2332 ARTICLE 56

In addition to the specific duties imposed upon the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles by the provisions of this sub-title, it shall be his duty faith-
fully to exercise every reasonable effort to, secure the enforcement of this
sub-title, so that motor vehicle traffic in this State shall be reasonably and
efficiently regulated with due regard to the convenience of persons using
motor vehicles and the safety of the public in general. Said Commissioner
or a deputy or clerk especially designated by him shall have power to
administer the oath prescribed by law in all cases in which he may deem
the same necessary, in the performance of the duties prescribed by this
sub-title, who shall charge for each oath administered the sum of twenty-
five cents, and all fees received from such source to be paid by said Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles into the Treasury as are other funds received
by him.

The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall keep a record of all state-
ments filed with him and all certificates issued by him, which record shall
be open to public inspection.
See notes to sec. 147.
Cited but not construed in Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Baking Co., 172 Md. 28.

Motorcycle and Special Deputies.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 176. 1912, sec. 137. 1916, ch. 687. 1917, ch. 39, sec. 137. 1918, ch. 85,
sec. 137. 1920, ch. 506, sec. 137.

150. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to
employ, with the consent and approval of the Governor, such number of
deputies, not exceeding twenty, equipped with motorcycles, as in the opin-
ion of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may be necessary to enforce
the provisions of the motor vehicle and traffic laws throughout the entire
State, said Commissioner to have authority to discharge or dismiss said
deputies in his discretion, with or without other cause than may appear to
him sufficient. Said Commissioner shall also have power to appoint special
deputies, who shall serve without compensation and who shall assist in
enforcing the provisions of this sub-title. The motorcycle deputies and
special deputies shall have power to make summary arrests without war-
rant and cause the offenders to be brought to trial as in this sub-title
provided.

Cited but not construed in Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Baking Co., 172 Md. 28.

Motorcycle deputies transferred to State Police—see Art. 88B.

Pamphlet Statements.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 177. 1912, sec. 138. 1916, ch. 687. 1918, ch. 85, sec. 138.
1920, ch. 506, sec. 138.

151. It shall be the duty of said Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to
publish, in pamphlet form, the first week in each and every calendar
month, a complete list of all certificates of registration of motor vehicles
issued during the previous month, together with the registration numbers
assigned, the names and horse-power of such motor vehicles, engine num-
ber and any other information he may deem to be of public interest. In
the same pamphlet shall also be published the aggregate amount of money
received by said Commissioner from all sources during the previous
month, together with a statement of his disbursements during the same
period and a summary of his receipts and disbursements from the begin-
ning of the fiscal year. Copies of such pamphlets may be furnished free of