'792 ARTICLE 56.

(6) Trailers with three axles and six wheels equipped with rubber
tires shall be divided into six classes based upon the gross shipping weight

of the chassis as given and certified to by the manufacturer and the fee for

each class shall be as follows:

Class Weight in Pounds Fee

1 Less than 4000................................ $90

2 4000 and over but less than 5000................. 160

3 5000 and over but less than 6000................. 240

4 6000 and over but less than 7000................. 320

5 7000 and over but less than 9000................. 440

6 9000 and over................................. 500

No additional fees, license, or tax shall be charged by the State or any
county or municipal sub-division of the State, except the property tax and

-gasoline tax in respect to such vehicles or their operation.

A dairy company which collects milk in its trucks from producers on regu-
larly scheduled routes is subject to provision of this and following sections.
Pub. Serv. Commn, v. West. Md. Dairy, 150 Md. 643 (decided prior to Act 1927,
ch. 152).

Secs. 258-266 are valid and apply to a co-operative corporation transporting
milk and other freight for its stockholders for hire. Parlett, etc., v. Tidewater
Lines, 164 Md. 405.

This section referred to in construing sec. 82. Bevard v. Baughman, 167 Md.
65.

Secs. 258-266 applied to prevent co-operative company from extending its
route to compete with private company. Co-operative Co. v. Pub. Serv. Commn.,
Daily Record, March 7, 1935.

Secs. 258, 259 and 262A held to require co-operative trucking association to
get permit. Pub. Serv. Commn, v. Tidewater Exp. Lines, Daily Record, May 30,
1935.

See notes to secs. 255, 259 and 262.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 259. 1924, ch. 291, sec. 195A. 1927, ch. 152, sec. 259.
1933, ch. 282, sec. 259.

259. All motor vehicles, except when used exclusively for hauling
milk to cooling stations or freight platforms in the counties, operating
intrastate for hire over the improved roads and streets of this State or any

county or municipality thereof on regular schedules or between fixed
termini, including those used by corporations, groups of individuals and
associations, engaged in the transportation of freight or merchandise of

their stockholders, shareholders or members, whether on the co-operative
plan or otherwise, shall be subject to the provisions of this sub-title and

shall file an application as provided in Section 258 above, or such appli-
cation as may be required by the Public Service Commission and the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles and shall pay the same tax according to
classification provided in Section 258. The public duties of a common

carrier shall not be imposed on the owner of any such vehicle not actually

engaged in public transportation, nor shall the provisions of this Section
apply to motor vehicles operated by contract carriers carrying solid loads

of goods, wares or merchandise owned by one of their customers who hires
the exclusive use of the vehicle, and where the load is to be delivered to

one consignee and no return load be carried for any other consignor or