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or passengers in such taxicab, or to a member or members of the general
public, resulting from an accident or accidents, casualty or casualties, in
which such taxicab may become involved, through the recklessness, or
negligence of its owner or operator as well as against any damage to
property, resulting from such an accident or accidents, casualty or casual-
ties; said policy or policies to be in such reasonable form or forms as to
amount or amounts of insurance, and other respects, as may be approved
by the Commission; or (2) enter into, and deposit with the Commission,
a bond or bonds, with some responsible casualty or surety company or
companies, authorized to do business in this State, as surety or sureties,
undertaking to indemnify any such passenger or passengers, member or
members of the general public, against any such personal injury or
injuries, or damage to property; said bond or bonds, to be made out to the
State of Maryland, as obligee, for the use or benefit of any and all such
passengers or members of the general public, and to be in such reasonable
form or forms, as to amount or amounts of indemnity, and other respects,
as may be approved by the Commission. Provided, however, that the
Commission may, should it afterwards determine that any bond given
under this section, is inadequate, in any respect, to protect such passengers
or members of the general public, order the execution of a new or ad-
ditional bond. Any such policy of insurance or bond shall not be re-
vocable by either party to the contract except after five days' notice to
the Commission, furnished by the insurance company or the casualty or
surety company issuing such policy or bond.

1931, ch. 485, sec. 361C.

361C. On and after January 1, 1932, no taxicab, for which such
permit shall have been issued, shall be operated except by the owner
thereof or any employee of the owner, and it shall be unlawful for the
owner of any such taxicab to enter into any contract, agreement, arrange-
ment or understanding, express or implied, with an operator thereof, by
the terms of which such operator pays to, or for the account of, such owner
a fixed or determinable sum for the use of such taxicab, and is entitled
to all or a portion of the proceeds arising from its operation.

1931. ch. 485, sec. 361D.

361D. The owner shall post in a conspicuous place, in each of the
taxicabs owned by him, for which a permit shall have been issued, a
schedule of the fares to be collected from passengers, and such schedule
shall be so printed and arranged that such passengers can readily deter-
mine the exact fare payable by them, and it shall be unlawful to collect
any fare otherwise than as appearing on, and determinable from, said
schedule. Each taxicab, for which a permit has been issued, shall be
equipped, while being used in the taxicab service, with accurate taximeters
properly installed and connected, which taximeters shall be used ex-
clusively as the means of measuring the charges for taxicab service ren-
dered. When a fixed charge is made by zone, the extent of the zone shall