1046 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 834
CHAPTER 834.
(House Bill 715)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 89B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "State Roads Com-
mission", sub-title "Road Signs", said new section to be
known as Section 84A, to follow immediately after Section
84 of said Article, and to authorize the State Roads Commis-
sion by resolution to post signs on certain roads and high-
ways prohibiting traffic or reducing the weight of vehicles
thereon, and providing certain penalties for the violation of
this section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"State Roads Commission", sub-title "Road Signs", said new
section to be known as Section 84A, to follow immediately
after Section 84 of said Article, and to read as follows:

84A. (1) The State Roads Commission with respect to any
road or highway under its jurisdiction or maintenance may by
resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any such
road or highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of
vehicles to be operated upon any such highway, for any one
period not to exceed sixty days and for a total period of not to
exceed 90 days in any one calendar year, whenever any said
road or highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other
climatic conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed
unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the per-
missible weights thereof reduced.

The State Roads Commission enacting any such resolution
shall erect or cause to be erected, posted and maintained signs
designating the provisions of the ordinance or resolution at
each end of that portion of any road or highway affected
thereby, and the resolution shall not be effective unless and
until such signs are erected and posted.

(2) Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation or
other person, whether the owner of such vehicle, the person in
charge and control over the same, or employee or agent of any
such who shall draw, drive, propel or in any other manner take
or cause to be taken, drawn, driven or propelled over any such
road or highway posted as aforesaid any motor vehicle, truck,
road engine, road roller, traction engine, threshing machine or
other vehicle of any kind, weighing, with or without any load
which may be in or upon the same, more than the number of
pounds specified on the signboard so erected at the entrance to
such road or highway, or at a greater rate of speed than that