280 ARTICLE 23.
350.

Commission has no jurisdiction to authorize sale by municipality of property
dedicated to public use; powers conferred, upon commission are of a regulatory
nature and do not include either granting or withdrawal of franchises. Wor-
cester v. Hancock, 151 Md. 67S.

This section referred to in construing secs. 251-257A of art. 56. Public. Serv.
Commn, v. Williams, 167 Md. 330.

1933, ch. 309.

351A. Whenever a hearing is held which relates to the issuing, grant-
ing, protection, suspension or revocation of any permit or permits for the

operation of any motor vehicle or motor vehicles over which the Commis-
sion has jurisdiction, the Commission may authorize any officer or em-
ployee of the Commission, deemed by it to be qualified, to hold such hear-
ing, and such officer or employee shall have power to administer oaths,

examine witnesses and receive evidence. Upon completion of the hearing
the officer or employee holding the same for the Commission shall submit
to the Commission his findings and his recommendations thereon, which
findings and recommendations shall be considered by the Commission and
. such action taken with respect thereto, by the Commission, as it shall

decide to be proper.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 352. 1912, sec. 417. 1910, ch. 180, sec. 5 (p. 348).
1924, ch. 48, sec. 417. 1927, ch. 201, sec. 5.

352. The salaries of the commissioners, the general counsel of the
commission, the People's Counsel, and the secretary to the commission,
shall be paid monthly by the State Treasurer upon a warrant of the Comp-
troller of the Treasury, ont of the funds provided therefor. The Commis-
sioners, general counsel to the commission, People's Counsel, the secretary
of the commission and its officers and clerks, inspectors, experts and other

employees shall have reimbursed to them, by the State Treasurer, upon the
warrant of the Comptroller, all actual and necessary traveling and other

expenses and disbursements incurred or made by them in the discharge of
their official duties. The salaries or compensation of all other officers,

clerks, inspectors, members and employees of the commission shall be fixed
by the commission, subject to the written approval in every case of the Gov-
ernor.

The sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75, 000) annually, or so much
thereof as may be necessary annually for the maintenance of said com-
mission and the payment of the salaries of the commissioners, the general

counsel, People's Counsel, secretary, clerks, inspectors and all other em-
ployees whatsoever of the commission, and for investigations and hearings
and all its necessary and incidental expenses, is hereby appropriated, and
shall be payable on the order or orders of said commission, drawn upon
the Comptroller at monthly intervals and at such other times as the com-
mission may deem necessary, and upon such order or orders of the com-
mission, the Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of the
State at the end of each month, and at such other times as the commission