516 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 326

293. It shall be the duty of each owner of a motor vehicle
to be used in the public intra-state transportation of pas-
sengers 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 Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles annually, at the time and ac-
cording 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 registration with the Commissioner of Motor Ve-
hicles, and to state in said application besides the other mat-
ters 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
vehicles are maintained by the applicant to be used only in
emergencies, and if so, the number of such reserve and substi-
tute motor vehicles and a complete description of each, such
motor vehicles when in use to be designated by a special
marker to be furnished by the Commissioner of Motor Ve-
hicles; (d) the length of the route in miles on State, S'tate-
Aid, improved County roads, and streets and roads of incor-
porated towns and cities, respectively, in the State of Mary-
land; (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, an annual fee
shall be paid to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for cer-
tificates of registration issued by him, of one thirtieth
(1/30c) 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 in respect to such vehicles
or their operation.

A copy of the application filed with the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles shall be forwarded to the State Roads Commis-
sion, which shall thereupon compute the fee payable by each
motor vehicle owner for each motor vehicle for which applica-
tion 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, composed of gravel, shells, crushed