1866 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 759

355. On and after July 1, 1947, no taxicab for which such
permit shall have been issued shall be operated except by the
owner thereof or any employee of the owner, and it shall be
unlawful for the owner of any such taxicab to enter into any
contract, agreement, arrangement, or understanding, express
or implied, with an operator thereof, by the terms of which
such operator pays to or for the account of such owner a fixed
or determinable sum for the use of such taxicab, and is en-
titled to all or a portion of the proceeds arising from its
operation.

356. The owner shall post in a conspicuous place in each of
the taxicabs owned by him, for which a permit shall have been
issued, a schedule of the fares to be collected from passengers,
and such schedule shall be so printed and arranged that such
passengers can readily determine the exact fare payable by
them, and it shall be unlawful to collect any fare otherwise
than as appearing on, and determinable from, said schedule.
Each taxicab for which a permit has been issued shall be
equipped, while being used in the taxicab service, with accu-
rate taximeters properly installed and connected, which taxi-
meters shall be used exclusively as the means of measuring
the charges for taxicab service rendered. When a fixed charge
is made by zone, the extent of the zone shall be expressed in
mileage. Such meters shall be subject to inspection and test
by the County Commissioners at the expense of the owner.

357. The full name of the owner of each taxicab for which
a permit has been issued shall be permanently painted on one
door on each side of the cab, in letters at least two and one-
half inches high, and the word "taxicab" shall also appear
conspicuously upon the vehicle. Whenever any owner shall
file an application for the issuance of a permit under the
provisions of this sub-title relating to taxicabs, it shall be
the duty of the Commissioners to investigate the name, design
and colors to be used on any taxicab, and to reject any appli-
cation when it appears that an effort is being made to mis-
lead the public by imitating any name, design or the distinc-
tive combination of colors of any taxicabs already approved.

358. None of the provisions hereinbefore set forth in the
preceding sections of this sub-title shall be construed to apply
to a taxicab or taxicabs operating with the approval of the
Public Service Commission of Maryland or to a taxicab or
taxicabs which are regulated in some other county of Mary-
land when said taxicab or taxicabs enter Howard County after
being called by a person or persons in Howard County or
enter Howard County to discharge passengers therein.