HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1441

mission of Maryland, without any charge to the owner or
operator of said airports, landing fields, air schools, flying
clubs, air beacons or other navigation facilities. Airports,
landing fields, air schools, flying clubs, air beacons or other
navigation facilities already having a license from the State
Aviation Commission and rated as safe by said State Avia-
tion Commission for the purpose for which they are to be used
will be granted a license for four years by the State Aviation
Commission without any charge to the owners or operators
of said airports, landing fields, air schools, flying clubs, air
beacons or other navigation facilities unless changed condi-
tions require a restudy of the previous rating given by the
State Aviation Commission, in which event a fee of $100. 00
will be charged unless said owners or operators present a
satisfactory rating by the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Provided, however, that the fee shall not be charged until the
Civil Aeronautics Authority is set up to consider applications.
Owners or operators of airports, landing fields, air schools,
flying clubs, air beacons or other navigation facilities apply-
ing for an original license from the State Aviation Commis-
sion without having been rated as safe by said Civil Aeronaut-
ics Authority for the purpose for which they are to be used, will
be granted a license for four years if pronounced safe after
investigation by the State Aviation Commission but a charge
of $100. 00 will be made therefor to the owners or operators of
said airports, landing fields, air schools, flying clubs, air
beacons or other navigation facilities. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to any airport, landing field, air school,
flying club, air beacon or other navigation facility owned or
operated by the United States Government or by this State,
nor shall these provisions be construed to prevent the emerg-
ency or intermittent use of any field for aviation purposes
when a duly licensed landing field is not available.

Upon application by any applicants for a license for an
airport, landing field, air school, flying club, air beacon or
other air navigation facilities, the Commission may refuse to
grant such license to said applicants when said Commission
has reasonable grounds to believe, based on public health,
public morals, public safety and public welfare, that the
granting of any of said licenses to any of said applicants would
endanger or be detrimental to the health, morals, safety or
welfare of inhabitants of this State. Upon application by any
applicant for a license for an airport, landing field, air school
or air beacon not heretofore used or operated, applicant shall
post a conspicuous notice on the property affected, thirty days
before applying for said license, and said notice shall set out
the use for which the said license is asked and the date of the
said application.

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