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visions of this Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not more Penalty.
than one hundred dollars, or confinement in jail for not more
than thirty days, or both fine and imprisonment in the dis-
cretion of the court.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1900.
CHAPTER 700.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section one
hundred and twenty-one of Article 23 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title ‘‘Corporations,'' sub-title ‘‘Insurance
Department.''
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary- Insurance
land That Section one hundred and twenty-one of Article 23 Department.
of the Code of Public General Laws, title “Corporations,”
sub-title “Insurance Department,” he and the same is hereby
repealed and re.enacted with amendments, so as to iead as
follows:
121. There shall be a distinct department, to he known as
Governor shall
the Insurance Department, which shall be charged with the appoint an
execution of the laws of this State in relation to insurance, Insurance Commissioner
the chief officer of which shall be appointed by the Governor,
Treasurer and Comptroller for the term of four years, and
shall be known as the Insurance Commissioner, and shall re-
ceive an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars, payable
compensation
only out of the fees of said department authorized by this
Article, and shall hold office during the term for which he is
appointed, or until his successor is appointed and qualified,
unless sooner removed by time Governor, Treasurer and Comp-
troller; and the said Insurance Commissioner shall give bond
to the State of Maryland in the sum of fifty thousand dollars Shall execute
for the faithful discharge of his duties; and no person who is bond, etc.
a director, officer or agent of, or directly or indirectly inter-
ested in any insurance company, except as insured, shall be
appointed as such Insurance Commissioner. And the said
Insurance Commissioner is authorized to appoint an actuary
for his said Insurance Department, and also to employ such
clerical assistance as lie may deem necessary to the proper dis-
charge of the duties and efficiency of his department; pro-
vided, however, that the salary and pay of such actuary and
clerks shall be paid out of the fees of said Insurance Depart-
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