HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 595

CHAPTER 494.
(House Bill 236)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 6 of
Article 48A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "Insurance", sub-title "Insurance Department",
changing the title from Examiner to Chief Examiner of the
Insurance Department and increasing his compensation.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 6 of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Insurance", sub-title "Insur-
ance Department", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

6. (Chief Examiner. ) There shall be a chief examiner of
the insurance department, who shall be appointed by the
Commissioner and whose duty it shall be to examine, under
the direction of the Commissioner, the condition and affairs
of every insurance company of this State and such other com-
panies doing business in this State as the Commissioner may
direct, in order that the Commissioner may know whether or
not such companies are solvent and in compliance with the laws
of this State. Said chief examiner shall receive an annual
compensation as fixed and provided by the budget and the per
diem provided by Section 51, to be paid by the companies
examined by him, provided, however, that the total amount of
salary and per diem fees shall not exceed fifty-six hundred
dollars (#5, 600. 00) in any one year.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
take effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 4, 1943.

CHAPTER 495,
(House Bill 249)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 48A of Flack's Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Insurance",
sub-title "General Provisions", said new section to follow
immediately after Section 6. 8 of the said Article, and to be
known as Section 68A, prohibiting Domestic Insurance Com-
panies transacting business in other jurisdictions without a
license.