WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 503

	SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any Fire Insurance
	Company incorporated by this State, or any agent
	of any Fire Insurance Company incorporated outside
	of this State, may become a member of this corpor-
	ation, by paying annually, to the board of managers,	Who may be-
	the assessment of such a percentage upon the pre-	come mem- bers.
	miums received by such company as shall from year
	to year be levied by the said board, or by paying,
	and by continuing to pay, from year to year, so long
	as they may remain members, such sum as shall be
	accepted by said board, in lieu thereof.
	SEC. 6 And be it enacted, That whenever services
	may be rendered by this corporation in saving any	Liable to as
	property not insured by any of the companies which	sessment.
	may be members of this corporation, from fire, or in
	protecting the same from loss or damage during or
	after a fire, the property so saved from fire or pro-
	tected from loss or damage, shall be liable to assess-
	ment for salvage for such services rendered, and the
	value of such services may be determined by agree-
	ment; but in case differences should arise regarding
	the value of such services, the same shall be referred
	to two impartial arbitrators to determine, whose	Referred to
	award shall be final and conclusive of such value,	arbitration.
	and in case the two referees thus chosen should not
	agree, they shall appoint an umpire, and an award
	signed by any two of the board of reference thus
	provided for shall be final, and the amount thus as-
	certained shall be collectable by this corporation in
	any of the courts of law of this State, or before any
	justice of the peace of this State, should the amount
	of such award be too small to give a court of law
	jurisdiction ; the said arbitrators shall be chosen, the
	one by the party whose property is preserved or
	saved from loss or damage, and the other by the
	president or other proper officer of this corporation,
	and should the party whose property is cared for as
	aforesaid by this corporation, refuse to admit any
	assessment or charge for such service, and refuse also
	to name an arbitrator as herein provided for, then
	the board of management of this corporation shall
	be empowered, and they are hereby empowered to
	appoint an exparte board of reference, to consist of	Exparte
	three citizens of the city of Baltimore, who shall be	board
	first sworn according to law to make a careful inves-