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case may be, is relevant or necessary for such hearings, investiga-
tions, or proceedings of the Commission, issue an order requiring the
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of
such books, papers, records and documents, or any of them, and any

failure to obey such order of said court may be punished by such

court as contempt thereof.

(c) To THE COMMISSION MAY cooperate, negotiate, and con-
tract on behalf of the State with any Federal agency functioning or
having jurisdiction in the same areas as the Commission, with re-
spect to the subject matter of this subtitle, to the end that duplica-
tion of effort in said areas may be avoided.

(d) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged unlawful

practice may, by himself or his attorney, make, sign, and file with

the Commission a complaint in writing under oath as set out in

Section 12, supra.

(e) After the filing of any complaint, the Commission shall con-

sider such complaint, and where the Commission by majority vote
shall deem it necessary, it will refer the complaint, in its discretion,
to the appropriate section of the Commission's staff for prompt inves-
tigation and ascertainment of the facts, as provided in Section 13
of this Article.

(f) In case of failure to reach an agreement for the elimination
of such unlawful practice, and upon the entry of findings to that

effect, the entire file, including the complaint and any and all find-

ings made, shall be certified to the Chairman of the Commission and
a hearing held, testimony taken, witnesses summoned as provided

bin Section 14 of this Article.

(G) UPON A FINDING BY A COURT OF APPROPRIATE
JURISDICTION OF AN UNLAWFUL PRACTICE UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE COURT SHALL SO
CERTIFY THIS FINDING TO THE REAL ESTATE COMMIS-
SION OF MARYLAND. THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
SHALL REQUIRE THE BROKER OR AGENT, GUILTY OF SUCH
UNLAWFUL PRACTICE, TO SHOW CAUSE WHY HIS LICENSE
SHOULD NOT BE SUSPENDED; PROVIDED THAT THIS
SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT EITHER THE
INTERRACIAL COMMISSION OR THE RESPONDENT FROM
APPEALING TO A COURT OF APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION
AS STIPULATED IN SECTIONS 14 AND 15 OF THIS ARTICLE.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subtitle or

any rule or regulation adopted by the Commission or who fails to

comply with any order of the Commission, shall be punished as
provided in Section 15 (e) of this Article.

NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE SHALL AFFECT THE POWER
OF ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT TO ENACT ORDINANCES ON ANY SUBJECT COV-
ERED BY THIS SUBTITLE; PROVIDED THAT NO SUCH ORDI-
NANCE SHALL PERMIT THE DOING OF ANY ACT WHICH
WOULD BE A DISCRIMINATORY OR UNLAWFUL REAL
ESTATE PRACTICE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

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