ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                1179

tags on motor vehicles in his possession, but not owned by him,,
for periods of five days, and no longer, provided he first ob-
tains from the owner of said motor vehicle written permission
so to do, and provided further that he shall have and display,
on demand of any proper officer, the actual consent in writing
of the owner of said motor vehicle to such use. Whenever a
sale of a motor vehicle is made by a dealer duly registered
under the provisions of this section, the dealer may permit the
purchaser of such vehicle to use his dealer's tags on the vehicle
so purchased, or if in such sale such dealer has taken in trade
another motor vehicle registered under the laws of this State,
such dealer may permit the purchaser to use on the vehicle so
purchased the current registration tags belonging to the vehicle
so taken in trade for a period not exceeding ten days from
the date of the sale, provided the dealer shall give to such
purchaser permission so to use such tags, said permission
to be in substitution for registration cards and to be. on forms
to be furnished to the dealers by the Commissioner, which
said permission shall bear the signature of the dealer and shall
be displayed as registration cards are now required to be dis-
played; and provided further that before the dealer shall sub-
scribe and furnish such permission to such purchaser, such
dealer shall have received from the purchaser the written appli-
cation for the titling and registration of the said motor vehicle
with the prescribed fees therefor and shall have actually for-
warded the same by mail or messenger to the Commissioner.

New motor vehicles owned by and in the possession of regis-
tered manufacturers, dealers or distributors shall be exempt
from the registration by manufacturers' number prescribed by
Section 179. Except when used by a purchaser from a
dealer, as above provided, dealers' tags shall not be used on
any motor vehicle while engaged in business of any kind oar
character except the automobile business of the manufacturer,,
dealer or distributor, nor in the business of transportation for
hire or livery business; nor shall the same be used after such
manufacturer, dealer or distributor, shall have been notified
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles! that such tags are for-
feited because of his failure to comply with the provisions of
this section. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to pro-
hibit a manufacturer, dealer or distributor from using his deal-
er's tags for the purpose of towing another motor vehicle, when
such towing is incidental to his business. Any manufacturer,.
dealer or distributor who shall fail or refuse to comply with
the provisions hereof or shall cause or permit dealers' tags to
be used in violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title,
and any person using any such tags in violation of the provi-
sions of this sub-title shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five dollars