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filed by any dealer or dealers under the terms hereof, and any
person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
$500.00) or by imprisonment in jail for not more than three
(3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 14. And be it furttier enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That if any section, sub-division, sentence or
clause in this Act shall for any reason be held unconstitutional
or void, such decision shall not affect the validity or meaning
of any other portion of this Act.

SEC. 15. And be it fwrther enacted by the General Assembly
of M<aa"yland, That this Act shall take effect June first, nineteen
hundred twenty-two.

Approved April 13th, 1922.

CHAPTER 522.

AN ACT to provide a portion of the revenue necessary for the
maintenance and reconstruction of the public highways of
the State by imposing a tax on motor fuels as herein de-
nned, to be paid by dealers as herein denned; with certain
rights to refunds as herein set forth; regulating the sale
of such fuels, providing for the reports of sales of such motor
fuels, for the collection of said tax by the Comptroller, and
for the disposition of the revenue derived therefrom; pro-
viding also for the raising of another portion of the revenue
necessary for the maintenance and reconstruction of the
roads and public highways of the State by the charging of
fees for markers and certificates of registration for motor
vehicles, and providing a method of determining the charge
per horse power which shall constitute the basis of such fees;
providing for the license fees to be paid for solid tire vehi-
cles ; authorizing the establishment of a reciprocal agree-
ment with the District of Columbia relating to the use of
highways of the District of Columbia and Maryland; and
fixing penalties for violations of the terms thereof.

WHEREAS, The present system of charging license fees for
the registration of motor vehicles was designed in part to
equalize the burden of maintaining and reconstructing the pub-