1360 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Maryland of 1902, and by Chapter 49 of the Acts of the Gen-
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1904, in addition to the powers
possessed by it and under the General Laws of this State, and
under the said Acts of Assembly shall have further powers
hereinafter given.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said company shall
be and is hereby authorized and empowered to insure the fideli-
ty of persons holding places of trust or responsibility in, to
or under any State, county, city, corporation, company, person
or persons whatsoever, to become security for the faithful per-
formance of any trust, office, duty, contract or agreement, and
to supersede any judgment, or to go upon any appeal or other
bond; and it is further authorized to become sole surety in all
cases where by law two or more sureties are required, and it
shall and may be lawful for any Court, register, clerk or other
officer to approve said company as sole surety in all such cases,
but in such cases the officers and affairs of said company may
be subject to an examination by such Court, register^ clerk or
other officers, and it shall be lawful for said company to stipu-
late and provide for indemnity from the parties aforesaid for
whom it shall so become responsible and to enforce any bond,
contract, agreement, pledge or other security made or given for
that purpose.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said company be
and the same is hereby authorized and empowered, either solely
or jointly with one or more sureties, to insure and become
surety for the fidelity of persons holding places of trust or
responsibility, public or private, in-, to or under the United
States Government, or any colony, province or dependency
thereof and in, to or under any foreign country or government,
or any colony, province, department, city or county thereof,
and to become, surety, either solely or jointly, with one or more
other sureties, for the faithful performance of any trust, office
duty or contract to be discharged or performed in any of the
countries or within any of the jurisdictions aforesaid; and in
all such cases, including those where by law, order, decree, rule
or regulations, one or more sureties are required upon any
bond, recognizance or stipulation, or for the faithful perform-
ance of any trust, office, duty or contract, the powers of said
company shall embrace authority to execute, either solely or
jointly, with one or more other sureties, any bond, recognizance,
stipulation or contract, having relation thereto.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said company be and it is
hereby authorized and empowered to sign, make and execute
bail bonds and recognizance, and generally to act as surety for
the faithful appearance and surrender of individuals as pro-
vided by any process of law or order of Court of any State of