HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1407

Those containing more than 5000 square feet, and not
more than 7500 square feet...................... 125. 00

Those containing more than 7500 square feet, and not
more than 10, 000 square feet..................... 200. 00

For every additional 1000 square feet or fractional part
thereof the sum of f 10. 00 additional.

A garage, or open-air garage, as used within the terms of
this section shall mean a place of storage for hire or a place
where is kept for hire any automobile, locomobile, or any ve-
hicle of any kind the motive power of which shall be electricity,
steam, gas, gasoline or any other motive power except animals
and air-craft, whether such automobile, locomobile or vehicle
is kept therein permanently or temporarily, but wherever such
garage has included within the building a machine shop, which
machine shop is definitely defined by permanent partitions in
the building, the space occupied by the same shall be exempted
from taxation under this section.

In computing the license fees according to the provisions of
this section, there shall be deducted from the total floor space
of such garages a space fifteen feet wide and extending the en-
tire length or depth of the garage, in all cases where a space is
required by law or any official regulation to be kept open. In
case of garages having more than one floor, a similar deduc-
tion shall be made for each floor. There shall be a deduction
from the total space contained in open-air garages in comput-
ing the tax on open-air garages, which may be occupied over
their entire area, provided that nothing in this sub-title shall
be construed to repeal any local ordinance enacted for the
public safety.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 11, 1939.

CHAPTER 675.

(House Bill 730)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 91
of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924
Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Desti-
tute Parent"; to repeal Sections 92 and 93 of said Article;
and to add six new sections to said Article, said new sec-
tions to be known as Sections 92, 93, 93A to 93D, inclusive,
and to follow immediately after Section 91 of said Article,
as amended by this Act, relating to the procedure whereby
a child may be required to support his or her destitute parent.