THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1295

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That Sections
169, 170 and 174 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Pub-
lic Passenger Motor Vehicles", be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol-
lows:

169. It shall be the duty of each owner of a motor ve-
hicle to be used in the public intra-state transportation of
passengers for hire operating over State, State-aid, im-
proved county roads, and streets and roads of incorporated
towns and cities in the State of Maryland: (1) to secure
a permit from the Public Service Commission of Maryland
to operate over said roads and streets; (2) to present same
to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles annually, at the
time and according to the method and provisions pre-
scribed by law for the making of applications for regis-
tration tags in the case of all other motor vehicles; (3) to
make an application in writing for registration with the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and to state in said ap-
plication besides the other matters by law provided: (a) the
seating capacity for passengers of said motor vehicle; (b)
the route on which said motor vehicle is to be used; (c)
whether reserve or substitute motor vehicles are main-
tained by the applicant to be used only in emergencies, and
if so, the number of such reserve and substitute motor ve-
hicles and a complete description of each, such motor ve-
hicles when in use to be designated by a special marker
to be furnished by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;
(d) the length of the route in miles on State, State-aid,
improved county roads, and streets and roads of incor-
porated towns and cities, respectively, in the State of
Maryland; (e) the weight of the vehicle; and (f) the
schedule under which it shall be operated; and (4) for
each such motor vehicle, except reserve or substitute ve-
hicle, an annual fee shall be paid to the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles for certificates of registration issued by
him, of one [thirtieth (1/30¢)] twentieth (1/20¢) of a cent
per each passenger seat multiplied by the total number of
miles that said application shall show will be traveled by
such motor vehicle over State, State-aid, improved county
roads, and streets and roads of incorporated towns and
cities in the State of Maryland, during the year for which
said certificate is issued, and no other additional fees, li-
censes or tax, shall be charged by the State or any county
or municipal sub-division of the State except the property
tax and gasoline tax in respect to such vehicles or their
operation.