950                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 633

and to enact in lieu thereof a new section, to be known as Section
160, and to follow immediately after Section 159 of said Article,
increasing the annual license fee of certain garages.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 160 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Garages", be and the same
is hereby repealed, and that a new section, to be known as Section
160, and to follow immediately after Section 159 of said Article,
be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to read as follows:

160. (a) No person, firm, company or corporation, resident or
nonresident in this State shall keep a garage for the hire, storage
or sale of automobiles until they shall first have obtained a license
therefor, and shall pay an annual license fee based upon the square
foot area of each floor for each garage, viz.:

Garage containing not more than 2,000 square feet.... $20.00
Those containing more than 2,000 square feet, and not

more than 3,000 square feet.......................................... 40.00

Those containing more than 3,000 square feet, and not

more than 5,000 square feet.......................................... 80.00

75.00
Those containing more thorn 5,000 square feet, and not

more than 7,500 square feet........................................ 125.00

Those containing more than 7,500 square feet, and not

more than 10,000 square feet........................................ 200.00

For every additional 5,000 square feet or fractional

part thereof the sum of $50.00 additional.

(b)  A garage, as used within the terms of this section shall mean
a place of storage for hire or a place where is kept for hire any
automobile, locomobile, or any vehicle of any kind the motive power
of which shall be electricity, steam, gas, gasoline or any other
motive power except animals and aircraft, whether such automo-
bile, locomobile or vehicle is kept therein permanently or tempo-
rarily, but wherever such garage has included within the building
a machine shop, which machine shop is definitely defined by perma-
nent partitions in the building, the space occupied by the same shall
be exempted from taxation under this section.

(c)  In computing the license fees according to the provisions of
this section, there shall be deducted from the total floor space of such
garages a space fifteen feet wide and extending the entire length or
depth of the garage, in all cases where a space is required by law or
any official regulation to be kept open. In cases of garages having
more than one floor, a similar deduction shall be made for each floor.
Provided that nothing in this sub-title shall be construed to repeal any
local ordinance enacted for the public safety.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
May 1, 1960.

Approved April 28, 1959.

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.