3118 ARTICLE 81

1933 (Special Sess.), ch. 91, sec. 209.

217. That should any section, or part of a section of this sub-title 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
sub-title, it being the legislative intent that the remainder of this sub-title
shall stand, notwithstanding the invalidity of such section or part of a
section.

Mileage Tax for Use and Maintenance of Roads.

1933, ch. 593, sec. 199.

218. It shall be the duty of each owner of a motor vehicle to be used
in the interstate transportation of passengers for hire operating over State,
State-aid, improved county roads, and streets and roads of incorporated
towns and cities in the State of Maryland: (1) to secure a permit from
the Public Service Commission of Maryland to operate over said roads
and streets; (2) to present same to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
annually, at the time and according to the method and provisions prescribed
by law for the making of applications for registration tags in the case of
all other motor vehicles; (3) to make an application in writing for regis-
tration with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and to state in said
application besides the other matters by law provided; (a) the seating
capacity for passengers of said motor vehicle; (b) the route on which said
'motor vehicle is to be used; (c) whether reserve or substitute motor vehi-
cles are maintained by the applicant to be used only in emergencies, and
if so, the number of such reserve and substitute motor vehicles and a com-
plete description of each, such motor vehicles when in use to be designated
by a special marker to be furnished by the Commissioner of Motor Vehi-
cles; (d) the length of the route in miles on State, State-Aid, improved
County roads, and streets and roads of incorporated towns and cities,
respectively, in the State of Maryland; (e) the weight of the vehicle; and
(f) the schedule under which it shall be operated; and (4) for each such
motor vehicle, except reserve or substitute vehicle, a fee shall be paid
to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for certificates of registration
issued by him, of one-eighteenth (1/18c) of a cent per each passenger seat
multiplied by the total number of miles that said application, shall show
will be traveled by such motor vehicle over State, State-aid, improved
County roads, and streets and roads of incorporated towns and cities in
the State of Maryland, during the year for which said certificate is issued,
and no other additional fees, licenses 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 on gasoline purchased in Maryland in respect
to such vehicles or their operation. For each such motor vehicle the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles shall furnish a distinctive marker or tag,
which tag or marker shall be carried and displayed in such manner as
directed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

A copy of the application filed with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
shall be forwarded to the State Roads Commission, which shall thereupon
compute the fee payable by such motor vehicle owner for each motor vehicle
for which application for registration has been made.

Such computation shall be based upon the mileage to be traversed by
said motor vehicle upon all highways having a hard, smooth surface, com-