1288 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 610

on the basis of the entire year, but may be issued on or after
the first day of July in any year for the remainder of the year
expiring on the thirty-first day of December, in which event
one-half of the yearly fee shall be paid. No portion of the
license or registration fee paid as aforesaid will be refunded for
any part of the year during which said license is not used.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the Motor Vehicle Commissioner to keep a separate account
of all moneys collected under this Act, and any and all moneys
so collected shall be accounted for and remitted by the Motor
Vehicle Commissioner to the State Treasurer on or before the
first day of May of each year, along with a statement showing
the amount due the State Roads Commission on account of all
moneys so collected for the use of State and State Aid Roads,
and must further show the amount due the respective Boards
of County Commissioners for the use of all improved County
Roads and also the amounts due the Mayors of the respective
towns and cities in the State of Maryland for the use of all
streets and roads in said towns and cities, the amounts so due
in each case to be computed upon a mileage basis, and said
State Treasurer shall create a special fund thereof and on the
fifteenth day of May in each year shall pay, on warrant, to the
State Roads Commission of Maryland all moneys so collected
for use of State and State Aid Roads, to the respective Boards
of County Commissioners all moneys collected for the use of
improved County Roads, and to the Mayors of the respective
towns and cities in the State of Maryland all moneys collected
for the use of the roads and streets of said towns and cities,
and all such moneys so collected shall be used for the main-
tenance of said roads and streets over which said motor vehicles
shall operate.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the Public Service Commission of Maryland, upon the appli-
cation of any motor vehicle owner for a permit to operate any
motor vehicle for the public transportation of passengers over
any specified route, to investigate the feasibility of granting
said permit, the number of motor vehicles to be used, the rate,
to be charged, and if, in the judgment of the Public Service
Commission it is deemed best for public welfare and conveni-
ence that said permit should be granted, said Public Service
Commission is hereby empowered and authorized to grant such
permit, but if said Public Service Commission deems the grant-
ing of such a permit prejudicial to the welfare and convenience