1026 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 506
any highway of this State at a rate of speed greater than
thirty-five miles per hour shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00). Any person operating a motor vehicle
upon any highway of this State at a rate of speed greater
than sixty miles per hour shall be 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 be im-
prisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one
year, or to both fine and imprisonment, for the first offense;
and any person who shall be convicted of a second or addi-
tional such offense shall be subject to imprisonment for not
less than sixty days nor more than two years. Any person
convicted shall also be subject, in the discretion of the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles, to a suspension or revocation of
his operator's license. 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.
RACING AND INTOXICATION.
152. No person shall operate or drive or attempt to operate
or drive a motor vehicle on the public highways of this State
when intoxicated or at all under the influence of liquor or
drug. Any person guilty of violating the aforegoing pro-
vision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dol-
lars ($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 oper-
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