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with equal force to mutual fire insurance companies, and all
sections of said Article 23 inconsistent in whole or in part with
any section, or provision of this Act, except Section 173, which
is hereby declared to be and remain, in full force and effect,
are hereby repealed in so far as they may be inconsistent here-
with.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from and after June 1, 1916.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 257.

AN ACT to amend Article 23 of the Annotated Code of Public
Civil Laws of Maryland, (legalized by Chapter 21 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1912), title
"Corporations, " sub-title "Insurance Department, " by re-
pealing and re-enacting, with amendments, Sections 218 and
220, and by adding two new and additional sections thereto,
said new sections to follow immediately after section 219
and to be designated and known as Sections 219A and
219B, said new sections and said amended sections relating
to the licensing and license fees of insurance brokers and
broker's solicitors and providing penalties for violation of
laws relating thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Article 23 of the Annotated Code of Public
Civil Laws of Maryland (legalized by Chapter 21 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of. Maryland of 1912), title "Cor-
porations, " sub-title "Insurance Department" be and the same
is hereby amended by the repeal and re-enactment with amend-
ments of Sections 218 and 220 thereof, and by the enactment
of two new and additional sections thereto, said new sections
to follow immediately after Section 219 and to be known as
Sections 219A and 219B, said amended sections and new sec-
tions to read as follows:

218. All licenses for the purpose of conducting the occupa-
tion or business of an insurance broker or broker's solicitor
shall be granted by the State Insurance Commissioner of
Maryland, and all such licenses granted by said Commissioner
shall expire on the 1st day of May thereafter. Whoever, for