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Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars nor more than One Thousand
Dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30)
days nor more than six (6) months, or both such fine and
imprisonment.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved March 4, 1949.

CHAPTER 40

(Senate Bill 38)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 76
of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947
Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-title "Adminis-
tration—Registration—Titling", relating to refunds of li-
cense fees.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 76 of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-
title "Administration—Registration—Titling", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

76. (Refunds on Semi-Annual Basis. ) Upon the surrender
of the certificates and registration plates provided for in
Classes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J, and upon application
made therefor, the original owner shall be entitled to refund
of the amount paid for such certificates and registration
plates for the unused portion of the registration year calcu-
lated on a semi-annual basis with no allowance for fractional
portions of a half-year period; provided, however, that in the
case of Class A, the refund shall be $5. 00 where the fee is
$15. 00 and $7. 50 where the fee is $23. 00, and in the case of
Class D the refund shall be $1. 50; provided further, that
refund of the entire fee shall be allowed on unused license
plates returned to the Department within thirty days after
date of issuance, or returned prior to April 1st, where se-
cured between February 15th and 29th preceding.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved March 4, 1949.