MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2449

additional fees, licenses or tax shall be charged by the
State or any county or municipal subdivision of the State
except the excise tax for the issuance of every original
certificate of title, the property tax and gasoline tax
in respect to such vehicles or their operation.

(B) ALL PRIVATELY OWNED BUSES USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF ANY
MUNICIPALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN THIS STATE ARE
EXEMPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE REQUIRING
THE PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE CERTIFICATES
OF REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION PLATES WITHOUT CHARGE
OR FEE TO BUSES QUALIFYING UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. OTHER
ADDITIONAL FEES, LICENSES OR TAX MAY NOT BE CHARGED BY
THE STATE OR ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
STATE EXCEPT THE EXCISE TAX FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EVERY
ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, THE PROPERTY TAX AND
GASOLINE TAX IN RESPECT TO THESE BUSES OR THEIR
OPERATION. HOWEVER, THESE BUSES MUST BE USED FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF THE PUBLIC IN REGULAR ROUTE BETWEEN
FIXED POINTS.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
3-831 (e) of Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and
1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws

3-831.

(e) Certificates of title for all motor vehicles
owned by the United States and used in the investigation
of any violation or suspected violation of any law of the
United States and for all motor vehicles owned by the
State of Maryland or any political subdivision of the
State and for fire engines and other fire department
emergency apparatus, including vehicles operated by or in
connection with any fire department, and for vehicles
held for the use of the public and owned by any bona fide
unit of a national veterans' organization, and for
vehicles owned and used by any Maryland chapter of the
American Red Cross, and for ambulances, and rescue and
other vehicles owned and used for the benefit of the
public by nonprofit rescue squads; and for all motor
vehicles acquired for resale by any registered dealer
from nonresidents who are from states whose laws do not
require title registration, and for all motor vehicles
owned by any foreign consular officer who is a national
of the foreign state appointing him and who is not
engaged in any business, trade or profession within the
United States if there is in force and effect a treaty
between the United States and the foreign state which the
consul represents granting exemption from taxes on a
reciprocal basis, and for all school buses purchased by
religious organizations, and all vehicles owned and