ART. 56] MOTOR VEHICLES. 1375

reassign the distinguishing mark or number contained or described in
such certificate. In the event any plate or marker issued by said com-
missioner under the provisions of this or the preceding section shall be
lost or destroyed, he shall issue a duplicate thereof at cost price. In
the event that said commissioner shall be unable to immediately furnish
any plate or marker herein provided for to the person entitled thereto,
he may issue a certificate to such person, stating that such marker has
been ordered and giving the number and general design thereof, and
such person may thereafter provide and use a temporary plate or
marker similar in form to the plate or marker herein provided for
until said required plate or marker has been so furnished.

1910, ch. 207, sec. 135 (p. 172).

137. Every manufacturer of or dealer in motor vehicles, including
individuals, corporations and copartner ships, may, instead of register-
ing each motor vehicle owned or controlled by him, it or them, make
application upon a blank provided by the commissioner of motor vehicles
for a general distinguishing number or mark, and said commissioner
may, if satisfied of the facts stated in said application, grant said
application and issue to the applicant a certificate of registra-
tion containing the name, place of residence and address of the appli-
cant, and the general distinguishing number or mark assigned to him,
it or them, which shall be made in such form as said commissioner may
determine, the cost of such distinguishing number or mark and of
duplicates thereof to be borne by such applicant; and all motor vehicles
owned or controlled by said manufacturer or dealer shall, until sold
or loaned or let for hire, be regarded as registered under such general
distinguishing number or mark. Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to apply to a motor vehicle operated by a manufacturer or dealer
for private use or for hire, or loaned, in which cases the motor vehicles
so used shall be registered and the registration fees paid as in the case
of ordinary owners. Nothing in any law or ordinance prohibiting the
display in any public park or parks of this State, or any sign or adver-
tising device, shall be taken as applying to the distinguishing number
or mark assigned to dealers in motor vehicles under the provisions of
this sub-title.

All the provisions of section 135 of this sub-title shall apply to
manufacturers and dealers, excepting as in this section otherwise pro-
vided.

1904, art. 56, sec. 131. 1904, ch. 518. see. 1 1906, ch. 449, sec. 131.
1910, ch. 207, sec. 136 (p. 173).

138. The following fees shall be paid to the commissioner of motor
vehicles for the certificates of registration issued by him in accordance
with the provisions of this sub-title:

Class A. Six dollars per annum for each motor vehicle with a rating
of twenty horsepower or less; twelve dollars per annum for one with a
rating of more -than twenty horsepower and not more than forty horse-