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and licensing of taxicabs, their owners and operators.
The regulation herein provided for the taxicab industry
in Baltimore County shall be in addition to any regula-
tion by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of Maryland
or the Public Service Commission of Maryland. Any per-
son, firm or corporation subject to this sub-title who shall
be dissatisfied with any ordinance of the County Commis-
sioners of Baltimore County, enacted pursuant to the
authority herein conferred, may commence an action in the
Circuit Court of Baltimore County against the County
Commissioners to vacate and set aside any such ordinance
on the ground that the regulation, practice, act or service
established by such ordinance is unreasonable or unlawful.
The decision of the Circuit Court shall be appealable to
the Court of Appeals of Maryland by either party, provided
such appeal is entered within twenty days after the judg-
ment of the Circuit Court is rendered. Nothing in this Sec-
tion shall be construed to permit the regulation by the
County Commissioners of Baltimore County of taxicabs
regularly operating in Baltimore City and operating occa-
sionally in Baltimore County, provided that said taxicabs
are subjected to regulation as to rates and practices by the
Public Service Commission of Maryland and the City of
Baltimore, prior to and at the time of any operation in
Baltimore County. "

755. Any person, firm or corporation violating any ordi-
nance promulgated under the authority of Section 754
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$250. 00 for each offense. In addition, the County Com-
missioners of Baltimore County, upon proof of any viola-
tion of any ordinance promulgated under Section 754, shall
have authority to revoke or suspend any license issued
under the authority of Section 754 after according reason-
able opportunity to the licensee to be heard in his, her
or its defense.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any provision,
clause, sentence, phrase, or part of this Act, or the applica-
tion thereof to any person, firm or corporation or circum-
stances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the
application of such provisions to other persons, firms and
corporations and circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1945.

Approved March 24? 1945.