1892 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 636

bent Deputy Commissioner after having attained the age of
retirement, if in the judgment of the Insurance Commis-
sioner such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the
functioning of his Department.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 5 of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, (1947 Supplement), title "Insurance", sub-title "In-
surance Department", be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

5. (Deputy Insurance Commissioner. ) There shall also be a
Deputy Insurance Commissioner, who shall be appointed by
the Commissioner, and who, in the event of the absence, death,
resignation, disability or disqualification of the Commissioner,
or in case the office of Commissioner shall for any cause be-
come vacant, shall have and exercise all of the powers and
duties vested by law in the Commissioner. He shall give bond
to the Commissioner in such penalty as shall be determined by
the Commissioner, and shall receive an annual compensation as
provided in the budget. In the event of the absence or dis-
ability of the Deputy Insurance Commissioner, the Insurance
Commissioner appointed and qualified under Sections 3 and 4
of this Article, may designate and appoint an Acting Deputy
Insurance Commissioner for the period covering the absence
and/or disability of such Deputy Insurance Commissioner.
The Commissioner is hereby authorized to continue in office
the present incumbent Deputy Commissioner [until June 1,
1952 and until his successor is appointed and qualified] after
having attained the age of retirement, if in the judgment of
the Commissioner, such action is deemed to be in the best in-
terest of the functioning of his Department.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved April 30, 1951.

CHAPTER 636
(House Bill 274)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
232 and 233 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore
County (1948 Edition, being Article 3 of the Code of Public

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