760                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 441

89. (Identification.)

The full name of the owner of each taxicab for which a permit
is required 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 appear conspicuously on the vehicle.

40. (Insurance or Bond.)

(a)  No taxicab for which a permit is necessary shall be operated
unless the company owning it (1) obtains from some responsible
insurance company authorized to transact business within this state,
a liability insurance policy approved by the commission in all re-
spects including policy provisions, form and amounts, which insures
the owner and operator against liability to passengers or members
of the general public for property damage or personal injury (in-
cluding death) resulting from any accident or casualty in which the
taxicab becomes involved or (2) deposits with the commission a
bond with some responsible casualty or surety company authorized
to do business in this state, approved in all respects by the commis-
sion, including provisions, form, surety and amounts, made out to
the State of Maryland as obligee for the use and benefit of the said
persons, undertaking to indemnify them against the said contin-
gencies.

(b)  No cancellation or revocation of any insurance policy or bond
required by the previous subsection shall be effective except after
five days from the actual recevpt by the commission of written
notice from the revoking party. The commission may at any time
require new or additional bond or insurance as a condition of oper-
ation if in its judgment the existing protection is inadequate in any
respect.

41. (Rates, Schedules, Meters.)

(a)  Every taxicab company shall post in each of its taxicabs a
schedule of its fares which shall be so printed and arranged that
passengers may readily determine the exact fare payable by them,
and it shall be unlawful to collect any fare otherwise than as
appearing on, or determinable from, the said schedule.

(b)  Each taxicab for which a permit is required shall be equipped,
while in service, with an accurate taximeter properly installed and
connected, which shall be the exclusive means of measuring the
charges for service. Such meters shall be subject to inspection and
test by the commission.

(c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous subsection, a
fixed charge, calculated on a mileage basis to be approved by the
commission, may be made for any trip by taxicab between a point
within the municipal corporation in which the taxicab is normally
operated, and some point outside thereof.

(d)  If any taxicab, for which no permit is required, charges on
the basis of a fixed charge made by zone, the extent of the zone shall
be conspicuously expressed in mileage in the schedule required by
subsection (a) of this section.

U2. (Unlawful Operation and Agreements.)

No taxicab shall be operated except by the owner thereof or his
employee. No person shall enter into any contract, agreement,