The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

operating a motor vehicle as mechanic.
employe or for hire, except employees
of manufacturers testing uncompIeted
automobiles. Every person hereafter
desiring to operate motor vehlcle as
a chauffeur shall file in the ONCE OIL
Secretary of STATE. on a blank to be
supplied by such Secretary statement
duly verified by affidavit, including ms
name and address, and the trade name
and motive power OF the motor Vehl-
Gle or vehicles he is able to operate.
and shall pay registration lee OF
two dollars, one dollar of which lee shaH
be retained by the Secretary OF State
for services in issuing the license and
for furnishing the said chauffeur with
O. badge, and the remaining one dollar
shall be paid to the State treasurer
for the use of the State Road tund
The Secretary of State shall thereupon
file such statement in his office, regis
ter such chauffeur in a book TO pc
kept for that purpose, properly lndexed
and assign such chauffeur dlstln-
guished registration number. The Sec
rotary of State shall forthwith upon
such registration, and without further
fee. issue and cause to be delivered to
such chauffeur, badge of aluminium
or other suitable metal, which shall
be oval in form, and the greater dame
ter of which shall not be more than
two inches, having stamped thereon
the words Registered Chauffeur, NO.
-, Maryland" with registration
shall thereafter be worn by such chauf-
feur pinned upon his chothing in a con-
spicuous place at all times WhlIe ne
is operating motor vehicle upon the
public highways. No chauffeur, hav-
ing registered as hereinabove provided,
shall knowingly permit any other per-
son to wear his badge, nor snail any
other person, while operating a motor
vehicle, wear any badge belonging to
another person, or badge bea- ing
fictitious number No person snail
knowingly employ any person to ope-
rate a motor vehicle as ehauHeur I'M
less the person so employed has COM
piled with the provisions of this sec
ton, and no person shall operate
motor vehicle, as chauneur, upon
the public highways, after thirty days
after this Act takes effect, unless such
person shall have complied in all re-
spects with the requirements of this
section. No chauffeur or other per-
son shall drive or operate any motor
vehicle upon any street or highway in
the absence of the owner of such motor
vehicle without his consent. No chauf-
feur or other person having the care
of a motor vehicle for the owner shall
receive or take directly or indirectly,
any bonus, discount or other conSldera-
ton on supplies or parts furnished or
purchased for such motor vehicle, or
on work or labor done thereon by
others; and no person furnishing such
supplies or parts, Work or labor, snail
give or offer any such chauffeur or
other person having the care of
motor vehicle for the owner, directly
or indirectly, any bonus, discount or
other consideration thereon. Any per-
son violating any of the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined q sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in the city or county jail for period
not exceeding sixty days. Chauffeurs,
while operating motor vehicles on the
public highways of this State shall be
subject to all the provisions and PEN
antics in this subtitle povided, relat-
ing to violations of the provisions of
this subtitle, and upon conviction of
second offence or any offence in this
subtitle prohibited, the Justice of the
Peace or other judicial officer imposing
sentence may revoke such chauffeur's
license for period not exceeding three
months in addition to imposing the
penalty prescribed, such judicial officer
to retain such chauffeur's badge until
the expiration of the period for which
his license may be revoked. Upon con-
viction of chauffeur in Criminal
Court and his being found by the
Court to be an habitual offender, as
in Section 139 of this sub title provided
the Court may in it's discretion re-
woke such chauffeurs license absolute
ly; in which event such chauffeur's
badge shall be returned to the Secre-
tary of State, and the person to whom
such badge was so issued shall not be
permitted or entitled to register again
for a period or one year from the date
of such conviction
140. Whenever the term motor
vehicle is used in this subtitle it
shall be construed to include automo-
biles locomobiles, and all other vehi-
cles propelled otherwise than by mus
cular power and having more than two
-wh cells. but-sffaff not be taken TO in
clude the cars of electric and steam
railways and other vehicles running
only upon rails or tracks. road or trac-
ton engines. bicycles. tricycles or other
similar vehicles propelled exclusively
by muscular power. or motor cycles,
except as to the speed herein pre-
scribed.
Section 2. And be it enacted. That
all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent
herewith or contrary hereto are here
by repealed to the extent of such in
consistency.
Section g. And be it enacted. That
all license to operate motor vehicles in
this State heretofore issued by the
Secretary of State, shall remain in full
force and effect and shall not be in
anywise affected by the povisions of
this Act.
Section A. And be it enacted That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April 8. 1906
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.