1340 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 655

and his successors, with the consent of a majority of the Board
of Managers of said Corporation, shall in like manner have
power to name a successor with all the powers conferred by the
Charter during the existence of said Corporation.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Legislature re-
serves the right to alter or amend this Act or any part hereof
at its pleasure.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 655.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland (Annotated Code of
Maryland), title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title
"False Pretences, " said new section so added to follow im-
mediately after section 122 to be known as section 122A of
said Article 27, making it a misdemeanor for any person
by any false pretence to obtain a credit or rating from any
person, firm, corporation, association, mercantile or rating
agency, or who shall cause or procure any person, firm, cor-
poration, association, mercantile or rating agency, to pub-

lish or furnish to any third person any rating or credit
obtained by any false pretence made to such person, firm,
corporation, association, mercantile or rating agency; and
who shall obtain from any third person any goods, wares,
merchandise, credit or anything of value upon such credit
or rating so obtained, procured or furnished and to provide
a punishment therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section known as Section 122A be and
the same is hereby added to Article 27 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, (Annotated Code of Maryland)
title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title "False Pretences, "
to follow immediately after Section 122 and to read as fol-
lows:

122a. Any person who shall by any false pretence obtain
a credit or rating from any person, firm, corporation, associa-
tion, mercantile or rating agency, or who shall cause or pro-
cure any person, firm, corporation, association, mercantile or
rating agency to publish or furnish to any third person any