342 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 135
State without having complied with the requirements of Sec-
tion 86 of this Article, until such foreign corporation or the
person claiming under it has shown to the satisfaction of the
court
(1) that such foreign corporation, or a foreign corporation
successor thereto, has complied with the requirements of Sec-
tion 86 of this Article, or
(2) that neither such foreign corporation nor any foreign
corporation successor thereto is continuing to do intrastate
or interstate or foreign business in this State, and
(3) that such foreign corporation or the person claiming
under it has paid to the Commission! the penalty provided for
in sub-section (d) hereof.
(d) If any foreign corporation required by Section 86 of
this Article to qualify to do intrastate business in this State
does such business in this State without qualifying to do such
business, or if any foreign corporation required by said section
to register to do interstate or foreign business in this State
does such, business in this State without registering to do
such business, the Commission shall impose upon it a penalty
of two hundred dollars. Such penalties shall be collected and
may be reduced or abated in the manner provided for the col-
lection, reduction and abatement of penalties imposed by Sec-
tion 188 of Article 81 for failure to file reports with the Com-
mission.
88. (Suits Against Foreign Corporations. ) (a) Every for-
eign corporation doing intrastate or interstate or foreign busi-
ness in this State shall be subject to suit in this State by a
resident of this State or a person who has a usual place of
business in this State, (1) on any cause of action arising out
of such business, and (2) on any cause of action arising out-
side of this State.
(b) Every foreign corporation; doing intrastate or inter-
state or foreign business in this State shall be subject to suit
in this State by a non-resident of this State, (1) on any cause
of action arising out of such business, and (2) provided that
the bringing of such suit in this State is not an undue burden
upon the defendant or upon interstate or foreign commerce,
on any cause of action arising outside of this State.
(c) Every foreign corporation which has heretofore done or
hereafter does intrastate or interstate or foreign business in
this State shall be subject to suit in this State although such
foreign corporation has ceased to do business in this State,
(1) by a resident or non-resident of this State on any cause
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