WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 2121

33. This sub-title shall be deemed to be enacted in the
interests of public health, safety and welfare and its
provisions shall be liberally construed to carry out its
objects and purposes. Each section and every part of
each section is hereby declared to be independent of any
other section or part of a section and the holding of any
section or part thereof to be void or unconstitutional or
ineffective for any reason shall not affect the validity or
meaning of any other section or part of a section of the
sub-title.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1947.

Approved May 7, 1947.

CHAPTER 892.
(Senate Bill 192)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tions 2(10), 54 and 55 (e) and (f) of Article 661/2 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement),
title "Motor Vehicles", sub-titles "Definitions of words
and Phrases", and "Administration — Registration —
Titling", relating to dealer and used car dealer registra-
tion plates.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 2(10), 54 and 55 (e) and (f) of Article 661/2
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement),
title "Motor Vehicles", sub-titles "Definitions of Words and
Phrases", and "Administration — Registration — Titling",
be and they are repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

2.

(10) (Dealer.) The term "dealer", except where
it is used in conjunction with the words "used car"
or "used vehicle", shall denote and be applicable to,
and only to, any of the following: (a) a Sales Branch
or Agency of a manufacturer of motor vehicles;
(b) a distributor of new motor vehicles who holds an un-
expired appointment as such in writing from the manu-
facturer of such vehicles; or (c) a dealer in new motor
vehicles who holds an unexpired appointment as such in