1258 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 512

(b) Nothing contained in this Act shall require the observ-
ance at any hearing of formal rules of pleading or evidence.

(c) Any order or decision of the commissioner shall be
subject to review, at the instance of any party in interest, in
accordance with the right of appeal as prescribed in Section
221 of Article 48A.

The court shall determine whether the filing of the appeal
shall operate as a stay of any such order or decision of the
commissioner. The court may, in disposing of the issue before
it, modify, affirm or reverse the order or decision of the
commissioner in whole or in part.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any sub-section,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence or clause of this Act is held
invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
remaining portions of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 512
(House Bill 61)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
92B of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1947 Supplement), title "Insurance", sub-title "Agents and
Brokers", relating to the qualification of applicants for
agents, solicitors and brokers licenses and providing for a
waiting period after failing to pass on three trials.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 92B of Article 48A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Insurance", sub-title
"Agents and Brokers", be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

92B. (Qualifications of Fire and Casualty Agents, Solici-
tors, and of Brokers and Broker's Solicitors. ) (a) Before
the Insurance Commissioner shall issue a certificate of
authority or license to any person to act as agent, solici-
tor, broker or broker's solicitor, except to sell life insur-
ance only, or life insurance in conjunction with either or
both of accident and health insurance written by a life