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for profit or hire as aforesaid, within this State shall be a sufficient
service on the person, firm, partnership, association, company, or cor-
poration; provided, a copy of such process shall be placed in the post-
office by the officer serving the same, directed to the officer in charge
of the principal office of said person, firm, partnership, association,
company, or corporation in the city of Baltimore; and such officer in
making return of such process shall certify to the court on the day of
said service that he complied with the provisions of this section by plac-
ing such copy in the postoffice so directed with a sufficient postage stamp
annexed to the envelope containing the same.

As to service of process upon corporations, see art. 23, sections 87, 92
and 182.

1904, art. 56, sec. 123. 1888, art 56, sec. 106. 1872, ch. 355.
1874, ch. 370, sec. 8.

125. If any telegraph company, person, firm, partnership, associa-
tion, or corporation shall do the business of telegraphing for profit or
hire within this State or shall open any office or offices for the transac-
tion of such business, or if any express or transportation company, or
any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall do the
business of transporting or forwarding any article of trade or traffic for
profit or hire within this State or shall open any office or offices for the
transaction of such business without having first obtained a license to
transact such business as aforesaid, the coinpany, person, firm, partner-
ship, association or corporation so offending shall be subject to a pen-
alty of one thousand dollars to be recovered by suit in the name of the
State of Maryland in any court in this State having jurisdiction over
said claims; and one-half of said penalty when recovered shall be paid
into the treasury of the State and the other half of the said penalty
shall be paid to the informer.

Ibid. sec. 124. 1888, art. 56, sec. 107. 1872, ch. 355.
1874, ch. 370, sec. 9.

126. Any person acting as agent for any telegraph company or

express or transportation company, firm, partnership, association or

corporation, in violation of the preceding section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be liable to indictment therefor, and on con-
viction in any court having jurisdiction shall be fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars.

Ibid. sec. 125. 1888. art. 56, sec. 108. 1872, ch. 355.
1874, ch, 370, sec. 10.

127. Any telegraph company, express or transportation company,
person, firm, partnership, association or corporation proposing to do
the business of telegraphing for profit or hire within the limits of any
single county in this State or within the limits of the city of Baltimore,
or proposing to do the business of transporting or forwarding for profit
or hire within the limits of any single county in this State or within
the limits of the city of Baltimore any article of trade or traffic or any