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occupants of said building; and the said Fire Marshal shall
give thirty days' notice to the owner or owners of such build-
ings to provide such fire escapes or other means of exit as in
his judgment shall be deemed necessary; and upon failure or
refusal of the said owner or owners of said buildings to comply
with the said notice of the said Fire Marshal, the said Fire
Marshal or his Deputy shall arrest or cause the said person or
persons to be arrested, and upon conviction before any justice
of the peace of the city or county of the State of Maryland
wherein the owner or owners reside, or the respective building
or buildings may be located, they shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall pay the fine of not more than one hun-
dred ($100) dollars or less than twenty-five ($25) dollars for
each offense, and an additional fine of five ($5) dollars for each
and every day thereafter such violations shall continue; and
if the accused shall feel himself aggrieved by the judgment of
the justice of the peace, he shall have the right of appeal to the
Circuit Court of the county, and have a jury trial; this Act
shall, however, not conflict with any existing laws now fully
covering the same in any of the towns or cities of the State of
Maryland.

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

Approved April 13, 1910.

CHAPTER 734.

AN ACT to repeal Section 167 of Article 23 of the Code of
Public General Laws, entitled "Corporations," sub-title "In-
surance Companies," and to re-enact the same with amend-
ments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 167 of Article 23 of the Code of Public
General Laws, entitled "Corporations," sub-title "Insurance
Companies," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

167. No person shall act as agent or solicitor in this State
for any insurance company, including individuals, whether resi-
dents or non-residents, partnership or joint-stock association,
except for such companies as may be chartered under the laws
of this State, in any manner whatever relating to insurance
risks, until all the provisions of this article relating thereto
have been complied with and there has been granted by the
insurance commissioner a certificate of authority or license, for
which said company, individual, resident or non-resident, asso-