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be expressed in mileage. Such meters shall be subject to inspection and
test by the Public Service Commission at the expense of the owner.

1931, ch. 485, sec. 361E.

361E. The full name of the owner of each taxicab for which a permit
has been issued shall be permanently painted on one door on each side of
the cab, in letters at least two and one-half inches high, and the word
'"taxicab" shall also appear conspicuously upon the vehicle. Whenever
any owner shall file an application for the issuance of a permit under the
provisions of this sub-title relating to taxicabs, it shall be the duty of the
Commission to investigate the name, design and colors to be used on any
taxicab, and to reject any application when it appears that an effort is
being made to mislead the public by imitating any name, design or the
distinctive combination of colors of any taxicabs already approved.

1931, ch. 485, sec. 361F.

361F. The provisions of this sub-title relating to taxicabs are intended
to be supplementary to, and not in substitution for, existing laws relating
to the operation and licensing of motor vehicles. Nothing herein shall be
construed to limit the power and authority of incorporated cities and
towns to adopt reasonable traffic regulations, including the designation of
taxicab stands, and the power to limit or prohibit cruising along public
streets or highways, where such cruising may menace the public safety or
unduly congest traffic.

See notes to sec. 361.

362.

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. 678

See notes to sec 373.

364.

See notes to sec 373.

1927, ch. 335, sec. 364A.

364A. Whenever there shall be filed with the Commission, by any
public service corporation, company or individual, subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the Commission, any schedule stating a new individual or joint
rate, fare or charge, or any new individual or joint classification, or any
new individual or joint regulation or practice affecting any rate, fare or
charge, the Commission shall have, and it is hereby given, authority, either
upon complaint or upon its own initiative without complaint, at once, and
if it so orders, without answer or other formal pleading by the proponent
or proponents of said new schedule, but upon reasonable notice, to enter
upon a hearing concerning the lawfulness or reasonableness of such rate,
fare, charge, classification, regulation or practice; and pending such hear-
ing and the decision thereon the Commission upon filing with such sched-
ule and delivering to said proponent or proponents of said new schedule