Evening star., 1920-06-13

vehicles, at the time of making applica-
| tion for the registration of such motor
| vehicle, whereupon a new certificate OF
| title shall be issued to the assignee. the
| charge therefor being one dollar ts1).
| Said original certificates, when so as
| signed and returned to the commits
sioner together with subsequent as
| signments of reissues of certihcates,
| shall be retained by the commissioner or
! motor vehicles and appropriately lndeX-
| ed so that at all ines It will be posslpie
for him eXpeditiously 10 trace title TO
the motor vehicle designated therein.
+, Beginning with the expiration OF ninet.
days from the date upon Whlch TINS dct
| becomes effective, and thereafter. II
shall be unlawful and a misdemeanof.
punishable by a fine Of not less than nNe
| dollars $50 nor more than one thousand
dollars fS1 000) or by imprisonment Ior
not more than ten G0) years. or DOTH
| for any one to sell or to purchase Wlthih
the limits of this state any motor Nehi-
| Gle registered in Maryland after January
|. 1920. unless at the time OF the de-
! livery thereof there shall pass between
| the parties such certificates OF title win
| an assignment thereof in the form pre-
! scribed by the commissioner OF motor
| vehicles
| Any person who shall knowingly
| make any false statement either IN
! his application for the ownership GER
| tificate herein provided for or IN any
assignment thereof. or who. with IN
| tent to procure or pass title to
motor vehicle which he knows or has
reason to believe has been stolen
shall receive or transfer possession
| OF the same from or to another. OF
| who shall operate or be an occupant
! OF any motor vehicle which he knows
| or has reason to believe has beer
stolen. shall be deemed guilty of {
| misdemeanor and upon conviction
| shall be punished by fine not less
| than five hundred dollars ($500) nor
more than five thousand dollars
| tS5.000). or by Imprisonment for not
| less than sixty (60) days nor more
| than five t5) years, or by both fine
| and Imprisonment in the discretion
| of the court. This provision shall
| not be regarded as exclusive of other
penalties prescribed by existing or
| any future law for the larceny or un-
| authorized use of a motor vehicle. In
| the case of manufacturers and deal
ers in motor vehicles, motor cycles
| side cars or trailers. all of which are
| intended to be covered by this and
| all other provisions of this section
| a separate certificate of title. either
| Of such dealers immediate vendor, OF
| of the dealer himself. shall be re-
| CURED in the case of each motor We
nicle in his possession. and the COM
| missioner of motor vehicles shall de-
! termine the form in which applica-
! tions for such certificates of title and
| assignments thereof shall be made, ir
, case forms differing from those used
| IN the case of individuals are in his
judgment reasonably required; pro.
| vided, however, that no such certifi-
Gates shall be required in the case OF
new motor vehicles sold by manu-
| facturers to dealers, as the tern
dealers" is defined in section 134 OF
this article.
Disposition of Receipts.
The receipts of the commissioner OF
motor vehicles under the provisions
OF this section shall be set aside and
retained by him in separate fund
and used, first. to meet the additional
| expenses of his office necessitated by
| the registration and recording here
| IN required. the balance of such fund
to be used by him in the employment
of additional assistants, deputies and
measures to prevent so far as reason
ably possible the theft OF automobiles
and disposition of stolen automobiles
| IN this state. and for no other pur-
pose. If. at the end of any year
there is balance in said fund, said
| balance shall be carried into the mex,
year Tor the uses aforesaid. and shall
not revert to the state treasury.
In the case of a lost certificate the
loss of which is accounted for to the
satisfaction of the commissioner. 8
uupllcate may be issued, the charge
| therefor to be so cents
| Any person who shall himself alter
or forge any certificate of title issued
by the commissioner of motor vehicles
| pursuant to the provisions of this
section, or any assignment thereof, OF
! who shall hold or use any such GER
tificate or assignment knowing the
same to have been altered or forged
shall be deemed guilty of felony
and upon conviction in court OF
! criminal jurisdiction other than the
traffic court. shall be required to pay
fine of not less than one thousand
| dollars (S1 1,000) nor more than five
thousand dollars (s5.000). or in de-
fault of the payment thereof be i'm
prisoned in the Maryland penitentiary
| for period of not less than one "a
| year nor more than ten (0) years, or
| be both fined and imprisoned. in the
| discretion of the court.
| Defaced Identification Marks.
| 157-A (a) Any person who removes.
| defaces. alters, changes, destroys or
| obliterates In any manner or way, or
! who causes to be removed, defaced. al
| tered. changed, destroyed. or obliter-
ated in any manner or way, any
trade mark. distinguishing or ldenti-
| fication number, serial number or
mark on or from any motor vehicle as
defined in section 134 of this article.
or who shall sell any such motor ve-