 89.
Jenkins v. B. & O. R. R. Co., 98 Md. 404. See also N. C. Ry. Co. v. Gilmore, 100
Md. 404.

1884, ch. 420. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 764.

792. Any railroad company violating the provisions of the foregoing
section shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each crossing, and for
every day on which said safety gates are neglected to be erected or oper-
ated; said fine to be collected as other fines are now collected.

1902, ch. 615, sec. 1.

792A. No railroad company incorporated by or under the authority
of this State, or doing business therein, shall issue, sell or receive tickets
for passage through the City of Baltimore, or make agreement or agree-
ments with any other railroad company or companies outside of this
State to issue or sell tickets for passage over their respective lines through
the City of Baltimore, unless there is a coupon on said ticket for passage
from a given place in or out of this State to the City of Baltimore, and
another coupon on said ticket from the City of Baltimore to a given place
in or out of this State.