LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

attorneys in behalf of said company as plaintiff, and against
the maker or makers of any premium note or other evidence
of debt, as aforesaid, as defendant or defendants, and the said
attorney or attorneys in behalf of said defendant or defend-
ants shall be further authorized to waive stay of execution and
all right to homestead or other exemption now or hereafter to
be allowed or reserved execution debtors, any statute of this
State to the contrary notwithstanding.

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SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That the judges and,
clerks for the respective counties, and the. Superior Court of
Baltimore City, are authorized to enter up judgments with
costs for the interest, or any assessment on any notes or other
evidence of debt given in consideration of premium for insur-
ance in the said company, without reference to the amount
claimed or assessed; provided, nothing in this act shall be-
taken to prevent the said company from bringing suit before
any justice of the peace of this State, for any claim of inter-
est or assessment not exceeding $100, on note or other evidence
of debt, as aforesaid, and any defendant or defendants, in any
judgment rendered thereon by any justice of the peace, shall
also be deemed to have waived all right to exemption; and be
it further provided, that a certificate or statement for any
interest or assessment on any note or other evidence of debt
given in consideration of a policy of insurance, or of any other
transaction of proceeding of said company, attested by its
secretary and the common seal, shall be prima facie evidence
before any justice of the peace or court of law or equity, and
no member of said corporation, not being in his individual
capacity a party to any suit, shall be incompetent as a
witness in any such cause on account of his being a member
thereof.

Judgments
for interest .
or assess-
ment.

SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That no liability shall
attach to this company where damage arises from fire happen-
ing in consequence of any invasion, insurrection, riot or civil
commotion or by any military or usurped power.

Exemption
from liability.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That the said company
shall have full power and authority to rescind or revoke any
policy of insurance by them issued whenever they shall deem
it for the interest of said company so to do.

May revoke
policy.

SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That the Legislature
reserves the right to alter, amend or repeal this act of incorpo-
ration at pleasure.

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Right of
appeal.