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in terms, or some other clear evidence given of an intent on the part of
the General Assembly to change the policy of the State herein declared;
and provided further that nothing contained in this section shall be taken
to apply to any subsequent or contemporaneous Act of the General Assem-
bly of Maryland itself altering the charges to be made for the registration
or operation of motor vehicles engaged in the business of common carriers,
or placing such a special class for regulation in other respects.

No city, county or other municipal sub-division of the State shall have
the right to make or enforce any local ordinance or regulation, under the
guise of a traffic regulation, to compel the sounding of bells, horns or other
signalling devices.

Nothing in the sub-title shall be taken in any way to add or to detract
from the right of any person injured in his person or property by the negli-
gent operation of a motor vehicle to sue and recover damages as in the case
of the negligent use or operation of other vehicles, and the violation of any
provision of this sub-title shall not be taken to give any right of action to
any individual who would not be entitled to the same in the absence of such
provision.

This section cited in holding invalid portion of ordinance of Baltimore City
giving right of way to vehicles of physicians, without providing means of identi-
fying such vehicles. Kidd v. Chissell, 146 Md. 172.

As to fraud—motor vehicles, see art. 27, sec. 187A.

As to fraud—motor fuels, see art. 27, sec. 237A, et seq.

Cited but not construed in Greer Transportation Co. v. Knight, 157 Md. 537.

1927, ch. 520, sec. 171A. 1929, ch. 319, sec. 171A.

172. Except to the extent that they may be specifically authorized by
other provisions of this sub-title, no city, county or other political sub-
division of this State shall have the right to make or enforce any ordinance
or regulation upon any subject for which provision is made in this sub-title.
The provisions of this sub-title (except as herein otherwise specifically pro-
vided), are intended to be exclusive of all local and municipal legislation
or regulations, upon the various subjects with which this sub-title purports
to deal, and all public local laws, ordinances and regulations, inconsistent
or identical therewith, or similar or equivalent thereto, are hereby re-
pealed; and the charters of all municipal corporations of this State are
modified so as to prohibit such corporations from making or enforcing any
ordinance or regulations in violation of this section. This provision shall
not be deemed as repealed by any Act hereafter passed, unless this provi-
sion is expressly referred to and repealed in terms, or some other clear evi-
dence given of an intent on the part of the General Assembly to change the
policy of the State herein declared; provided that nothing herein contained
shall prohibit any town, city, county, special taxing area or any other
municipal sub-division of this State from establishing and enforcing any
reasonable traffic regulations or ordinances, or providing penalties for vio-
lation thereof; provided that such regulations or ordinances shall not be
in conflict or identical with the provisions of this sub-title.
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