1386 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1890, and by repealing and re-
enacting with amendments Section 4 of Chapter 536 of the
Acts of 1900, and by adding additional sections enlarging the
powers of said corporation; and to repeal certain sections-
of said charter as it now exists; to repeal and re-enact cer-
tain sections thereof with amendments, and to add certain
additional sections enlarging the powers of said corporation.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the charter of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Maryland, as set forth in its original certificate of incorpora-
tion and in Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1890, Chapter 330 of the
Acts of 1894, Chapter 354 of the Acts of 1898 and Chapter 536
of the Acts of 1900, be and the same is hereby amended, as set
forth in the following sections:

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the paragraph num-
bered "Second" of the original certificate of incorporation of
the Fidelity Loan and Trust Company of Baltimore City, re-
corded in the Superior Court of Baltimore City on the 15th of
February, 1890, the name of which said corporation was by the
Act of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1890, Chapter 263,
changed to the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, be
and the same is hereby repealed and annulled.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That Sections 3, 5, 6 and
7 of Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1890, be and the same are hereby
repealed.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That Section 4 of Chapter
263 of the Acts of 1890 be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 4. And be it further enacted, That said company shall
be and is hereby authorized and empowered to insure the
fidelity of any person, partnership, association, corporation or
company holding any place or position of trust or responsi-
bility or owing any duty, contractual or otherwise, to any
other person, partnership, association, corporation, company,
or to any city, county, State, territorial or foreign government,,
or to the United States Government, or any officer, board, com-
mission, department or other governmental agency of any such
governments; to become surety or go upon any bond, undertak-
ing or other obligation for the faithful performance of any
trust, office, duty, contract, obligation or agreement; to become
surety or go upon any bond, undertaking or other obligation,
of whatsoever nature, character or description, including all
bonds, undertakings or other obligations permitted, required
or authorized by any order, ordinance, rule, regulation or law
in connection with any judicial proceeding, or with the per-
formance of any duty imposed, or act permitted by law. That