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of general news", or terms of similar import, shall be defined
as a publication having the following requirements:

(1) It shall have at least four pages.

(2) It shall habitually contain news items, legal and general
intelligence, reports of current events, editorial comments, ad-
vertising matter and other miscellaneous information of public
interest generally found in the ordinary newspaper.

(3) It shall be published and distributed by sale at least
once each week from an established place of business, and shall
have been so published and distributed during the preceding
six months, provided, however, that this six-month re-
quirement shall not apply to any publication having actually
issued one or more of its regular publications prior to the
passage of this Act.

(4) It shall have general circulation throughout the com-
munity in which it is published.

(5) It shall be entitled to be entered as second-class matter
in the United States mail, provided that nothing contained
herein shall apply to Garrett County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1st, 1941.

Approved May 26, 1941.

CHAPTER 906.
(House Bill 469)

AN ACT to add a new sub-title and nine new sections to
Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "Revenue and Taxes", said new sub-title to
follow immediately after Section 100 of said Article and to
read "Insurance Taxes", and said new sections to follow
immediately after said new sub-title to be known as Sec-
tions 101, 102, 103, 103A, 103B, 103C, 108D, 103E and 103F,
providing for the levy and collection of taxes upon new and
renewal gross direct premiums, as defined therein, written
by insurance companies and allocable to this State, and on
deposits held by insurance companies issuing perpetual
policies of fire insurance on property situated in this State;
to repeal Section 39 of Article 48A of said Code, title "In-
surance", sub-title "General Provisions", Section 160 of said
Article, sub-title "Mutual Insurance Companies", Section
178 of said Article, sub-title "Reciprocal Exchanges and In-
ter-Insurers", Sections 195 and 215 of said Article, sub-title
"Fraternal Beneficiary Associations", and Section 243 of