450                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 336

AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT, WITH AMEND-
MENTS, SECTION 212 OF ARTICLE 66½ OF THE ANNO-
TATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION), TITLE
"MOTOR VEHICLES", SUB-TITLE "OPERATION OF VE-
HICLES UPON HIGHWAYS", AUTHORIZING THE STATE
ROADS COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM SPEED
LIMITS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That a new sub-section be added to Section 212 of Article 66½'

of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Motor
Vehicles", sub title "Operation of Vehicles Upon Highways", said
new sub section to be known as Sub section (b) and to follow imme-

diately after Section 212 of said Article, and to read as follows:

THAT SECTION 212 OF ARTICLE 66½ OF THE ANNOTATED
CODE OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION), TITLE "MOTOR
VEHICLES", SUB-TITLE "OPERATION OF VEHICLES UPON
HIGHWAYS", BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY REPEALED
AND RE-ENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:

212. (A) NO PERSON SHALL WILFULLY DRIVE A MOTOR
VEHICLE AT SUCH A SLOW SPEED AS TO IMPEDE OR
BLOCK THE NORMAL AND REASONABLE MOVEMENT OF
TRAFFIC EXCEPT WHEN REDUCED SPEED IS NECESSARY.

(b) Whenever the State Roads Commission determines on the basis
of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on a
highway or any part thereof consistently impede the normal and rea-
sonable movement of traffic, the Commission may determine and
declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall drive a
vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance
with the law., EXCEPT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL APPLY TO
ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLES AS SAID TERM IS DEFINED
IN ARTICLE 66½, SECTION 8.

(C) Violation of this sub-section shall be deemed a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of $1.00 to $100.00.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 3, 1959.

CHAPTER 336
(House Bill 396)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, sub-sections (r)
and (s) of Section 81 of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of

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.