EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1669

use of State and State Aid Roads, to the respective Boards of.
County Commissioners all moneys collected for the use of im-
proved 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 Streets and Roads 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 ap-
plication of any motor vehicle owner for a permit to operate
any motor vehicle for the public transportation of merchandise
or freight 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 convenience that said permit should be granted, said Pub-
lic Service Commission is hereby empowered and authorized to
grant such permit, but if said Public Service Commission deems
the granting of such permit prejudicial to the welfare and con-
venience of the public, then the said Public Service Commission
is hereby empowered and authorized to refuse the granting
of same. The said Public Service Commission of Maryland is
further empowered and authorized to make such rules and regu-
lations as it may deem necessary to govern the control and
operation of same, and enforce same by such penalties or for-
feitures as it may prescribe, including the revocation of the
permit granted under the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 5. And be it further, enact ed, That every person owning
or operating any such motor vehicle in violation of any of the
provisions of this Act, or in violation of the rules and regula-
tions aforesaid of the Public Service Commission, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction subject to
a fine of not less than five dollars ($5. 00) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50. 00) for each first offense, and a fine of not less
than ten dollars ($10. 00) nor more than one hundred dollars
($100. 00) for each second offense or subsequent offense.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent therewith, are hereby repealed to the extent
of said inconsistency, but nothing herein shall be construed to
relieve any owner or operator of such motor vehicles as are