ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 851

4 of the Annotated Code of Maryland to be known as Section
189A and to follow immediately after Section 189 of said Ar-
ticle and to read as follows:

SEC. 189A: Corporations, groups of individuals and associa-
tions engaged in the transportation of their stockholders, share-
holders, or members whether on the cooperative plan or other-
wise shall be included within the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That Section 195 of
Article 56 of Volume 4 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
as amended by Chapter 401 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the year 1922, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments to read as follows:

SEC. 195: It shall be the duty of each owner of a motor ve-
hicle to be used in the public transportation of merchandise or
freight, 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 Commission of Maryland to operate over said roads
and streets, and present same to the Motor Vehicle Commission-
er annually at the time and according to the method and pro-
visions prescribed by law for owners of all other motor vehicles
to make an application in writing for registration with the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and to state in said applica-
tion besides the other matters by law provided, the carrying
capacity as given by manufacturer of such motor vehicles, the
route on which said motor vehicle is to be used, whether re-
serve or substitute cars are maintained by the applicant to be
used only in emergencies, and if so, the number of such re-
serve and substitute cars and a complete description of each,
and when in use same to be designated by a special marker
to be furnished by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the.
length of the route in miles on State, State Aid, improved
County roads, and Streets and Roads of incorporated towns
and cities the weight of the vehicle when empty, 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 fee shall be paid to the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles for certificates of registration issued by him,
and no other additional fees, license or tax, shall be charged
by the State or any municipality thereof, except property tax
in respect to such vehicles or their operation.

Class "X": Motor vehicles weighing three tons or less,
including the carrying capacity shall each be charged and pay