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upon such places of employment or any part thereof for the
purpose of obtaining information, investigating the provisions
therein made for the safety of employees and other persons,
and bringing to the attention of the employers or other persons
in possession of such premises any provision of law or any
order or rule of the State Industrial Accident Commission re-
lating to safety methods or appliances. Any employer, owner
or other person who shall refuse admittance to any place of
employment as herein provided, or in any manner interfere
with any member of the State Industrial Accident Commis-
sion, the Director of Safety, the inspectors appointed here-
under or any other person authorized by the State Industrial
Accident Commission, in making inspections or investiga-
tions hereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon a conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not less
than fifty dollars ($50. 00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500. 00). Provided, that any action of the Commission
under Sections 55, 55A and 55B of this Article for the purpose
of diminishing or preventing accidents shall not apply to public
service corporations under the jurisdiction of the Public Serv-
ice Commission.

Approved April 11, 1929.

CHAPTER 427.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 12
of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of 1924, title "Fees
of Officers, " sub-title "Clerks of Courts, " increasing the
fees chargeable by the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Balti-
more City.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 12 of Article 36 of the Annotated
Code of 1924, title "Fees of Officers, " sub-title "Clerks of
Courts, " be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, so as to read as follows:

12. The Clerk of the Court of Appeals, the Clerks of the
Circuit Courts and the Clerks of the Courts of the City of
Baltimore may charge the fees herein allowed for the per-
formance of their respective duties, to wit: For filing any