1162 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 492

adjustment of any loss sustained by it, to report to the com-
missioner, upon blanks furnished by him, such information
regarding the amount of insurance, the value of the property
insured, and the amount of claim as adjusted, as in the judg-
ment of the said commissioner it is necessary for him to know.

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AGENTS AND BROKERS

SEC. 59. Agents' Licenses. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to act as agent or solicitor in this state of any insurance
company which has not complied with all the provisions ot
this article applicable to it and without first having applied
for and obtained a license or permit therefor, as provided by
this article, and complying with all the provisions of sections
60, 61, 62 and 63 relating to such agents or solicitors. Every
such license or permit shall have specified upon its face the
name of the company for which said agent or solicitor is
authorized and limited to act, and all such licenses or permits
shall expire at midnight on the 31st day of December following
the date of issue.

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SEC. 60. Application for Agents' Licenses. Before any license
or permit shall be issued to any insurance agent or solicitor
in this state, the said agent or solicitor applying for such
license or permit and the company for which the said agent
or solicitor desires to act as agent or solicitor shall apply for
such license or permit on forms to be prescribed and pre-
pared by the insurance commissioner, and said company shall
pay the license or registration fees prescribed by this article.
The application of each such agent or solicitor shall be ad
dressed to the commissioner in writing and shall be signed by
him, shall set forth in full the name and address of the ap-
plicant; that he has not wilfully violated any of the insurance
laws of this state during the past year and that he will not
violate any such laws during the term of the license applied
for, if issued; that he has not dealt unjustly with or deceived
any citizen of the state or misrepresented the conditions of
any insurance policy or contract; whether or not he has mis-
appropriated or withheld from any insurance company or
general 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