WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1821

(d) "Dealer" means any person, not a manufacturer, en-
gaged in the business of buying and selling explosives.

(e) "Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Maryland.

(f) "Local licensing authority" shall mean the Sheriff of
the county or Chief of Police of the county or of the com-
munity in which the applicant resides.

240. (Applications for Licenses.) (a) Application for a
license to manufacture shall be made to the Commissioner
in such form as the Commissioner shall prescribe and fur-
nish, and shall state, among other things: (1) the name and
address of the applicant, (2) the reason for desiring to manu-
facture explosives, (3) his citizenship, if the applicant is an
individual, (4) if the applicant is a partnership, the names
and addresses of the partners and their citizenship, and (5)
if the applicant is an association or corporation, the names
and addresses of the officers and directors thereof and their
citizenship. The Commissioner shall issue the license applied
for unless he finds that either the applicant, or the officers,
agents or employees of the applicant, is not sufficiently ex-
perienced in the manufacture of explosives, lacks suitable
facilities therefor, has been convicted of a crime involving
moral turpitude, or is disloyal to the United States.

(b) Application for license to engage in the business of
dealing in explosives shall be made to the Commissioner in
such form as the Commissioner shall prescribe and furnish,
and shall state, among other things: (1) the name and ad-
dress of the applicant, (2) the reason for desiring to engage
in the business of dealing in explosives, (3) citizenship, if
an individual applicant, (4) if a partnership, the names and
addresses of the partners and their citizenship, and (5) if
an association or corporation, the names and addresses of
the officers and directors thereof and their citizenship. The
Commissioner shall issue the license applied for unless he
finds that either the applicant or the officers, agents or em-
ployees of the applicant, is not sufficiently experienced in
the business of dealing in explosives, lacks suitable facilities
therefor, has been convicted of a crime involving moral tur-
pitude, or is disloyal to the United States.

(c) Application for license to possess explosives shall be
made in writing to the Sheriff of the county, or Chief
of Police of the county or of the community, in which the
applicant resides or has his regular place of business, in such
form as the Commissioner shall prescribe and furnish, and