518 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 327

sion 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 dis-
played 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 Com-
mission, 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 tra-
versed by said motor vehicle upon all highways having a
hard, smooth surface, composed of gravel, shells, crushed
stone, concrete, paving blocks, asphalt, or other similar sub-
stances.

The State Roads Commission shall have authority, in dis-
puted cases, to determine which roads and streets upon which
such motor vehicles are to be operated should be included
in the computation.

The State Roads Commission, after making such compu-
tation, shall forthwith certify the same to the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles, whereupon the fee shown to be payable
by said computation shall immediately be paid by such motor
vehicle owner to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

Upon the filing of the application and the payment of the
fees as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the Public
Service Commission to grant the application, and the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles shall forthwith grant the license
in accordance with said application.

SEC. 2: And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 327.

(House Bill 94)

AN ACT to repeal or re-enact, with amendments, Section 15
of Article 59 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1939 Edi-