Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-19
April 8, 1881.
CHAPTER NO. 324
A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT to add twelve (12) new and
additional sections to Article Sc of
the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, entitled Licenses" under
a new subtitle Outdoor Advertis-
ing" said new and additional sec
lions to come in Immediately after
Section 273 of said Article Sc of said
Code and to be designated as Sec
lions 274, 275, 276, PIT, 27S, 279, 2SO,
281, 1872, 2S3, 284 and 285, said new
section providing for licensing Of
those engaged In the business of
outdoor advertising; prescribing fees
for such licenses; requiring appli-
cants to secure permits and to pay
q fee therefor for erecting or using
billboards or other structures, signs
or posters for outdoor advertising,
outside Of incorporated municipal
tiles and within certain distance of
public highways; prohibiting issu-
ance Of permits for the erection of
structures injurious to the safety Of
public travel; requiring nonresident
applicants for permits and licenses
to give bond; requiring the State
Roads Commission to administer
this Act and requiring applicants
for permits and licenses to furnish
certain information; providing for
the removal of billboards or struc.
lures, signs, posters or display ad-
vertising erected in violation of this
Act; prescribing penalties for VIC
lating this Act, and making certain
exceptions In its application.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
twelve 12) new and additional sec.
tions be and the same are hereby
added to Article Sc of the Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland, title
Licenses" under the subtitle "Out.
door Advertising" to follow Section
273 Of said Article Sc, and to be
designated as Sections 274. 275, 276,
277, 27S, 279, 2S0, 2S1, 2S2, 2S3, 2S4
and 2S5, and to read as follows:
PA. From and after June /, 1881
no person, firm or corporation, resi-
dent or nonresident of this State,
shall engage in the business generally
known as outdoor advertising for profit
gained from rentals or other compen.
sation received for the erection, use or
other compensation received for the
erection, use or maintenance Of bill
boards, or any other structures, signs.
posters or display advertising of any
kind or nature whatsoever, upon real
property. without license having first
been obtained from the State Roads
Commission Of Maryland to engage in
such business, for which the said firm,
person or corporation shall pay All
annual license fee for the use of the
State OF 100000: provided, however
that person, Arm, or corporation
maintaining not more than fifty bill
boards, signs, posters. or other struc
lures for display advertising, shall pay
an annual license fee OF fifty dollars
tS50.00) and that the licenses first
issued under this section shall be dated
June /. 1881, and shall expire on the
S0th day OF April succeeding. and the
charge therefor shall be $1S3.25, unless
the applicant engages in business in
any month subsequent to June l, 1881
when a ratable sum shall be charged
Thereafter, all licenses shall be dated
May LIST and shall expire the follow
ing April 30th and the full fee shall
be charged therefor except when the
applicant engages In the business III
any other month subsequent to May
LIST when such license shall be issued
from such month and ratable sun
charged therefor.
275. Every application for license