146 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 99

(Class H. Pneumatic Tires.) School buses, publicly or
privately owned, under contract of the Boards of Education
of the political subdivisions, and/or owned or under con-
tract by accredited schools, shall pay a flat registration fee
of $15.00 when operating for the purpose of 'transporting
pupils between home and school or between designated
points of collection and school. When operating for this
purpose and for this purpose alone they shall carry the usual
school bus insignia, front and rear, and "stop" signals,
front and rear. When operating a school bus for any
purpose other than the scheduled operation of transporting
pupils between home and school or operating as a .charter
bus for hire and for other than school purposes, the owner
shall take out an additional license plate for which the
charge shall be $30.00 per year. When operating a
school bus for any purpose other than the scheduled opera-
tion of transporting pupils between home and school the
operator of the bus shall cover the school bus license plates
as well as all markings on the bus indicating it to be a
school bus. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue
a distinctive plate to be used on buses operating on a
schedule for the transporting of pupils between home and
school.

(Class I. Pneumatic Tires.) All buses operating under
charter or for hire, exclusive of those operating on a regu-
larly fixed schedule, and between fixed termini, shall pay
annual registration fees as follows:

Buses with a seating capacity of 29 or fewer—$75.00
per year.

Buses with a seating capacity of 30 to 37—$100.00 per
year.

Buses with a seating capacity of 38 to 45—$125.00 per
year.

Buses with a seating capacity of 46 and over—$150.00
per year.

(Class J. Solid Tires.) All commercial motor ve-
hicles equipped with solid or cushion rubber tires shall
pay a registration fee twice that specified for the cor-
responding class of pneumatic tire equipped motor
vehicles including twice the minimum fee established in
these classes.

(Class K. Dealer.) Twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for
the first two sets of registration plates issued to each
manufacturer, dealer or distributor in motor vehicles other