1916] OF THE SENATE. 691

No. 6—"Line 1 of Section 154-N of the Bill, being line 8
of said section of the printed Bill, strike out the words ' State
of Maryland' and insert in lieu thereof 'United States. '"

No. 7—"Line 13 of Section 154-N of the Bill, being line 14
of said section of the printed Bill, after the word 'directors, '

preceding the word 'shall, ' insert the following: 'who reside
in this State. '"

No. 8—"Line 5 of Section 154-R of the Bill, being line 5 of
said section of the printed Bill, after the words 'beneficiary
of, ' insert a comma. "

No. 9—"Line 5 of Section 154-R of the Bill, being line 5 of
said section of the printed Bill, strike out the word 'director'
and insert in lieu thereof the word 'directly, ' "

No. 10—"Line 25 of Section 154-V of the Bill, being line 27
of said section of the printed Bill, after the word 'good' and
preceding the word 'within, ' insert the following: 'said de-
ficiency. ' "

No. 11—"Line 3 of Section 154-Y of the Bill, being line 4
of said section of the printed Bill, strike out '154-W' and
insert in lieu thereof '154-X. '"

No. 12—"Line 7 of Section 154-Y of the Bill, being line 7
of said section of the printed Bill, after the words 'in so' and
preceding the word 'as, ' insert the word 'far. '"

No. 13—"Line 7 of Section 154-Y of the Bill, being line 7
of said section of the printed Bill, after the word 'Act' and
preceding the word 'are, ' insert the following: 'except Sec-
tion 173, which is hereby declared to be and remain in full
force and effect. '"

No. 14—"Line 25 of Section 154-X of the printed Bill, im-
mediately following the words 'Fire Insurance Companies, '
add the following additional paragraph to said Section 154-X,
to wit: 'Provided, however, that nothing in this Act shall be
construed as applying to Reciprocal or Inter-Insurance ex-
changes; nor shall anything in this Act or in Article 23 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, as amended by
this Act, be construed as in any manner restricting or limit-
ing the right of individuals, partnerships or corporations of
this State to protect themselves against loss or damage
through the medium of Reciprocal or Inter-Insurance con-
tracts; nor shall any law of this State be construed as requir-
ing any Reciprocal or Inter-Insurer to pay any tax on pre-
miums or deposits. '"

[Which was laid over under the rules. ]