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on him, them or it personally. Service of such process shall be made by
leaving a copy of the process with a fee of $2. 00 in the hands of the Secre-
tary of State, or in his office, and such service shall be sufficient service
upon the said non-resident individual, firm or corporation, and of full
force and effect in any Court of this State; provided that notice of such
service and a copy of the process shall forthwith be sent by registered mail
by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant at his address as specified
in such process; and such address shall be conclusively presumed to be cor-
rect if it be an address given by the defendant in any proceedings before
any court magistrate or justice of the peace, or any police officer or deputy
or any other person, at or subsequent to the collision or accident aforesaid,
or if it be the latest address appearing upon the records of the Commis-
sioner of Motor Vehicles or other officer charged with the administration
of the motor vehicle laws of the State in which any motor vehicle is regis-
tered in the name of such defendant; and the plaintiff's or his attorney's
affidavit of compliance herewith shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court
in which the said proceedings are pending. The Court in which the action
is pending may order such continuances as may be necessary to afford the
defendant a reasonable opportunity to defend the action. The fee of $2. 00
paid by the plaintiff to the Secretary of State at the time of service, shall
be taxed in the costs of the proceedings and the Secretary of State shall
keep a record of all such processes which shall show the day and hour of
service, and he shall account for all funds so coming into his hands from
such services, to the proper officer or department of this State.

1929, ch. 254, sec. 2.

190B. The following form of notice, to the defendant, as prescribed
by Section 190A of this Article, shall be sufficient:
To................... Defendant.

You are hereby notified that suit has been filed against you by........

............. Plaintiff, in the.............. Court of.............

State of Maryland, to recover damages for the wrongs set forth in the copy
of the declaration attached hereto; and that service of process against you
has been made by leaving a copy of such process in the hands of the Secre-
tary of the State of Maryland, or in his office, a copy of which is herewith
enclosed.

Brakes, Bells, Lights and Mufflers.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 193. 1912, sec. 148. 1916, ch. 687. 1917, ch. 20.
1918, ch. 85, sec. 148. 1920, ch. 506, sec. 148. 1927, ch. 520, sec. 193.

193. (1) Brakes. Every motor vehicle, except trailers and side-cars,
while in use on the public highways of this State, shall be provided with
adequate brakes.

(2) Horns. Every such motor vehicle shall be equipped with a suit-
able bell, horn or other signaling device producing an abrupt sound suffi-
ciently loud to serve as an adequate warning of danger, but no person
operating any motor vehicle shall make or cause to be made any unneces-