238 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 115

dress of the borrower and of the licensee and the rate of inter-
est charged. Upon such statement there shall be printed in
English a copy of Section fourteen (14) of this Article.

(b) Give to the borrower a plain and complete receipt for
all payments made on account of any such loan at the time
such payments are made.

(c) Permit payment of a loan in whole or in part prior to
its maturity with interest on such payment to the date thereof.

(d) Upon repayment of the loan in full, mark indelibly
every paper signed by the borrower with the word "Paid" or
"Cancelled, " and release any mortgage, restore any pledge,
cancel and return any note and cancel and return any assign-
ment given by the borrower as security.

16. No licensee shall take any confession of judgment or
any power of attorney, nor shall he take any note, promise to
pay, or security that does not state the actual amount of the
loan, the time for which it is made and the rate of interest
charged, nor any instrument in which blanks are left to be
filled after execution.

The payment of three hundred dollars ($300. 00) or less in
money, credit, goods or things in action, as a consideration for
any sale, assignment or order for the payment of wages, salary,
commissions or other compensation for services, whether earned
or to be earned, shall be deemed a loan within the provisions of
this Article secured by such assignment and the amount by
which such assigned compensation exceeds such payment shall
be deemed interest upon such loan from the date of such pay-
ment to the date such compensation is payable. Such loan and
such assignment shall be governed by and subject to the pro-
visions of this Article.

18. No person, co-partnership or corporation, except as
authorized by this Article shall, directly or indirectly, charge,
contract for, or receive any interest or consideration greater
than six (6) per centum per annum upon the loan, use or for-
bearance of money, goods or things in action, or upon the loan,
use or sale of credit, of the amount or value of three hundred
dollars ($300. 00) or less.

(a) The foregoing prohibition shall apply to any person
who, as security for any such loan, use or forbearance of
money, goods or things in action or for any such loan, use or
sale of credit, makes a pretended purchase of property from
any person and permits the owner or pledgor to retain the pos-