1608 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 824]

missioner refuses to license any association or revokes its
authority to do business in this State, he shall reduce his rul-
ing, order or decision to writing and file the same in his office,
and shall furnish a copy thereof, together with a statement
of his reasons, to the officers of the association upon request,
and the action of the commissioner shall be reviewable by pro-
per proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction within
the State; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
or the preceding section shall be taken or construed as prevent
ing any such association from continuing in good faith all con-
tracts made in this State during the time such association was
legally authorized to transact business herein.

SEC. 17A. (Power of Attorney and Service of Process.)
Every association, whether domestic or foreign, now transacting
business in this State shall, within thirty days after the passage
of this act, and every such association hereafter applying for
admission, shall, before being licensed, appoint in writing the
Insurance Commissioner and his successors in office to be its true
and lawful attorney upon whom all legal process in any action
or proceeding against it shall be served, and in such writing
shall agree that any lawful process against it which is served
upon such attorney shall be of the same legal force and validity
as if served upon the association, and that the authority shall
continue in force so long as any liability remains outstanding
in this State. Copies of such appointment, certified by said
Insurance Commissioner, shall be deemed sufficient evidence
thereof, and shall be admitted in evidence with the same force
and effect as the original thereof might be admitted. Service
shall only be made upon such attorney, must be made in dupli-
cate upon the Insurance Commissioner or in his absence upon
the person in charge of his office, and shall be deemed sufficient
seivice upon such association; provided, however, that no such
service shall be valid or binding against any such association
when it is required thereunder to file its answer, pleading or
defense in less than thirty days from the date of mailing the
copy of such service to such association. When legal process
against any such association is served upon said Insurance
Commissioner he shall forthwith forward by registered mail
one of the duplicate copies, prepaid and directed to its secre-
tary or corresponding officer. Legal process shall not be served
upon any such association except in the manner provided herein.

SEC. 18A. (Place of Meeting—Location of Office.) Any
domestic association may provide that the meetings of its legis-
lative or governing body may be held in any State, district,
province or territory wherein such association has subordinate