JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 135

	urer and Comptroller, and the said Insurance Com-
	missioner shall give bond to the State of Maryland	Shall give bond.
	in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, for the
	faithful discharge of his duties; and no person who	And no per-
	is a director, officer, or agent of or directly or indi-	sons.
	rectly interested in any insurance company, except
	as insured, shall be appointed as such Insurance Com-
	missioner. And the said Insurance Commissioner
	is authorized to appoint an Actuary for his said In- surance Department, and also to employ such cleri-	Authorized to appoint Clerical assis-
	cal assistance as he may deem necessary to the	tance.
	proper discharge of the duties and efficiency of his
	department ; provided, however, that the salary and pay of such Actuary and clerks shall be paid out of	Pay of actu- ary and cl'ks.
	the fees of said Insurance Department; and pro-
	vided further, that he shall not exceed the sum of	Shall not ex-
	five thousand dollars for the pay of such clerical as-	ceed.
	sistance.
	28. It shall be the duty of the Insurance Com-
	missioner :
	First. To see that all laws of this State relating to	Laws faithful-
	insurance or insurance companies are faithfully exe-	ly executed.
	cuted ; to keep on file in his office copies of the	Keep on file
	charter, declaration of organization, or deed of set-	copies of
	tlement of every insurance company, including part-	charter, &c.
	nerships, joint stock associations and corporations
	organized under the laws of this State, or organized
	under the laws of some other State or Nation, and
	applying to do business in this State, which copies
	shall be duly certified in accordance with law by the	Shall be duly
	Secretary of State or other proper officer of the	certified.
	State or Nation wherein such companies are organ-
	ized ; and the Insurance Commissioner shall, upon	Shall furn-
	application of any such company or association, fur- nish them with certified copies of their charter so	ish copies of charter on ap- plication.
	filed in his department.
	Second. To furnish in December of each year to
	the companies required by this act to report to him,	To furnish
	the necessary blank forms for the statement requir-	blanks.
	ed ; and as soon as practicable, in each year, he shall
	cause to be calculated by the actuary of his depart-
	ment, under his supervision, the net value, on the
	thirty-first day of December of the previous year, of all the policies in force on that day in each Life In-	Life Insur- ance Compa- nies.