1822 ARTICLE 48A.

examination and investigation shall be completed. The commissioner and
special deputy shall also have authority to inspect public buildings, such as
schoolhouses, churches, opera houses, theatres, hospitals, asylums, public
halls, factories, hotels and other buildings of like character, and to compel
the owner or owners thereof to provide sufficient fire escapes or other means
of exit as he shall direct for the benefit and safety of the occupants of said
buildings, and the said commissioner or his said special deputy shall give
thirty days' notice to the owner or owners of such buildings to provide such
fire escapes or other means of exit as in his judgment shall be deemed
necessary. Upon failure or refusal of the said owner or owners of said
buildings to comply with the said notice, the said commissioner or his
deputy shall arrest or cause the said person or persons to be arrested, and
upon, conviction before any justice of the peace of the city or county of the
state of Maryland wherein the owner or owners reside, or the respective
building or buildings may be located, they shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall pay the fine of not more than one hundred dollars or
less than twenty-five dollars for each offense, and an additional fine of five
dollars for each and every day thereafter that such violation shall continue;
and if the accused shall feel himself aggrieved by the judgment of the justice
of the peace, he shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court for the
county or the criminal court of Baltimore City and have a jury trial; this
act shall, however, not conflict with any existing laws now fully covering the
same in any of the towns or cities of the state of Maryland.

1922, ch. 492, sec. 57.

58. Reports of Examinations of Fires. The commissioner shall, at the
request of the board of fire commissioners of the city of Baltimore, or the
county commissioners of any county, or the municipal authorities of any
incorporated city or town in this state, make to them a written report of the
examination made by him or his deputy regarding any fire happening
within their respective jurisdiction.

1922, ch. 492, sec. 58.

59. Companies Shall Report Facts Regarding Losses. It shall be the
duty of each fire insurance company or association doing business in this
state, within ten days after the adjustment of any loss sustained by it, to
report to the commissioner, upon blanks furnished by him, such information
regarding the amount of insurance, the value of the property insured, and
the amount of claim as adjusted, as in the judgment of the said commis-
sioner it is necessary for him to know.

Agents and Brokers.

1922, ch. 492, sec. 59. 1924, ch. 235, sec. 59.

60. Agent and Solicitor Appointment Requirements. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any insurance company to appoint an agent or solicitor in this
State until and unless such agent or solicitor has complied with all laws of
this State applicable to insurance agents or solicitors and is qualified as