ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1143

255A. Upon complaint filed with the Public Service
Commission by any carrier setting forth under affidavit
that a permit granted such carrier by the Commissioner
has been, or is being infringed upon or violated, or that
any rights granted in any such permits are being exer-
cised, or used by some other carrier, or carriers, without
a permit, or that such rights are being subject to unre-
stricted or unregulated competition, or that the route as
set forth in the permit granted such complaining carrier
is being served in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
by some other carrier without a permit, then, the Public
Service Commission shall notify such offender to appear
before the Commission and answer such charges. Such
notice shall be sent the offending carrier by registered
mail to the last known address of such carrier, or shall
be served upon the offending carrier as provided in Arti-
23, Section 357, Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
1924 Edition, In the event the Commission shall find the
allegations set forth by the complaining carrier are true,
then the Commission shall notify the offending carrier to
cease such operations within such time as the Commis-
sion may direct. In the event the offending carrier shall
neglect or refuse to obey or observe such order of the
Commission, the Commission shall notify the carrier to
show cause within ten days from the date such notice is
served or mailed as hereinbefore set forth why the reg-
tration certificate for such truck or trucks involved in
such operation should not be revoked. If no cause is
shown, or if after a hearing, following such order, the
Commission shall find that no cause is shown, then the
Commission shall certify to the Commissioner of Motor Ve-
hicles that the registration certificate of all truck or trucks
involved in the operation complained of shall be suspended
or revoked, and the condition of such revocation or suspen-
sion, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall automat-
ically suspend or revoke the same subject to the further or-
der of the Public Service Commission. The Public Service
Commission, shall if possible, notify the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles the license number or numbers of trucks, the
certificates of registration for which are to be suspended
or revoked. There shall be no appeal from the action of
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, but an action may be
commenced to vacate and set aside any order of the Public
Service Commission in the manner prescribed for the set-
ting aside of other orders of such Commission.

The rules, practice and proceedings in all hearings as
hereinbefore set forth shall be governed by the rules, prac-