1100 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 426
General Laws of Maryland, entitled "Workmen's Compensa-
tion, " sub-title "State Accident Fund, " be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows:
21. Every employer subject to the operation and effect of
this Article, who shall insure in the State Accident Fund, shall
every four months submit a report to the Commission herein
created, according to the regulations and requirements it may
prescribe, of his payroll for four months then ending.
Upon the failure of an employer to comply with the re-
quirements of the preceding paragraph of this section, the
State Industrial Accident Commission may pass an order can-
celling the policy of insurance of any such employer, such
cancellation to be; effective upon the expiration of ten (10)
days after the passage of said Order; and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the State Industrial Accident Commission
to mail a copy by registered mail of any such Order to the em-
ployer at his last known address promptly after the passage
thereof.
Any employer who shall, with fraudulent intent, misrepre-
sent to the Commission the amount of payroll upon 'which the
premium under this Act is based, shall be liable to the Commis-
sion in ten times the amount of the difference in the premium
paid and the amount the employer should have paid. The lia-
bility to the Commission under this provision shall be enforced
in a civil action in the name of the Commission. All sums
collected under this section shall be paid into the State Accident
Fund.
Approved April 11, 1929.
CHAPTER 426.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 55
of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Edition
of 1924, title "Workmen's Compensation, " and to add two
new sections to said Article, the said new sections to be
known as 55A and 55B, enlarging the powers and duties of
the State Industrial Accident Commission, authorizing it to
formulate and enforce rules to promote safety in industrial
enterprises and for other purposes.
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