1314 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 657
of the route in miles on State, State-aid, improved county
roads, and streets and roads of incorporated 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 vehicle, a fee shall be paid to
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for certificates of reg-
istration issued by him, of [one-thirtieth (1/30¢)] one-
twentieth (1/20¢) of a cent per each passenger seat multi-
plied 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, licenses 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 on gasoline
purchased in Maryland in respect to such vehicles or their
operation. For each such motor vehicle the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles shall furnish a distinctive marker or
tag, which tag or marker shall be carried and displayed
in such manner as directed by the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles.
A copy of the application filed with the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles shall be forwarded to the State Roads
Commission, which shall thereupon compute the fee payable
by such motor vehicle owner for each motor vehicle for
which application for registration has been made.
Such computation shall be used upon the mileage to be
traversed by said motor vehicle upon all highways having
a hard, smooth surface, composed of gravel, shells, crushed
stone, concrete, paving blocks, asphalt, or other similar
substances.
The State Roads Commission shall have authority, in
disputed cases, to determine which roads and streets upon
which such motor vehicles are to be operated should be
included in the computation.
The State Roads Commission, after making such com-
putation, shall forthwith certify the same to the Commis-
sioner of Motor Vehicles, whereupon the fee shown to be
payable by said computation shall immediately be paid by
such motor vehicle owner to the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles.
Upon the filing of the application and the payment of
the fees as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the
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