1286 LAWS OF MARYLAND, [CH. 610

County Roads, and Streets and Roads of incorporated towns
and cities in the State of Maryland, to provide for the dis-
position of such fees and for the penalties for the violation
of this Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That it shall be the duty of each owner of a motor vehicle
to be used in the public transportation of passengers for hire
operating over State, State Aid, improved County Roads, and
Streets and Roads of incorporated towns and cities in the State
of Maryland, to secure a permit from the Public Service Com-
mission of Maryland to operate over said roads and streets,
and present same to the Motor Vehicle Commissioner annually
at the time and according to the method and provisions pre-
scribed by law for owners of all other motor vehicles, to make
an application in writing for registration with the Commis-
sioner of Motor Vehicles, and to state in said application be-
sides the other matters by law provided, the seating capacity
for passengers of said motor vehicle, the route on which said
motor vehicle is to be used, whether reserve or substitute cars
are maintained by the applicant to be used only in emergencies,
and if so, the number of such reserve and substitute cars and a
complete description of each, and when in use same to be desig-
nated by a special marker to be furnished by the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles, the length of route in miles on State, State-
aid, improved County roads, and streets and roads of incor-
porated towns and cities, respectively, in the State of Mary-
land, the weight of the vehicle, and the schedule under which it
shall operate during the ensuing year, and for all such motor
vehicles, except reserve or substitute vehicles, the following
annual fees shall be paid to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
for certificates of registration issued by him, and no other addi-
tional fees, license, or tax, shall be charged by the State or any
municipal sub-division thereof except the regular property tax
in respect to such vehicles or their operation.

Class " A. " Motor vehicles weighing less than three thousand
(3, 000) pounds shall each be charged and pay one-twentieth
(l/20c. ) of a cent per each passenger seat multiplied by the
total number of miles that said application shall show will be
traveled by such motor vehicle over State, State Aid, improved
County Roads, and Streets and Roads of incorporated towns
and cities in the State of Maryland by such motor vehicles dur-
ing the year for which said certificate is issued.