596
To act with-
out license.
Guilty of
misdemeanor
Duty of
principal
officer.
"Removal.
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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
gross earnings so charged or received as aforesaid
shall exceed the amount of the license of said agent,
there shall be paid into the Treasury, before taking
out the license for the ensuing year, the whole excess
of such one per centum over and above the price of
said license or licenses as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That if any person
shall act as such agent as aforesaid for any such
company, firm or association, as is named in the first
section of this Act, in any capacity, or shall transact
any business, or receive or charge any money, or
hold himself out or advertise to transact any business
in this State for or on account of any such company
or association, with out such license as aforesaid, such
person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon in-
dictment and conviction thereof in any court of this
State having jurisdiction shall for the first offence
be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more
than five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the
court; one-half to the State and the other to the in-
former, and shall stand committed until the said fine
and all costs are paid; and for the second offence, in
addition to the said fine, shall be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding six month, and in every such case a fee of
fifty dollars shall be allowed to the State's Attorney
of the county or city prosecuting the same, to be
taxed as a part of the coats of such prosecution.
SEC. 9. And be if further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of every cashier, or other principal officer or
agent of any such company or association, as is de-
scribed in the first section of this Act, to keep a
book or books containing a fair and legible account
of all charges and receipt made by him, or by any
other agent of such company or association, at the
office or place of business of said agent, in which
shall be entered every item of charges or receipts by
such agent or agents, or by any person for them, for
or on account -of such company or association, for
business done as aforesaid, and, in the event of the
removal of such agent, it shall be his duty to hand
the same over to his successors, or to the principal
agent of such company or association; and if any
such agent shall neglect or refuse to keep such book,
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