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1931, ch. 498, sec. 187P.

187P. Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff
in any action at law from relying for security upon the other processes
provided by law.

1931, ch. 498, sec. 187Q.
187Q. If any part, subdivision or section of this sub-title shall be

deemed unconstitutional, the validity of its remaining provisions shall not
be affected thereby.

Secs. 187-185Q referred to but not construed in Newman v. Stocker, 161 Md.

557.

Insurance For Commercial Motor Vehicles.

1933, ch. 591. 1935, ch. 379.
187R. (a) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any owner

of a commercial motor vehicle, his, her or its officers, agents, servants or
employees, engaged in the transportation of passengers or property in

. interstate or intrastate commerce on the public highways, streets and
roads within the territorial limits of the State of Maryland. The term
"commercial motor vehicle" shall include all motor vehicles, including

semi-trailers and trailers, designed, constructed or intended to be propelled

or drawn by any power other than muscular power, except such vehicles
as run only upon rails or tracks, used or to be used in the transportation

of passengers or property for hire. The term "owner" shall include any
person, firm, association or corporation owning, controlling or having the
use for hire of a motor vehicle by any device.

(b) No owner of a commercial motor vehicle, his, her or its officers,

agents, servants or employees, shall operate or cause, permit or suffer said
motor vehicle to be operated over public highways, streets and roads
within the territorial limits of the State of Maryland, without a permit
from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, who shall not grant said per-
mit until the owner of the motor vehicle shall have provided good and

sufficient security for the protection of the public, which shall be satisfied

on the filing of an affidavit, together with a certified copy of the insurance
policy or bond required herein with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles,
to the effect that the owner has secured for each commercial motor vehicle
to be operated in this State:

(1) Either a bond in a form to be approved by the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles in a company duly licensed to do business in this State,

conditioned on the payment to the holder of any judgment recovered
against the owner of the motor vehicle for death or personal injury to any
person or persons other than passengers arising out of the operation in this

State of said motor vehicle up to at least $5, 000 for one person in any one

accident, and up at least $10, 000 total liability for two or more persons in
any one accident, and conditioned on the payment to the holder of any

judgment recovered against the owner of the motor vehicle for damage to