1482 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 835

greater frequency than prescribed by the approved sched-
ule without obtaining permission therefor from the Public
Service Commission, provided, however, that the approved
schedule shall be strictly maintained and adhered to, until
changed with the permission of the Public Service Commis-
sion, and provided further, that whenever the operations
conducted are in excess of those prescribed by the approved
schedule, the motor vehicle owner shall report to the Public
Service Commission, on or before the fifth business day of
the succeeding month, the actual number of miles traveled,
and the license number of the motor vehicles operated upon
each route for the preceding calendar month, and shall,
at the same time send a duplicate of said report to the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and pay to the said Com-
missioner the difference between the fee charged on the
basis of the approved schedule and the fee chargeable upon
the basis of the actual number of seat-miles traveled; and
provided, further, whenever, in the opinion of the Public
Service Commission, it will be prejudicial to the public
welfare and convenience, to permit operations to be con-
ducted upon any route with greater frequency than pre-
scribed by the approved schedule, said Commission may
limit this privilege in whatever manner it may deem proper
or deny the said privilege altogether, either at the time of
the issuance of the permit or at any time thereafter. Sea-
sonal permits may be granted for a portion of the year,
if, in the judgment of the Public Service Commission, the
granting thereof is deemed essential to the public welfare
and convenience, and routes may be changed or abandoned,
whenever, in the opinion of the Public Service Commission,
the welfare and convenience of the public will not be preju-
diced thereby. In the event any such motor vehicle owner
shall fail to report excess mileage and other information,
as above provided, or shall change or abandon a route or
reduce a schedule, without first obtaining the permission
of the Public Service Commission, or shall operate with
greater frequency than prescribed by his approved sched-
ule, where the privilege so to do has been denied or limited,
the Public Service Commission may, after due hearing,
upon not less than three days' notice in writing, to be sent
by registered letter to the address given by the motor ve-
hicle owner when applying for his permit, revoke or sus-
pend all permits issued to such motor vehicle owner under
the provisions of this sub-title, and refuse thereafter to
issue such permits to said motor vehicle owner. Upon the
suspension or revocation of a permit by the Public Service
Commission, all certificates of registration issued to such
motor vehicle owner by the Commissioner of Motor Ve-
hicles shall thereupon be likewise suspended or revoked.