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temporarily, reserve vehicles on such routes and schedules, approved as
aforesaid for the public accommodation, in which event immediate notifi-
cation shall be given the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the number of
trucks, license plate numbers displayed and destination of all such emer-
gency vehicles.

In cases where certificates have been issued to such motor vehicle owner
for more than one route, all motor vehicles of the same weight, including
reserve or substitute vehicles, which have been registered for use upon
either or any of said routes, may be used interchangeably upon either or
any of said routes.

The operations upon any route may be conducted with greater fre-
quency than prescribed by the approved schedule without obtaining per-
mission therefor from the Public Service Commission, provided, however,
that the approved schedule shall be strictly maintained and adhered to,
until changed with the permission of the Public Service Commission.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Public Service Commission, it will be
prejudicial to the public welfare and convenience, to permit operations
to be conducted upon any route with greater frequency than prescribed
by the approved schedule, said Commission may limit this privilege in
whatever manner it may deem proper or deny the said privilege altogether,
either at the time of the issuance of the permit or at any time thereafter.

Seasonal permits may be granted for a portion of the year, if, in the
judgment of the Public Service Commission, the granting thereof is
deemed essential to the public welfare and convenience, and routes may
be changed or abandoned, whenever, in the opinion of the Public Service
Commission, the welfare and convenience of the public will not be preju-
diced thereby.

In the event any such motor vehicle owner shall fail to report any infor-
mation, as above provided, or shall change or abandon a route or reduce
a schedule, without first obtaining the permission of the Public Service
Commission, or shall operate with greater frequency than prescribed by
his approved schedule, where the privilege so to do has been denied or
limited, the Public Service Commission may, after due hearing, upon not
less than three days' notice in writing, to be sent by registered letter to
the address given by the motor vehicle owner when applying for his per-
mit, revoke or suspend all permits issued to such motor vehicle owner under
the provisions of this sub-title, and refuse thereafter to issue such permits
to said motor vehicle owner.

Upon the suspension or revocation of a permit by the Public Service
Commission, all certificates of registration issued to such motor vehicle
owner by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall thereupon be likewise
suspended or revoked.

The license, or registration fees, charged under this sub-title, as above
provided, shall be on the basis of the entire year, but may be issued on or
after the first day of April, July, and October, in any year for the remain-
der of the year expiring on the 31st day of December, in which event,
three-quarters of the yearly fee, or one-half of the yearly fee, or one-quarter
of the yearly fee, shall be paid.

No portion of the license or registration fee paid as aforesaid will be

refunded for any part of the year during which said license is not used

except that in the case of seasonal permits, or in the case of abandoned

routes, a refund shall be allowed for any quarter, but no part of any

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