402 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 184
CHAPTER 184.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 48A of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland, 1924 Edition, title
"Insurance, " sub-title "General Provisions, " said new
section to follow immediately after Section 47, and to be
known as Section 47A, prohibiting the publication, print-
ing, or radio broadcasting of advertisements or notices
of insurance companies not authorized to do business in
this State, and requiring certificates from the Insurance
Department before accepting insurance advertisements
or broadcasting the same by radio, and fixing penalties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and the same is hereby
added to Article 48A, of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, 1924 Edition, title "Insurance, " sub-title "Gen-
eral Provisions, " to follow immediately after Section 47, to
be known as Section 47A, and to read as follows:

47A. It shall be unlawful for any person, co-partner-
ship, association, or corporation to publish or print in any
newspaper, magazine, periodical, circular letter, pamphlet,
or in any other manner, or to publish by radio broadcasting
in this State, any advertisement or other notice, either di-
rectly or indirectly setting forth the advantages of or
soliciting business for any insurance company which has
not been authorized to do business in this State. No per-
son, co-partnership, association or corporation shall accept
for publication or printing in any newspaper, magazine or
other periodical, or for radio broadcasting, in this State, any
advertisement or other notice, either directly or indirectly
setting forth the advantages of or soliciting business for
any insurance company, unless such person, co-partnership,
association or corporation shall hold an unexpired certifi-
cate from the Insurance Department, or such radio broad-
casting includes a statement that the broadcasting station
holds such certificate to the effect that the insurance com-.
pany named therein is authorized to do business in this State
for the current license year. Such certificates shall be issued
by the Insurance Department without cost to any person
applying therefor. Any person, co-partnership, association
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there-
of shall be sentenced to a fine of not less than two hundred
dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, for every such
violation.