1160 ARTICLE 27

1927, ch. 533, sec. 187F.

221. Any person who shall hire, lease or rent a motor vehicle under
an agreement to pay for the use of such motor vehicle a sum of money
based wholly or in part upon the distance such motor vehicle travels while
being so used, and who shall fail or refuse to pay, or attempt to avoid pay-
ment of, the sum found to be due the owner, or his agent, or the person in
lawful possession thereof, or his agent, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than
One Hundred ($100) Dollars, or imprisonment for not more than thirty
days, or to both fine and imprisonment.

1927, ch. 533, sec. 187G.

222. Any person who, after hiring, leasing or renting a motor vehicle
under an agreement not to permit another to operate or drive the same,
shall permit some other person to operate or drive such motor vehicle, and
any person who shall operate or drive such motor vehicle without the con-
sent of the owner, or his duly authorized agent, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more
than One Hundred ($100) Dollars, or imprisonment for not more than six
months, or to both fine and imprisonment.

1927, ch. 533, sec. 2.

223. Whenever complaint is made of a violation within the City of
Baltimore of any of the provisions of any of the sections of this sub-title,
the justice of the peace having criminal jurisdiction before whom such
complaint is brought shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such
complaint, and in the event of conviction, to impose penalties, fine or im-
prisonment, or both, as prescribed in this sub-title, but any person so con-
victed shall have the right of appeal to the Criminal Court of Baltimore
City, provided that the appeal be taken within ten days from the date of
judgment and sentence, and the Criminal Court, on such appeal, shall hear
and determine the case de novo. In all such appeals the procedure as to
bail, trial and appeal shall be the same as provided in Section 208 of Arti-
cle 56 for the disposition of cases arising in Baltimore City under the
Motor Vehicle Laws.

Fraud—Insurance Companies, by Directors or Officers of.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 188. 1912, sec. 162. 1904, sec. 145. 1898, ch. 320, sec. 119B.

224. Any director or officer of any insurance company, or association,
or fraternal beneficiary association, who shall receive any premium or
assessment on behalf of said company, association or fraternal beneficiary
association, knowing at the time of the receipt of said premium or assess-
ment said company, association or fraternal beneficiary association to be
insolvent, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
imprisonment in jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both, in the
discretion of the court.