172 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 85

Commissioner may, in his discretion, suspend for such period
as he may deem necessary, or revoke the operator's license of
such person. No person shall for the period of three months
from the date of the revocation of his Operator's license, be
capable of receiving a new operator's license, nor thereafter
except in the discretion of the Commissioner.

Any person whose license to operate a motor vehicle in this
State has been refused, suspended or revoked as aforesaid, and
who shall operate a motor vehicle, or who shall operate a motor
vehicle the registration of which has been refused, suspended
or revoked as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and subject upon conviction to a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100. 00), nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1, 000. 00) or to imprisonment for not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, or to both fine and imprisonment,
for the first offense. The provisions of this section shall apply
to the operator and to the owner who causes or permits his
motor vehicle to be operated in violation of this section.

NON-RESIDENT OWNERS AND OPERATORS.

146. Any person or operator not a resident of this St
who shall have complied with the laws of the State in which he
resides, requiring the registration of motor vehicles or licensing
of operators thereof, and the display of identification or regis-
tration numbers on such vehicles, and who shall cause the
identification number of such State, in accordance with the
laws thereof and none other, together with the initial letter or
letters of said State to be displayed on his motor vehicle as in
this sub-title provided, while used or operated upon the public
highways of this State, may use the highways of this State
without obtaining a registration certificate or operator's license
from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as hereinbefore pre-
scribed; provided the State of which he is a resident and the
registration certificate of which he displays, shall extend the
same privilege to residents of this State; provided that if any
non-resident be convicted before any Justice of the Peace, com-
mitting Magistrate or Police Justice of violating any provision