THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                  1059

in addition thereto shall pay a special fee of fifty cents (50) to said
Clerk for the issuance of said license. Provided, that the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Dorchester or Talbot County shall not issue a license
to said applicant until the applicant proves to the satisfaction of said
Clerk that he or she has been a bona fide resident of the county in
which he or she applies for the license for at least twelve (12) months
immediately prior to the date he or she applies for the license. PRO-
VIDED ALSO, THAT BEFORE ANY SUCH LICENSE SHALL
BE ISSUED BY THE SAID CLERK, THE APPLICANT SHALL
PROVE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SAID CLERK THAT
THE CAPTAIN OR MASTER OF THE APPLICANT'S BOAT IS
A RESIDENT OF SAID COUNTY FOR AT LEAST TWELVE
MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION FOR
SUCH LICENSE.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

CHAPTER 638
(House Bill 249)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 139 of
Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1954 Supplement),
title "Licenses", sub-title "Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax", relating to
the collection of the motor vehicle fuel tax in so far as it applies
to certain aircraft manufacturing companies.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 139 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1954 Supplement), title "Licenses", sub-title "Motor Vehicle Fuel
Tax", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

139. Refund of tax on fuel used for certain purposes or lost.

Any person, firm or corporation who shall buy or use any motor
vehicle fuel as defined in this sub-title for the purpose of operating
or propelling stationary gas engines, tractors used for agricultural
purposes, motor boats, airplanes or aircraft, or who shall purchase
or use any of such fuel for cleaning or dyeing or other commercial
use of the same, except in motor vehicles operated or intended to be
operated in whole or in part upon any of the public highways of the
State of Maryland, or who shall suffer the loss of motor vehicle fuel
through fire, collision or other casualty, but not to include loss
inherent in the ordinary transportation and storage of motor vehicle
fuel, or buy and use any of said fuel in fire apparatus or ambulances

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.