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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 in any such
case, the commissioner may, and it shall be his duty to revoke
the license of such broker or broker's solicitor, or revoke the
license of any agent or solicitor for all companies which he
represents in this state for such length of time as the com-
missioner may think proper; provided, however, that before
the commissioner shall revoke said license he shall give ten
days' notice of the charges in writing, to be served upon said
broker, agent or solicitor in person or by registered letter to
his last known address, or by copy of the charges left at
his last known address, and provided an oportunity shall be
given the said broker, broker's solicitor, agent, or solicitor to
be heard upon said charges, and the said broker, broker's so-
licitor, agent or solicitor shall have the right to have such re-
vocation of license reviewed by the Superior Court of Balti-
more City, when said offense occurred in Baltimore City, or
by the Circuit Court of any of the counties of the state wherein
such offense or offenses complained of occurred.

SEC. 62. Payment of Commission to Unauthorized Agent.
No company and no agent or employee of any company, or
other person, whether such person be (a licensed broker or
otherwise, shall directly or indirectly, pay, except to the law-
ful agent or solicitor of such company, and to him solely upon
the premiums on policies issued by the company for which
he may be licensed agent or solicitor, or to an insurance broker
licensed by the State of Maryland, any commission, reward,
or rebate in consideration of procuring, or influencing others
to procure, insurance from such company or person, or collect
or agree, to collect from any person, whether or not the same
may be the owner of the property insured, or his agent, or
other person, any amount less than that expressed in the policy
or policies as being the premiums therefor.

SEC. 63. Resident Agent. No company authorized to transact
business in this state, and no person, resident or nonresident,
shall write any policy of insurance, or assume any liability
in the matter of insurance upon any property, real or personal,
situated in this state, unless such policy, certificate or other
evidence of liability assumed by said company or person shall
have been, previous to delivery, signed or countersigned by an