LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE GOVERNOR.

CHAPTER 367.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 75 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title " Pleadings, Practice and Process,"
subtitle "Pleadings," to follow section 22, and to be num-
bered Section 22 A, providing for suits against Fire Insurance
Companies in localities where they have local agents.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

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land, That a new section be, and the same is hereby added to
Article 75 of the Code of Public General Laws, title " Plead-
ings, Practice and Process," sub-title "Pleadings," to follow
section 22, to be designated as section 22 A, and to read as fol-
lows :

New section.

22 A. Whenever any fire insurance company shall have a
duly accredited agent in any county or city of this State resi-
dent therein, in which any dwelling, barn, warehouse or other
buildings, covered by insurance in such company, shall be de-
stroyed or damaged by fire, and such insurance company shall
neglect or refuse to pay the damages sustained by the owner
thereof, such owner may bring suit against said company and
prosecute the same in any court of competent jurisdiction as
other suits are brought and prosecuted in the several courts of
this Slate by having service served on such resident agent as
fully as if service had been made on the director or directors
of such company; and the judgment rendered in such case
shall have the same force and effect as other judgments ren-
dered by the said courts would or could have.

Suits against
fire insur-
ance conv-
panies.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4, 1896.

CHAPTER 368.

AN ACT to provide for an additional Justice of the Peace
for Worcester County.

Effective.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Governor shall be and he is hereby empowered
to appoint an additional justice of the peace for the third elec-
tion district of Worcester county, in addition to those already
provided for by law, provided he shall, in his discretion, decide
the same to be necessary.

Additional
Justice.