HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 77

Companies", relating to licenses for persons, firms or cor-
porations doing certain construction work.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 291 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Construc-
tion Firms or Companies", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

291. Any person, firm or corporation accepting orders or
contracts for doing any work on or in any building or struc-
ture, requiring the use of paint, stone, brick, mortar, wood,
cement, structural iron or steel, sheetiron, galvanized iron,
metallic piping, tin, lead, electric wiring or other metal, or any
other building material, or who shall accept contracts to do
any paving or curbing on sidewalks or streets, public or
private property, using asphalt, brick, stone, cement, wood or
any composition, or who shall accept an order for or contract
to excavate earth, rock, or other material for foundations or
any other purpose, or who shall accept an order or contract. to
construct any sewer of stone, brick, terra-cotta, or other ma-
terial, shall be deemed to be carrying on the business of con-
struction.

Each person, firm or corporation, who shall carry on the
business of construction as mentioned in this section, shall
before doing so, first take out a license therefor and pay an
annual license fee of $15. 00; provided, however, this section
shall not apply to persons, firms or corporations doing a con-
struction business the gross amount of whose orders accepted
and executed does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5, 000)
per annum.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on June 1, 1941.

Approved April 15, 1941.

CHAPTER 54.
(Senate Bill 55)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 13 to 22, inclusive, of Article 56
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Licenses", sub-title "Brokers", said sections relating to the
licensing of exchange brokers, bill brokers, etc.

(Vetoed. )