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again do business in this State. Any officer, agent or person
acting for any association or subordinate body thereof, within
this State, in procuring new members, while such association
shall be so enjoined or prohibited from doing business pursuant
to this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment in the city or county jail not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Barton v. Frat. Alliance, 85 Md. 31-2. Supreme Lodge Golden Chain v.
Simering, 88 Md. 276.

1894, ch. 295, sec. 143 F.

221. Any person who shall act within this State as an
officer, agent or otherwise in procuring new members for any
association which shall have failed, neglected or refused to
comply with, or shall have violated any of the provisions of
section 210 to section 223 (both inclusive) of this article, or
shall have failed or neglected to comply with the provisions
therein, preliminary to transacting business as provided for
by said sections, or either of them, shall be subject to the
penalty provided in the last preceding section for the misde-
meanor therein specified.

Ibid. sec. 143 Q.

222. Fraternal beneficiary societies, orders or associations
as described in section 210 may be incorporated in the manner
provided for the formation of corporations under this article;
provided, that no such society, order or association incorporated
in another State, province or territory, nor any council or
branch, or component part thereof, can be incorporated under
the laws of this State.

Ibid. sec. 143 B.

223. Any association entitled to do business in this State
under the provisions of section 210 to section 223 (both
inclusive) of this article, which shall so conduct its affairs or
shall in any manner change its charter, constitution or laws, so
that it shall not answer to the description of a fraternal bene-
ficiary association as set forth in section 210, shall thereupon
cease to be entitled to the privilege of said section.

Ibid. sec. 2.

224. The insurance commissioner of this State shall notify
the supreme secretary of each of the said associations now