MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        1079

(g) Charge any applicant a registration fee or collect in advance
from any applicant for employment any payment for service to be
rendered to such applicant in obtaining employment, or

(h) Publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent or mis-
leading information, representation, promise, notice or advertise-
ment, or

(i) Induce or attempt to induce any employee to terminate his
employment in order to obtain other employment through such
agency; or procure or attempt to procure the discharge of any per-
son from his employment, or

(j) Engage in any other conduct, whether of the same or a differ-
ent nature than specified in this section, which constitutes fraud or
dishonest dealing.

168.

The Commissioner of Labor and Industry or his duly designated
representative is hereby authorized and empowered to investigate
the manner in which all employment agencies doing business within
the State conduct such business, and to examine at any time during
business hours any and all books and records of such employment
agencies, to the end that all such employment agencies shall comply
with the provisions of this subtitle and with any rules and regula-
tions made and published by the said Commissioner. The said Com-
missioner may further investigate all matters which may aid in the
enforcement of this subtitle.

169.

(a) The Commissioner of Labor and Industry, or his duly desig-
nated representative, shall, upon written complaint made by an
applicant against an employment agency, seek to mediate the dispute
if, in his discretion, it is necessary to do so. The said Commissioner
is authorized, following hearing, to revoke or suspend for such period
(is he shall think proper the license of any employment agency violat-
ing any of the provisions of this Act. SUBTITLE.

(b) With respect to the subject of any investigation or hearing
conducted by him, the Commissioner, or his duly designated repre-
sentative, may subpeona witnesses and administer oaths or affirma-

tions and examine any individual under oath, and may require and

compel the production of records, books, papers, contracts, and other
documents. Subpeonas of witnesses shall be served by the sheriff in
the same manner as if issued from a circuit court.

(c) If any individual fails to obey a subpeona lawfully served,
the Commissioner shall forthwith report such disobedience, together

with a copy of the subpoena and proof of service thereof, to the

Baltimore City court or the circuit court of the county in which the

individual was required to appear, and such court if it shall find that

such failure was without justification shall forthwith cause such
individual to be produced and may impose penalties as though he

had disobeyed a s