1148                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 532

ments and transferred, as so repealed and re-enacted, to Article 75
of said Annotated Code, and renumbered as new Section 75A of
said Article 75; and that Sections 94, 96 (d) and 98 of said Article,
title, subheading and subtitle, be and they are hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments and transferred to said Article 75 and
renumbered as Sections 75C, 75B (a) (2) and 75B (b) of said
Article 75, respectively; and that a new Section 75B (a) (1) of said
Article 75 be and the same is hereby enacted, all as follows:

[95] 75A. Venue of Suit

(a)   Every corporation of this State and every foreign corporation
subject to suit in this State may be sued in the county in which is
located its principal office in this State, or where it regularly does
business, or [in any local action] where the subject matter [thereof]
of the action lies.

(b)   If any corporation of this State or any foreign corporation
subject to suit in this State has no principal office in this State and
is not regularly doing business in any county of this State, such
corporation may be sued either in Baltimore City or in the county
of this State where the plaintiff resides, or [in any local action]
where the subject matter [thereof] of the action lies.

(c)  Whenever any corporation of this State or any foreign cor-
poration has become surety on any bond required by law to be filed
with any court of this State or with any register of wills, public
board or official, suit against such corporation on such bond may be
brought in the county where such bond is filed.

75B. Corporations-Service of Process

(a) Except to the extent otherwise specifically provided by a
statute of this State—

(1) All service of process upon a domestic or foreign corporation
in any judicial proceeding shall be governed by the Maryland Rules
of Procedure, whether or not such proceeding is before a court or
judicial officer to which such Rules are applicable by their own terms.

[96(d)] (2) If any corporation of this State, or any foreign
corporation required by any statute of this State to have a resident
agent, or any foreign corporation subject to suit in this State [under
Section 92 of this Article], (1) has not a resident agent, or (2) has
one or more resident agents and an unsuccessful attempt[s] [have]
has been made [on difference business days] to serve process [either
twice upon one resident agent or once upon each of two resident
agents,] on such corporation in the manner provided by the Mary-
land Rules of Procedure, such corporation shall be conclusively pre-
sumed to have designated the [Commission] Department as its true
and lawful attorney authorized to accept on its behalf service of
process in the action in which such process issued, and in such case
such process may be served upon the [Commission] Department as
the true and lawful attorney of such corporation.

[98] (b) When service of process upon any corporation of this
State or upon any foreign corporation is lawfully made by leaving
copies of the process in the office of the [Commission] Department,
[as provided in this subtitle:] [(a) I] it shall be the duty of the
[Commission] Department forthwith to record the day and hour of
such service and to forward by registered or certified mail, return