THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 993

State or misrepresented the conditions of any insurance
policy or contract; whether or not he is indebted to any
insurance company or general agent by virtue of any con-
tract as former agent or broker, whether or not his license
as insurance agent or broker has been declined or revoked
in this or any other State for a violation of law; where and
in what business engaged during the past year; whether
such license is sought for the sole purpose of writing insur-
ance on the life of the applicant, relative, employees, co-
workers or any other individual risk, and in addition to
such other information as the Insurance Commissioner
may require, shall give full answers to the following ques-
tions: Do you understand that it is against the laws of
this State (a) to act as a broker for any company without
license from this department, (b) to misrepresent the
conditions of any policy contract, (c) to make any dis-
crimination between citizens of this State in premiums,
or to rebate any part of premiums or commissions, or to
twist or attempt to twist policies by misrepresentation
and give a definition of rebating and a definition of twist-
ing. Said application and declaration shall be signed by
the person, a member of the copartnership, or a duly
authorized officer of the corporation applying as the case
may be. If any such license shall be issued for any portion
of any year, a ratable sum shall be charged therefor up to
the first day of May next succeeding the date of such
application.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of the public health
and safety, and having been passed by a yea and nay vote,
supported by three-fifths of all of the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Mary-
land, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 13, 1951.

CHAPTER 309
(Senate Bill 265)

AN ACT to repeal Section 439 of Article 12 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.
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