The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
May 8, 1899.
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AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 209A of Article
30 OF the Annotated Code OF Public
General Laws Of Maryland. 1895 Sup
plement, as such section was amended
by Chapter 1903 OF the Acts OF 1897,
Regular Session, title Licenses" sub
title motor Vehicles" sub heading
Rules OF the Road" to require school
busses operating throughout the State
TO carry a special design and color. 20
limit the speed OF school buses, to
require school busses to carry a fire
extingulsher. to require school buses
to have an emergency rear door, to re-
quire vehicles to stop In front Of and
behind said school buses operating
throughout the State. to prohibit the
use OF vehicles marked as school
buses when not actually used as such,
to require inspection OF school buses,
to exempt from the operation OF GER
tain portions Of this Act cities and
towns OF more than five thousand
population, and to provide penalties
for violation hereof.
Section 4. lie Il enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland. That Sec
tlon 209A Of Article 80 OF the Annotated
Code OF Public General Laws OF Mary
land, 1898 Supplement. as such section
was amended by Chapter 1913 OF the
Acts Of 1897. Regular Session. title cd
eenses." subtitle Motor Vehicle" sub
the same Is hereby repealed and re en-
acted. with amendments. TO read as fol-
lows:
20eA. I. Definition; The term SCHOOL
bus as used In this Act shall be de-
fined as a motor vehicle having a seat
ing capacity Of ten or more persons and
transporting children to and from the
elementary and/or high schools In the
state and not operating under the juris-
dietion Of the Public Service Commits
sion and/or not operated by a public
service corporation furnishing mass
transportation In a town OF a population
OF more than JO,000 Inhabitants.
2. Every vehicle when used as q
school bus shall have both on the front
and on the rear a sign plainly visible
containing the words school bus In
letters not less than four Inches In
height, with each stroke OF not less
than half an Inch In width : such school
bus shall 1,. also be eqsippsd With stop
20 the rear. and the body OF such school
bus shall be painted orange and black
with the orange color predominating.
The Commissioner OF Motor Vehicles IL
tioPPs. not ineonsis Se With this H4tieIs
relative to such school bus signs and
stop signals.
3. The driver Of q vehicle upon q
highway outside the corporate limits
of Incorporated cities and towns OF
more than i've thousand population,
upon meeting or overtakine any school
bus which has stopped on the highway
for the purpose Of RECEIVING OF dis
charging any school child or children.
shall come to a full stop az least ten
l10) feet from such school bus. either
In front or rear thereof a. the ease
may be. and such vehicle shall remain
standing until the children are received
or discharged and the school bus has
again started. The foregoing shall BE-
applicable only IN the event the school
bus shall be equipped with the school
bus signs and stop signals aad painted
In the color scheme Is prescribed In
this Act, and shall not apply TO vehicles
approaching such school bus from the
front on dual highways.
4. No school bus operating In the
State while u Il carrying any passen-
ated at a rate Of speed greater than -
miles per hour.