1046 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 334
operating or continuing to operate the same on public
streets or highways in the Seventh Election District of
Cecil County, take out a liability insurance policy or
policies' in some responsible insurance company, author-
ized to transact business in this State, insuring such owner
against liability for personal injury or injuries to a passen-
ger or passengers in such taxicab, and to a member or
members of the general public, resulting from an accident
or accidents, casualty or casualties, in which such taxicab
may become involved, through the recklessness or negli-
gence of its owner or operator as well as against any dam-
age to property, resulting from such an accident or acci-
dents, casualty or casualties; said policy or policies to be
in such reasonable form or forms as to amount or amounts
of insurance and other respects as may be approved by
the Commissioners. Any policy of insurance shall not be
revocable by either party to the contract except after five
days' notice to the Commissioners, furnished by the in-
surance or casualty company issuing such policy.
455. The owner shall post in a conspicuous place in
each of the taxicabs owned by him, for which a license
shall have been issued, a schedule of the fares to be collected
from passengers, and such schedule shall be so printed
and arranged that such passengers can readily determine
the exact fare payable by them, and it shall be unlawful
to collect any fare otherwise than as appearing on, and
determinable from, said schedule.
456. The full name of the owner of each taxicab for
which a license has been issued shall be permanently
painted on one door on each side of the cab, in letters at
least two and one-half inches high, and the word "taxicab"
shall also appear conspicuously upon the vehicle. When-
ever any owner shall file an application for the issuance of
a license under the provisions of this sub-title relating to
taxicabs, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to inves-
tigate the name, design and colors to be used on any taxi-
cab, and to reject any application when it appears that an
effort is being made to mislead the public by imitating
any name, design or the distinctive combination of colors
of any taxicabs already approved.
457. None of the provisions hereinbefore set forth in
the preceding sections of this sub-title shall be construed
to apply to a taxicab or taxicabs operating with the ap-
proval of the Public Service Commission of Maryland or
to a taxicab or taxicabs which are regulated in some other
county of Maryland when said taxicab or taxicabs enter
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