EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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section, and no person shall operate a motor vehicle, as a
chauffeur, upon the public highways, after thirty days after
this Act takes effect, unless such person shall have complied
in all respects with the requirements of this section. No
chauffeur or other person shall drive or operate any motor
vehicle upon any street or highway in the absence of the
owner of such motor vehicle without his consent. No
chauffeur or other person having the care of a motor vehicle
for the owner shall receive or take, directly or indirectly,
any bonus, discount or other consideration on supplies
or parts furnished or purchased for such motor, vehicle,
or on work or labor done thereon by others; and no
person furnishing such supplies or parts, work or labor,
shall give or offer any such chauffeur or other person
having the care of a motor vehicle for the owner, directly
or indirectly, any bonus, discount or other consideration
thereon. Any person violating any of the provisions of this

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section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the city or county jail for a
period not exceeding sixty days. Chauffeurs, while operat-
ing motor vehicles on the public highways of this State,
shall be subject to all the provisions and penalties in this
sub-title provided, relating to violations of the provisions of
this sub-title, and upon conviction of a second offense or of
any offense in this sub-title prohibited, the justice of the peace
or other judicial officer imposing sentence may revoke such
chauffeur's license for a period not -exceeding three months
in addition to imposing the penalty prescribed, such judicial
officer to retain such chauffeur's badge until the expiration
of the period for which his license may be revoked. Upon
conviction of a chauffeur in a criminal court, and his being
found by the court to be an habitual offender, as in Section

Guilty of mis-
demeanor.

139 of this sub-title provided, the court may in its discretion
revoke such chauffeur's license absolutely; in which event
such chauffeur's badge shall be returned to the Secretary oi
of State, and the person to whom such badge was so issued
shall not be permitted or entitled to register again for a
period of one year from the date of such conviction.

140. Whenever the term motor vehicle is used in this sub-
title it shall be construed to include automobiles, locomo-
biles, and all other vehicles propelled otherwise than by

License
revoked.