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2338 ARTICLE 56
Except when used by a purchaser from a dealer as above provided,
dealer's tags shall not be used on any other motor vehicle while engaged
in business of any kind or character except the automobile business of the
manufacturer, dealer or distributor, nor in the business of transportation
for hire or livery business; nor shall the same be used after such manu-
facturer, dealer or distributor shall have been notified by the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles that such tags are forfeited because of his failure to
comply with the provisions of this section.
Any manufacturer, dealer or distributor who shall fail or refuse to com-
ply with the provisions of this section or shall cause or permit dealers' tags
to be used in violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title, and any
person using such tags in violation of the provisions of this sub-title shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined
not less than, five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00),
and upon conviction of any manufacturer, dealer or distributor, all tags
issued to such manufacturer, dealer or distributor under Class D, Section
157 of this Article, shall be subject to revocation or suspension by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and the said Commissioner after due
hearing may refuse and decline thereafter to issue other such tags to such
manufacturer, dealer or distributor.
A policy insuring one against accident caused by the wrecking of a "motor-driven
car" did not contemplate accidents suffered while riding on a motorcycle, with or without
a sidecar. Landwehr v. Life Ins. Co., 159 Md. 212.
Provisions as to For-Rent Cars.
1927, ch. 520, sec. 179B.
156. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of
renting motor vehicles without drivers, who shall rent any such vehicle
without a driver, otherwise than as a part of a bona fide transaction involv-
ing the sale of such motor vehicle, shall maintain a record of the identity
of the person to whom the vehicle is rented and the exact time the vehicle
is the subject of such rental, or in possession of the person renting and
having the use of the vehicle, and every such record shall be open to in-
spection by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or any agent or employee
designated by him, and it shall be a misdemeanor for any such owner to
fail to make or have in possession or to refuse an inspection of the record
required in this section. If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles prescribes
the form for the keeping of the record provided for in this section, the
owner shall use said form.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject, upon con-
viction, to a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, nor more
than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or imprisonment for not less than ten
days nor more than one year, or both fine and imprisonment for the first
offense.
Fees for Registration of Motor Vehicles.
An. Code, 1924; sec. 182. 1912, sec. 141. 1916, ch. 687. 1918, ch. 85, sec. 141. 1920, ch. 506,
sec. 141. 1927, ch. 520, sec. 182. 1929, ch. 407. 1933, ch. 281. 1935, ch. 85.
1937, ch. 202. 1939, chs. 300 and 497.
157. The following fees shall be paid per annum to the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles for the markers and certificates of registration issued
by him in accordance with the provisions of this sub-title.
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