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before set forth. Nothing herein provided in this section shall apply to
taxi-cabs operating in Baltimore City.

1933, ch. 596, sec. 255B.

255B. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and Public Service Com-
mission is hereby empowered to inspect all books, papers, records or charts
of any character of carriers to which this sub-title applies showing the
schedules, routes, trucks and operation of such carriers within this State.

1933, ch. 5-56, sec. 255C.

255C. All court costs in any action which may be commenced to
vacate and set aside any order of the Public Service Commission passed
in pursuance of the provisions of Section 255A of this sub-title, shall be
paid by the complaining carrier if the final determination of the action
by the Court shall be adverse to him, and such costs shall be paid by the
carrier complained against if the final determination of the Court shall
be adverse to him.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 256. 1912, sec. 193. 1916, ch. 610, sec. 5. 1933, ch. 596, sec. 256.

256. Each person owning or operating any such motor vehicles in
violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title, or in violation of the
rules and regulations aforesaid of the Public Service Commission or the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction subject to a fine of not less than five ($5. 00) dollars
nor more than one hundred ($100. 00) dollars for the first offense, and a
fine of not less than fifty ($50. 00) dollars nor more than two hundred
($200. 00) dollars for each additional offense or subsequent offenses. ¹
See notes to secs. 251 and 255.

257.

See notes to secs. 251 and 255.

1927, ch. 620, sec. 257A.

257A. If any part or parts of this sub-title, or of any section thereof,
shall be held to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
the validity of the remaining parts of this sub-title or of any section there-
of. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the remain-
ing parts of this sub-title, or of any section thereof, if it had known that
such part or parts thereof, or of any section thereof, would be declared
unconstitutional.

¹ Sec. 5 of ch. 596 of acts of 1933 reads as follows: Should any section or part of
a section of this act be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be
construed as affecting the validity of any remaining section or part of a section of
this act, it being the legislative intent that the remainder of this act shall stand,
notwithstanding the invalidity of such section or part of a section.