956                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 541

Acts of 1961, is abolished. The Board of Parks and Recreation of
Harford County as created by the Board of County Commissioners
is the legal successor to the Park Board. All real and personal
property, all assets and liabilities, and all credits and appropriations
on the books and accounts of Harford County are transferred to the
Board of Parks and Recreation, except that if the latter Board is not
created, all such properties and liabilities are transferred to the Board
of County Commissioners of Harford County. If the Board of Parks
and Recreations is created under this Act, all references in the laws,
rules and regulations, accounts and records of Harford County, or of
any other governmental agency in that County, to the Park Board of
Harford County are changed to and shall hereafter be taken as
references to the Board of Parks and Recreation referred to in this
Act.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
January 1, 1964.

Approved April 30, 1963.

CHAPTER 541
(Senate Bill 422)

AN" ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 412 (a),
424 and 425 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition and 1962 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes",
sub-title "Road Tax on Motor Carriers", to require vehicles that
are excepted under Section 412 (a) must bear valid registration
plates issued by this State, to change the effective date of annual
registration required under Section 424, to provide for the issu-
ance of a Flat Fee Permit, to change the penalties for violation of
this sub-title and to provide for the reimbursement to counties of
a Flat Fee covering violations of the provisions of this sub-title.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 412 (a), 424 and 425 of Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1962 Supplement), title "Rev-
enue and Taxes", sub-title "Road Tax on Motor Carriers", be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

412.

(a) Whenever used in this sub-title, the term "motor carrier"
means every person, firm or corporation who or which operates or
causes to be operated on any highway in this State any passenger
vehicle that has seats for more than nine passengers in addition to
the driver, or any road tractor, or any tractor truck, or any truck
having more than two axles, except any resident person, firm or cor-
poration owning or operating not more than one truck for his own
use and not for hire and the vehicles bear valid registration plates
issued by this State.

424.

(a) The Comptroller shall provide an identification marker and
registration card to every motor vehicle operated by the motor car-