120                              Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 93

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 278 (c)
of this Article, provided further that if said combination is oper-
ated at a point beyond the herein authorized forty (40) mile radius
or is hauling materials other than loose materials in bulk, it shall
be subject to all applicable restrictions of this Article.

(3) Upon receipt of an application in proper form for the regis-
tration of semi-trailers operated under the shuttle or relay system,
it shall be the duty of the Department, after due investigation, to
issue additional registration plates, not exceeding one additional for
each two truck-tractors registered by the owner without extra cost
and the fee for any additional trailers other than those hereinabove
specified but not exceeding one for each two truck-tractors shall be
one-half the regular registration fee.

(i) The Department shall pay to the County or Baltimore City in
which the owner of a Class G motor vehicle resides, the following
sums for such vehicles as per chassis weight as shown above:

Less than 300..............................$ 2.00

301 to 500....................................... 2.00

501 to 1,000.................................... 8.00

1,001 to 2,500.............................. 15.00

2,501 to 3,500.............................. 25.00

Over 3,501.................................... 30.00

and the sum of Thirty-five ($35.00) Dollars for each semi-dump
trailer service registration, and provided further, that anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, applications may be made
and shall be accepted for such semi-dump trailer service registra-
tions commencing June 1, 1953, so that there shall be no deferment
of the same.

(5) If the owner of any such vehicles also resides within the cor-
porate limits of any municipality or special taxing area in a county,
such municipality or special taxing area shall be entitled to receive
from the county one-half (½) of the fee paid to the county for
such vehicle.

(i) (Class H. Pneumatic Tires.) School buses, publicly or pri-
vately owned, under contract of the Boards of Education of the
political sub-divisions, and/or owned or under contract by accredited
schools, shall pay a flat registration fee of $15.00 when operating
for the purpose of transporting pupils between home and school,
between designated points of collection and school, or to or from
any school activity. When operating for these purposes and for
these purposes alone, they shall carry the usual school bus insignia,
front and rear, and "stop" signals, front and rear. When operating
a school bus for any purposes other than those above set forth, the
owner shall take out an additional license plate for which the charge
shall be $30.00 per year. When operating a school bus for any pur-
pose other than the scheduled operation of transporting pupils be-
tween home and school or to or from any school activity, the operator
of the bus shall cover the school bus license plate as well as all
markings on the bus indicating it to be a school bus. The Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles shall issue a distinctive plate to be used on