1378 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 787

missioner shall make a record thereof in the book mentioned
in the preceding section, showing name of company, number of
policy, amount of insurance, rate, premium and date of expira-
tion of policy; and in case of loss the said unauthorized com-
pany is hereby authorized through its agent or agents to enter
this State for the purpose of adjusting any such loss or damage
sustained under said policies, but not to solicit insurance in
such unauthorized companies.

100. Penalties for Violation of Sections 96, 97, 98
and 99. Any person who shall, with intent to avoid
the payment of the tax on insurance in unauthorized com-
panies as provided by Section 97 make a false affidavit,
shall be guilty of perjury and shall be proceeded against and
punished as provided by the statutes of this State in relation
to the crime of perjury, and any policy of insurance obtained
by means of such false affidavit shall be void, and the license
or authority for such unauthorized insurance shall be can-
celled by the Commissioner. The obtaining or possession of
any policy of insurance issued by companies not author-
ized to do business in this State, without complying
with the provisions of Sections 96, 97, 98 and 99, shall
be a misdemeanor, and -any person convicted thereof
shall be subject to a fine not less than one hundred dollars
or more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the
jail of Baltimore City or of the county of this State where
such offense may be committed, for a period not less than one
month or more than six months, in discretion of the court
having jurisdiction. Any person who shall act as intermediary
in any manner in procuring or delivering any policy of insur-
ance in violation of any of said Sections 96, 97, 98 and 99,
shall be subject to all the penalties of this section above
enumerated.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved May 6, 1941.

CHAPTER 787.
(House Bill 623)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and Pun-
ishments", sub-title "Sabbath Breaking", said new section
to be known as Section 574A, to permit the operation of