1014 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 422

same extent as if he were a plaintiff in an action to secure a
judgment on an open account.

25. (Licensing of Air Schools and Aeronautics Instructors. )

(a) (Regulations, Issuance of Licenses, Fees. ) The Com-
mission is authorized to provide for the licensing of air
schools, and of aeronautics instructors giving instructions in
ground subjects pertaining to aeronautics. For each license
of an air school it may charge a fee not exceeding $25. 00, and
for each license of an aeronautics instructor in ground sub-
jects pertaining to aeronautics, it may charge a fee not ex-
ceeding |5. 00. Such licenses shall be automatically issued,
without further requirement, at a fee of one dollar each, to all
schools and instructors, to which and to whom an appropriate
federally approved air school certificate or rating has been
issued.

(b) (Refusal to Issue. ) The Commission may refuse to
issue or may suspend or revoke, temporarily or permanently,
any license of an air school or aeronautics instructor required
pursuant to this section when it shall reasonably determine
upon notice and opportunity for hearing that such air school
or aeronautics instructor is not qualified. In arriving at such
determination the Commission shall be governed by the stand-
ards prescribed in Section 21 of this Article, and shall con-
sider, among other things, whether the school or instructor
has violated the provisions of any statute of this State or the
United States relating to aeronautics or the rules and regu-
lations promulgated pursuant thereto, or whether the aero-
nautics instructor of the air school is addicted to the use of
narcotics or other habit-forming drugs or to the excessive use
of intoxicating liquor or has made any false statements of a
material nature in connection with an application to the
Commission under this Article, or has been guilty of conduct
dangerous to the public safety or to the safety of those en-
gaged in aeronautics.

(c) (When Operations Unlawful. ) It shall be unlawful for
a person to operate an air school or for any aeronautics in-
structor to give instructions in ground subjects pertaining to
aeronautics without an appropriate license as may be duly
required by rule or regulation promulgated under the pro-
vision of subsection (a) of this section. It shall be unlawful
for any aeronautics instructor to give instruction in flying
unless such instructor has an appropriate effective instructor's
rating, certificate, permit or license as a flight instructor
issued by the United States. If any person shall be found
guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating any
provision of this subsection, he shall, upon conviction, be