2268

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 831

office at the time of the application that clearance has
been made through his office and the request is not in
excess of the number of tags which the [Commissioner]
ADMINISTRATOR may determine can be manufactured in
conformity with the combinations permissible under this
article, and upon payment of all fees required by this
article, the [Department] ADMINISTRATION shall issue for
the passenger motor vehicle OR PICKUP TRUCK special
registration plates upon which shall be inscribed in
letters and numerals not less than three inches high and
in strokes of not less than one—quarter inch in width the
letters VFW followed by appropriate letter and numerals
in lieu of the numerals required to be displayed on the
registration plates under other provisions of this
article.

(b)    Upon application to the [Commissioner]
ADMINISTRATOR by the owner of any registered passenger
motor vehicle [[AND]] , OR PICKUP TRUCK NOT EXCEEDING
THREE-QUARTER TON, beginning with the 1968-1969
registration year and accompanied with due proof that the
owner is a bona fide member of the Department of Maryland
Disabled American Veterans of the United States, and also
upon certification to the [Department of Motor Vehicles]
ADMINISTRATION by the department commander of the
Disabled American Veterans, State of Maryland, in office
at the time of the application that clearance has been
made through his office and the request is not in excess
of the number of tags which the [Commissioner]
ADMINISTRATOR may determine can be manufactured in
conformity with the combinations permissible under this
article, and upon payment of all fees required by this
article, the [Department of Motor Vehicles]
ADMINISTRATION shall issue for the passenger motor
vehicle OR PICKUP TRUCK special registration plates upon
which shall be inscribed letters and numerals not less
than three inches high and in strokes of not less than
one-quarter inch in width the letters DAV followed by
appropriate letter and numerals in lieu of the numerals
required to be displayed on the registration plates under
other provisions of this article.

(c)    Upon application to the [Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles] ADMINISTRATOR by the owner of any registered
passenger motor vehicle [[AND]] , OR PICKUP TRUCK NOT
EXCEEDING THREE-QUARTER TON, beginning with the 1968-1969
registration year and accompanied with due proof that the
owner is a bona fide member of the Department of
Maryland, American Legion, and upon certification to the
[Department of Motor Vehicles] ADMINISTRATION by the
department adjutant of the American Legion, State of
Maryland, that clearance has been made through his office
of the request, and upon payment of all fees required by
this article, the [Department of Motor Vehicles]
ADMINISTRATION shall issue for the passenger motor
vehicle OR PICKUP TRUCK special registration plates upon
which shall be inscribed the letters AL not less than
three inches high followed by appropriate numerals in