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422 LICENSES. [ART. LVI
for the maintenance of said roads and streets over which said motor
vehicles shall operate.
1916, ch. 714, sec. 4.
198. It shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission of
Maryland, upon the application of any motor vehicle owner for a per-
mit to operate any motor vehicle for the public transportation of mer-
chandise or freight over any specified route, to investigate the feasibil-
ity of granting said permit, the number of motor vehicles to be used,
the rate to be charged, and if, in the judgment of the Public Service
Commission it is deemed best for public welfare and convenience that
said permit should be granted, said Public Service Commission is
hereby empowered and authorized to grant such permit, but if said
Public Service Commission deems the granting of such permit preju-
dicial to the welfare and convenience of the public, then the said Public
Service Commission is hereby empowered and authorized to refuse the
granting of same. The said Public Service Commission of Maryland
is further empowered and authorized to make such rules and regula-
tions as it may deem necessary to govern the control and operation of
same, and enforce same by such penalties or forfeitures as it may pre-
scribe, including the revocation of the permit granted under the pro-
visions of this sub-title.
1916, ch. 714, sec. 5.
199. Every person owning or operating any such motor vehicle in
violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title, or in violation of the
rules and regulations aforesaid of the Public Service Commission, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction subject to a
fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars
($50.00) for each first offense, and a fine of not less than ten dollars
($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each second
offense or subsequent offense.
1916. ch. 714. sec. 6.
200. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent therewith, are hereby
repealed to the extent of said inconsistency, but nothing herein shall be
construed to relieve any owner or operator of such motor vehicles as are
herein defined from any regulation otherwise imposed by law or lawful
authority.
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