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are intended to be covered by this and all other provisions of
this section, a separate certificate of title, either of such deal-
er's immediate vendor, or of the dealer himself, shall be re-
quired in the case of each used or second-hand motor vehicle
in his possession, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
shall determine the form in which applications for the cer-
tificate of title and assignments thereof shall be made, in case
forms differing from those used in the case of individuals are
in his judgment reasonably required; provided, however, that
no such certificate shall be required in the case of new motor
vehicles owned by and in the hands, possession, or custody of
dealers as the term "dealers" is defined in Sections 147 and
155 of this Article.

In the case of a lost certificate, the loss of which is accounted
for to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, a duplicate may
be issued the charge therefor to be fifty cents ($0. 50).

Any person who shall himself alter or forge any certificate
of title issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pur-
suant to the provisions of this section, or any assignment
thereof, or who shall hold or use any such certificate or assign-
ment knowing the same to have been altered or forged, shall
be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction in a court
of criminal jurisdiction other than the Traffic Court, shall be
required to pay a fine of not more than one thousand
($1, 000. 00) or be imprisoned in the Maryland Penitentiary for
a period of not more than one (1) year, or be both fined and
imprisoned, in the discretion of the Court.

SEC. 2. And lie it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on June 1, 1941.

Approved April 15, 1941.

CHAPTER 14.

(Senate Bill 37)
AN ACT to alter and amend the laws relating to marriages.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 4 of Article 62 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Marriages", be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, so as to
read as follows:

4. The following persons are authorized to solemnize
marriages in this State; any minister of the Gospel, or official