THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR                    263

and semi-trailers shall be based upon gross shipping chassis weight as
certified by the manufacturer, with [gross weight limits] specifica-
tions for the vehicle and/or load, as follows:

Chassis Weight	Maximum Gross
in Pounds	Weight Limits	Fee
Less than 300	3,000	$ 7.00
301 to 500	5,000	12.00
501 to 1,000	10,000	23.00
[1,001 to 2,500]	[34,000]	[115.00]
[2,501 to 3,500]	[38,000]	[145.00]
	[45,000]	[200.00]
[Over 3,501]	[55,000]	[230.00]c
Over 1,000	Over 10,000
Single Axle		$ 30.00
Two or more Axles		40.00

(2) Provided further that in addition to the aforegoing regis-
trations, the Department shall issue registrations to be known as
"semi-dump trailer service registration" [providing for a gross
weight of vehicle and load of not less than forty-five thousand (45,000)
pounds nor more than fifty-five thousand (55_?000) pounds,] upon ap-
plication therefor and certification by the applicant that the vehicle
for which registration is sought is a semi-dump trailer for the trans-
portation of loose material in bulk. Gross weight limitations shall be
those specified for the tractor operated in combination with this ve-
hicle. The Department may so issue license tags hereafter issued of
this class as to distinguish their character and shall in any event be
required to stamp registration cards issued pursuant to such appli-
cation with the words "semi-dump trailer service" to indicate the
specific character thereof. An applicant for semi-dump trailer serv-
ice registration plates authorized herein shall pay therefor on each
vehicle at the rate of [ten ($10.00) dollars per thousand pounds of
gross weight of vehicle and load and in no event less than four hun-
dred and sixty ($460.00) dollars per vehicle.] Three Hundred and
Seventy ($370.00) Dollars per vehicle. Tractors in combination with
vehicles so registered shall at no time be operated at a rate of speed
in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour and the fixing of this max-
imum limitation shall not be deemed to enlarge or increase any lesser
speed limits fixed by any other law, ordinance, rule or regulations.
The combination of a registered Class F tractor and a vehicle having
a semi-dump trailer service registration when operated as a unit for
the transportation of loose materials in bulk within a radius of not
more than forty (40) miles of the point of pickup and delivery shall
not be subject to any restrictions of this article pertaining to weight
of vehicle, weight of vehicle and load however determined and/or axle
loads, except only that at all times such semi-dump trailer shall be
limited as to gross weight by the allowable and paid registration
weight, and the combination of tractor, semi-dump trailer and load
shall be limited as to gross weight by the overall maximum of sixty-
five thousand (65,000) pounds established by Section 315 (c) of this
article, provided further that if said combination is operated at a
point beyond the herein authorized forty (40) mile radius or is haul-
ing materials other than loose materials in bulk, it shall be subject
to all applicable restrictions of this article.