1164                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        CH. 600

such process or pleadings on the Secretary of State shall be taken
'and held in all courts to be as valid and binding as if due service had
been made upon said applicant in the State of Maryland, said instru-
ment containing such consent shall be authenticated by the seal
thereof, if a corporation, or by the acknowledged signature of a
member or officer thereof, if otherwise. All such applications, ex-
cept from individuals, shall be accompanied by the duly certified
copy of the resolution of the proper officers or managing board,
authorizing the proper officer to execute the same. In case such
processes or pleadings are served upon the Secretary of State, dupli-
cate copies shall be filed, one of which shall be filed with the Secretary
of State and the other immediately forwarded by registered mail
to the main office of the applicant against whom or to which such
processes or pleadings are directed.

(d)   The business of each firm, association or corporation licensed
hereunder shall be operated under the direction, control, charge or
management in this State of an individual licensee. Whenever such
individual licensee directing, controlling, in charge of or managing
the business of a firm, association, or corporation licensed hereunder
shall for any reason terminate his direction, control, charge or man-
agement of such licensee (whether by reason of death or otherwise),
the business of such licensee may be continued licensed hereunder
for a period of six months at the end of which period such firm,
association or corporation's license shall be revoked unless another
licensee shall have assumed the direction, control, charge or manage-
ment of such firm, association, or corporation.

(e)   The Superintendent shall, under no circumstances, MAY RE-
FUSE TO issue a license to any person, firm, association or corpora-
tion for a period of five years following the date of finality of a find-
ing under Section 90 of this subtitle, by the Superintendent that such
person, firm, association or corporation has willfully:

(1)  Engaged in the private detective business or as a private
detective or investigator or advertised his or its business to be a
private detective business or that of a detective agency or investi-
gator within the State without having first obtained from the Super-
intendent a license to conduct such business, as herein provided; or

(2)  Made a false statement or a misrepresentation in the course
of application for any license provided for in this subtitle; or

(3)  Made a false statement or misrepresentation that any person
is or has been in his employ; or

(4) Made a false statement or misrepresentation in the course of
filing any report or certification required under this subtitle to be
filed with the Superintendent.

77. Application for license; contents; approvals of reputable citi-
zens; signing and verification.

Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to conduct a
private detective business or the business of a private detective or
investigator, shall for each bureau or agency, subagency, office and
branch office to be owned, conducted, managed or maintained by such
person, firm, association or corporation for the conduct of such
business, file in the office of the Superintendent a written applica-
tion duly signed and verified, accompanied, in the case of an appli-