100                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 46

experienced in the business of dealing in explosives, lacks suitable
facilities therefor, has been convicted of a crime involving moral tur-
pitude, or is disloyal to the United States.

(c) Application for license to possess explosives shall be made in
writing to the sheriff of the county, or chief of police of the county
or of the community, in which the applicant resides or has his regular
place of business, in such form as the [Commissioner] State Fire
Marshal shall prescribe and furnish, and shall state, among other
things: (1) the name and address of the applicant, (2) the reason for
desiring the license to possess explosives, (3) his citizenship, if the
applicant is an individual, (4) if the applicant is a partnership, the
names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship, and (5)
if the applicant is an association or corporation, the names and ad-
dresses of the officers and directors thereof and their citizenship.
The [Commissioner] State Fire Marshal shall issue the license ap-
plied for without charge unless he finds that either the applicant, or
the officers, agents or employees of the applicant, is not sufficiently
experienced in the handling of explosives, lacks suitable facilities
therefor, has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or
is disloyal to the United States; provided, however, that if the ex-
plosives are to be used for agricultural purposes, or other personal use
infrequently on the premises of the possessor, the license shall not be
withheld either on the grounds of inexperience or lack of suitable
facilities.

[24] 29. Who must secure licenses.

The owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation or bus-
iness in which explosives are used, or any contractor performing
work in which explosives are used, shall secure a license to engage
in the business of dealing in explosives, as provided in subsection (b)
of Section [336] 23 of this subtitle, and it shall be the duty of such
owner, operator or contractor to issue or sell to any of his or its
employees such amount of explosives as may be required by that em-
ployee in the performance of his duties, and it shall not be necessary
for any such employee to secure the license provided for in subsection
(c) of Section [336] 23 of this subtitle, in order to possess any such
explosives so issued or sold to him by any such operator, owner or
contractor. Any such operator, owner or contractor who fails to
secure the above-mentioned license shall be deemed to have violated
the provisions of this subtitle, and it shall be the duty of such oper-
ator, owner or contractor selling or issuing explosives to any of his
or its employees to see that no explosives are taken by any such
employee to any point not necessary to the carrying out of his duties,
and to further see that any unused explosives are returned to such
operator, owner or contractor upon the termination of the work for
which such explosives were issued or sold. Any such employee pos-
sessing explosives in any place where such explosives are not re-
quired for the performance of his duties, and not having an individual
license to possess explosives, as provided in the aforesaid subsection
(c) of Section [336] 23 of this subtitle, shall be deemed to have vio-
lated the provisions of this subtitle.

[25] 30. Reports and records.

(a) Upon request, not oftener than once in each calendar month,
manufacturers shall file a report with the licensing officials in each