148

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Petition in

Court of the county, as the case may be, a petition

name of State

in the name of the State, setting forth fully in de-

tail the alleged abuse, misuse or non-user, by reason

whereof the forfeiture is sought ; and upon the fil-

ing of such petition, the court in which it is filed.

or any judge thereof shall lay a rule requiring the

said company or corporation to show cause, within

such time as the said judge may deem proper, why

a decree of forfeiture should not be passed as prayed

Petition shall

in said petition, a copy of which rule, and the peti-

be served.

tion, shall be served on the president, manager, sec-

retary or some other officer of the said company or

corporation, by a day to be therein limited, not ex-

ceeding twenty days, as other processes against such

companies or corporations are directed to be served;

and further proceedings shall be "had in said cause

in conformity with the act passed at January session,

eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, chapter four hun-

dred and seventy-one.

36. Any person or persons, or any company or as-

Violating

sociation, violating any of the provisions of this act,

provisions of

shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hun-

this act.

dred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars,

which fines shall be sued for in the name of the

State of Maryland, and collected as all other fines

as are imposed by the laws of this State are now col-

lectable; and any act or part of an act inconsistent

with the provisions of this act, be and the same are

No right

hereby repealed; provided, that no right of action

waived

accrued or penalty incurred under any existing law

repealed by this act, shall be thereby waived or an-

nulled in any way, but the same may be enforced

under said acts in the same way as if the repealing

clause had not been passed ; and provided further,

Laws of any

that when by the laws of any other State, any de-

other State.

posit of money or securities are required, or taxes,

fines or penalties, or other obligations or prohibitions,
are imposed upon insurance companies incorporated

of organized under the laws of this State, and trans-

acting business in such other State, or upon the

agents of such insurance companies, greater than

those required or imposed by the laws of this State,

so long as such laws continue in force, the same taxes,
fines, penalties and deposits, obligations and prohibi-

tions shall be imposed upon all agents or insurance