182 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 85

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 for the first offense, or both fine and imprisonment.
Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense shall be
subject to imprisonment for not less than six months nor more
than two years. No person shall operate or drive, or attempt
to operate or drive, a motor vehicle on the public highways of
this State in a race or in a speed contest, or on a bet or wager.
Any person violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and subject upon conviction to a fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25. 00) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($100. 00) for the first offense. In addition, the person
guilty of such offense shall be subject to the revocation of his
operator's license by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as
elsewhere in this sub-title provided.

ALLOWING MOTOR VEHICLES TO STAND
UNATTENDED.

153. No person operating or in charge or control of any
steam, or electric motor vehicle in this State shall allow the same
to stand unattended on any highway without securing or lock-
ing the lever or other device by which the same is started or
taking other reasonable precautions to prevent such vehicle
being started by unauthroized persons; and no person operating
or in charge or control of any gasoline motor vehicle shall leave
the same unattended as aforesaid without first stopping the
motor and cutting off the electric current. Any person violat-
ing any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject upon conviction to a fine of not less
than five dollars ($5. 00) nor more than twenty-five dollars
($25. 00) for the first offense.

MOTOR VEHICLES NOT TO BE TAMPERED WITH.

154. No person shall, without authority of the owner or
person in charge thereof, climb upon or into, or hang onto any