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(e)    Filing certificates of election to dissolve,
ten dollars ($10);

(f)   Filing articles of dissolution, ten dollars
($10); and

(g)    Filing certificates of change of principal
office, or of name or address of resident agent, two
dollars ($2).

[408] 29. License fees; exemption from excise and income
taxes.

Each cooperative and each foreign corporation doing
business in this State pursuant to this [subheading] ACT
shall pay annually, on or before the first day of July,
to the [State Tax Commission] DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS
AND TAXATION, a fee of ten dollars ($10), but shall be
exempt from all other excise and income taxes whatsoever.

[409] 30. Protection of cooperative's territory.

(a)    On temporary organization. —Whenever a
cooperative or a group of persons which has formed a
temporary organization with the intention of forming a
cooperative or a foreign corporation transacting business
in this State pursuant to this [subheading] ACT, (herein
called the "filing corporation"), shall file with the
Maryland Public Service Commission (hereinafter called
the "Commission") a map or maps indicating the area or
areas in which the operations of said filing corporation
are intended to be conducted, together with a statement
verified by oath or affirmation to the effect that a
majority of the potential users of electric energy, not
then receiving central station electric service in said
area or areas, have signified in writing their
willingness to take service from the proposed system of
said filing corporation it shall be unlawful for an
electric utility, power and light company, person or
corporation, after receipt of any notice as hereafter
provided by the filing of said map or maps and statement,
to begin the construction of any electric distribution
lines within said area or areas or to solicit customers
for electric service therein or in any manner to
conflict, interfere or compete with the proposed system
of said filing corporation, until after the expiration of
six months from the date of said filing of said map or
maps and statement. The words area or areas as used
herein in connection with the maps to be filed by said
filing corporation shall be deemed to mean the areas
which may be served in normal practice by secondary
voltage extensions from the primary voltage lines
indicated in said maps, which in any event shall not be
less than a distance of fifteen hundred feet from either
side of said primary lines.

(b)    Entry into loan agreement with federal agency.
—In the event that said filing corporation within said