698 CORPORATIONS, [ART. 23

This section relates only to messages from one point in the state of Mary-
land to another point in the state, and Is a valid exercise of the police power.
This section Is mandatory and can not be waived by the sender of a message
so as to relieve the company from complying with its provisions, nor can
the sender be required to pay the costs of the notations as to time. Postal
Telegraph Co. v. State, 110 Md. 613.

1910, ch. 587, sees. 1, 2 (p. 66).

375. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company employ any
person under fourteen years of age to call for or deliver any message
nor require or permit any person in its employ under sixteen years of
age to call for or deliver any telegram or other message between the
hours of eight o'clock P. M. and eight o'clock A. M.

1910, ch. 587, sec. 3 (p. 66).

376. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company shall require or
permit any minor person in its employ to call for or deliver any tele-
gram or other message at or to any house of ill repute or questionable
character wherein is conducted any business tending to demoralize by
example or contact said minor.

1910, ch. 587, sec. 4 (p. 66).

377. Any company or representative thereof who shall violate the
provisions of the two preceding sections shall be subject to a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or
sixty days in jail or both, at the discretion of the court, for each and
every offense.

Trust, Surety and Fidelity Companies.

1904, art 23, sec. 339. 1898, ch. 302, sec. 244 A.

378. Whenever any bond, undertaking, recognizance or other obliga-
tion is by law, or the charter, ordinances, rules or regulations of any
municipality, board, body, organization, court, judge or public officer,
required or permitted to be made, given, tendered or filed with surety
or sureties, and whenever the performance of any act, duty or obliga-
tion, or the refraining from any act, is required or permitted to be
guaranteed, such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guar-
anty may be executed by a surety company qualified as hereinafter
provided; and such execution by such company of such bond, under-
taking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty, shall be in all respects a
full and complete compliance with every requirement of every law,
charter, ordinance, rule or regulation that such bond, undertaking,
obligation, recognizance or guaranty shall be executed by one surety
or by one or more sureties, or that such sureties shall be residents or
householders or free-holders, or either or both, or possess any other
qualification; and all courts, judges, heads of departments, boards,
bodies, municipalities and public officers of every character, shall accept
and treat such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty