ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 701

form printed thereon with a statement of all liens or encum-
brances on said motor vehicle, and deliver the same to the pur-
chaser or transferee at the time of the delivery to him of such
motor vehicle. The purchaser or transferee shall then present
such certificate, assigned as aforesaid, to the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, at the time of making application for the regis-
tration of such motor vehicle, whereupon a new certificate of
title shall be issued to the assignee, the charge therefor being
one dollar ($1.00). Said original certificates, when so assigned
and returned to the Commissioner, together with subsequent
assignments of reissues of certificates, shall be retained by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and appropriately indexed
so that at all times it will be possible for him expeditiously to
trace title to the motor vehicle designated therein. Beginning
with the expiration of ninety days from the date upon which
this Act becomes effective, and thereafter, it shall be unlawful
and a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five
dollars ($5.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both,
for any one to sell or to purchase within the limits of this
State any motor vehicle registered in Maryland after January
1, 1920, unless at the time of the delivery thereof then shall
pass between the parties such certificate of title with an assign-
ment thereof in the form prescribed by the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles. Any person who shall knowingly make any
false statement either in his application for the ownership
certificate herein provided for or in any assignment thereof,
or who, with intent to procure or pass title to a motor vehicle
which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, shall
receive or transfer possession of the same from or to another,
or who shall operate or be an occupant of any motor vehicle
which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine or not less than five hundred dollars
($500.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or
by imprisonment for not less than sixty (60) days nor more
than five (5) years, or by both fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court. This provision shall not be regarded
as exclusive of other penalties prescribed by existing or any
future law for the larceny or unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle. In the case of manufacturers and dealers in motor
vehicles, motorcycles, side cars or trailers, all of which are