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restraining the continuance of any method of competition,
act or practice which it finds, notwithstanding such report of
the Commissioner, constitutes a violation of this Act.

268. (Appeals.) An appeal may be taken from the decision
of the Circuit Court of any county or the Circuit Court or the
Circuit Court Number 2 of Baltimore City to the Court of Ap-
peals by any party to any proceeding under this Act in the
same manner as other appeals are taken from decrees or
orders of said courts. An appeal shall act as a stay.

269. (Penalty.) Any person who violates a cease and de-
sist order of the Commissioner under Section 264, after it
has become final, and while such order is in effect, shall upon
proof thereof to the satisfaction of the Court, forfeit and pay
to the State of Maryland a sum not to exceed Two Hundred
and Fifty Dollars ($250.00), which may be recovered in a
civil action, except that, if such violation is found to be will-
ful, the amount of such penalty shall be a sum not to exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

270. (Provisions of Act Additional to Existing Law.)
The powers vested in the Commissioner by this Act shall be
additional to any other powers to enforce any penalties, fines
or forfeitures authorized by law with respect to the methods,
acts and practices hereby declared to be unfair or deceptive.

271. (Immunity from Prosecution.) If any person shall
ask to be excused from attending and testifying or from pro-
ducing any books, papers, records, correspondence or other
documents at any hearing on the ground that the testimony
or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or
subject him to a penalty or forfeiture, and shall notwithstand-
ing be directed to give such testimony or produce such evi-
dence, he must none the less comply with such direction, but
he shall not thereafter be prosecuted or subjected to any
penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction,
matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce
evidence pursuant thereto, and no testimony so given or evi-
dence produced shall be received against him upon any crimi-
nal action, investigation or proceeding, provided, however,
that no such individual so testifying shall be exempt from
prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him
while so testifying and the testimony or evidence so given
or produced shall be admissible against him upon any crimi-
nal action, investigation or proceeding concerning such per-
jury, nor shall he be exempt from the refusal, revocation or
suspension of any license, permission or authority conferred,