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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 625

from the State [Roads Commission. The State Roads
Commission] HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THE ADMINISTRATION
shall grant [such] A permit upon application, without
charge [therefor, however, said Commission shall have the
authority to] HOWEVER, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY regulate
the location and the size of the advertising sign or
signs and [said] THE regulations shall be consistent with
and in the interest of the safety and welfare of the
traveling public. HOWEVER, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT
MAKE ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ON-PREMISE
ADVERTISING ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY AND INTERSTATE SYSTEM OF
HIGHWAYS CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 258. No
permit [shall be] IS required to erect a sign denoting a
place of religious worship or historical monument or
location, [provided, however,] BUT such sign shall be
located in accordance with rules and regulations of the
State [Roads Commission. The Commission is hereby
authorized to] HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THE
ADMINISTRATION MAY make rules and regulations relating to
the erection of [said] signs and furnish a copy thereof
to any interested person upon request. [Provided,
further, nothing herein shall prevent the State Roads
Commission from erecting] THE ADMINISTRATION MAY ERECT
such traffic and other signs along [said] highways as, in
its judgment, are required for the safety or convenience
of the persons using [said] THE highways[[ [ ]], provided
further, nothing herein shall prevent the owner of land
abutting a highway other than an expressway, which runs
parallel or partially parallel to an expressway and which
is within six hundred and sixty (660) feet of an
expressway, from using or permitting the use of said land
for outdoor advertising purposes provided any advertising
sign erected thereon shall face the highway which is not
constructed as an expressway[[ ] ]].

233.

In cases where leases for a longer period than
[three (3) ] THREE years have been entered into prior to
June 1, 1958, for property within [six hundred (600)] 600
feet of the right-of-way line of any expressway; and in
cases where leases for a longer period than three [(3)]
years have been entered into prior to June 1, 1959, for
property more than [six hundred (600)] 600 feet and not
in excess of [six hundred and sixty (660)] 660 feet from
the right-of—way line of any expressway, the [State Roads
Commission] ADMINISTRATION shall, through negotiation or
condemnation, determine the amount so due the lessor and
the lessee, if any be due the lessee, and upon the [said]
determination the [State Roads Commission] ADMINISTRATION
shall pay the party or parties the amount determined to
be due. Any person, firm or corporation who enters into
a lease for a period longer than three [(3)] years after
February 6, 1958, as to property within [six hundred