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eral agent money received or collected by him for said com-
pany or general agent under any former employment as
agent, broker or solicitor, whether or not his license as
insurance agent or broker has been declined or revoked in
this or any other State for a violation of law; where and in
what business engaged during the past year, and shall give
full answers to the following questions: Do you understand
that it is against the laws of this State (a) to act as agenty
broker or solicitor for any company without a license from this
Department, (b) to misrepresent the conditions of any policy
contract, (c) to make any discrimination between citizens of
this State in premiums, or in rebating any part of premiums
or commissions, or to twist or attempt to twist policies by mis-
representation. Before any license or permit is issued to such
agent or solicitor, the State Insurance Commissioner may
make inquiry as to the accuracy of any statement made in said
application, and may refuse to issue any such license if con-
vinced that the applicant therefor has wilfully violated any of
the insurance laws of this State. Provided that any person
deeming himself aggrieved by any such refusal by the Insur-
ance Commissioner to grant any such license as aforesaid, shall
have the right to appeal to the Superior Court of Baltimore
City for a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance of such
license in any proper case where the same has been wrongfully
and improperly withheld.

184C. Whenever the State Insurance Commissioner shall
be satisfied that any insurance broker, broker's solicitor, agent
or solicitor, licensed or registered by this State, has wilfully
violated any of the insurance laws of this State, or has wil-
fully misrepresented any policies of insurance, or has dealt
unjustly with or wilfully deceived any citizen of this State in
regard to any insurance policy, or has failed or refused to pay
over to the Company or to his principal or other person whom
he represents or has represented, or by or for whom he is em-
ployed or acts, any money or property in the hands of said
agent, solicitor, broker or broker's solicitor belonging to said
company, firm, broker, principal or person when demanded to
do so, or has violated any ruling of the Insurance Department
which he is by law authorized to make, or upon conviction of
any infamous crime under the laws of this State, or has been
guilty of twisting or attempting to twist by misrepresentation
any policy of insurance, or has made any false statement,
answer or declaration in his application for license, then and