722 LICENSES. [ART. 56

said motor vehicle or traffic laws or any of them are being habitually
or generally violated in any such locality, it shall be the duty of said
Commissioner forthwith to assign and maintain at such locality such
number of said motorcycle deputies as in his opinion may be necessary
to enforce said laws and in all such cases said deputies shall have
power to make summary arrests without warrant and cause the offenders
to be brought to trial as in this sub-title provided. The aggregate
expenditures of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under the pro-
visions of this section shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year,
and shall be regarded as an expense of his department, to be accounted
for as. in this sub-title provided in the case of other expenses of his
office.

1912, ch. 68.

141A. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall appoint a motor
vehicle agent who shall be a registered voter and resident of the State
of Maryland at a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, payable
monthly, out of the funds collected by said commissioner who shall
issue licenses and perform such duties as may be assigned to him by
said commissioner and who shall maintain an office at the City of
Washington, District of Columbia, at his own expense, said agent shall
make no further charge against the State nor the public nor receive any
further pay or emoluments in connection with or growing out of the
duties of his office, and he shall in no way engage in the motor vehicle
business; nor the insurance of such vehicles nor perform his duties at
an office in any manner connected with any firm, corporation or indi-
vidual engaged in such motor vehicle business or motor vehicle insur-
ance, and for any violation of the terms or requirements of this section
he shall be discharged by the motor vehicle commissioner, said agent
may be removed and his successor appointed in the discretion of said
commissioner.

1904, art. 56, sec. 134. 1904, ch. 518, sec. 4. 1906. ch. 449, sec. 134. 1910, ch. 207,
sec. 140B (p. 178). 1914, ch. 832.

144. No person shall operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle over
any public highway of this State recklessly, or at a rate of speed greater
than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the width, traffic and
use of the highway, or so as to endanger the property or life or limb
of any person or without due regard to wear upon said highways, so
as not unnecessarily or unreasonably to damage the same. The maxi-
mum rate of speed for motor vehicles used only for the transportation
of merchandise, which motor vehicles, including the weight of the
truck and the load thereon, weigh in excess of four tons, and not in
excess of eight tons, shall be fifteen miles an hour. The maximum
rate of speed for motor vehicles used only for the transportation of
merchandise, which motor vehicles, including the weight of the truck
and the load thereon, weigh in excess of eight tons, shall be twelve miles