Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-19
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

this section shall be one dollar ($1.00)
Permits may be renewed from time
to time for a term or terms Of one
year each upon payment of the fee
due as provided for in this section,
and may be granted at any time dur
ing a calendar year, to expire on the
thirtieth day Of April, following, upon
compliance with the terms of this sec
ton, and payment of such proportion
of one-half of one cent ~ of l ct.)
a square foot OF each billboard or
other structure or advertisement to be
used as aforesaid, as the unexpired
portion Of the year bears to a full
year, provided that the minimum fee
shall in. no case be less than one dol
lar ($1OO).
278. The name and post office ad-
dress of the person, firm or corpora
tion owning any billboard or struc-
ture, or other advertisement, or con-
trolling the same for advertising pur-
poses, shall be plainly inscribed there
on. Permits shall be numbered con-
secutivey, and each billboard or other
structure used for advertising pur-
poses, shall show the number and ex-
piration date of the permit
No permit shall be required in order
to erect, maintain or use any bill
board or other structure on real estate
exclusively to advertise the same for
sale or to let; nor to erect, maintain
or use the same on the building or
structure or within one hundred feet
of such building or the entrance there
to, where the business advertised is
carried on, or to advertise exclusively
Maryland historic shrines, institutions
and church and county fairs to be held
in Maryland.
279. Before any license or permit
or renewal thereof required by this
Act shall be issued to any person,
this State, such person, firm or corpor-
alton shall execute and file with the
State Roads Commission bond to the
State of Maryland, with surety to be
approved by said Commission, in the
penalty of $1,000, the condition of
which shall be that the obligor shall
pay to the State all sums as shall
become due it under this Act and
shall comply with all the provisions
thereof or rules adopted pursuant
thereto.
280. Nothing in this Act shall affect
any existing structure or advertising
display unless such structure or ad-
vertising display would injuriously
affect the safety of public travel on
the State highways by dangerously OBJ
structing the clear view of the high
way by one operating motor vehicle
thereon, excepting that the permit fee
provided for in Section 277 of this Act
shall be paid therefor beginning on
June /, 1881. -
281. The State Roads Commission
is hereby charged with the admins
tration and enforcement of this Act,
and in connection Herewith may make
and enforce regulations and orders to
carry out Its purposes, and 1t Is here
by authorized to remove, after thirty
days written notice given to the per-
son, firm or corporation owning or
controlling the same, any billboard or
other structure, sign, poster or other
advertisement display erected or main
tanned contrary to the provisions OF
this Act.
2S2. The fee for permits issued in
pursuance Of Section 277 of this sub
title is hereby imposed for revenue
and the State Roads Commission shall
account quarterly to the Comptroller
for the amount collected and pay tn,
same forthwith to the State Treasurer
The cost and expenses incurred in ad
ministering this subtitle shall be pal!
| out of the receipts from said fee anC
the balance OF said receipts shall b
credited to the State Roads Commits
sion to be used for planting and i'm
proving the rights of way along sait
roads.
2S3. Any person, firm or corpora
ton erecting, maintaining or using ;
! VI ObAOA OIL uCIulCy POotSl
sign or other display advertising, with
!, out complying with the provisions o
this Act shall be guilty Of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction thereo
shall be fined not exceeding five hun
dred dollars ($500.00).
2S4 If any clause, section or pro
vision of this Act shall be held uncon
stitutional or invalid, such determine
ton shall not be held to affect an,
other clause, section or provision
hereof
2S5. All Acts and parts of Acts in
consistent with the provisions of thi
Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
and after June LIST, 1881.
Approved April II, 1881.