The Board of Park Commissioners <em>{Department of Recreation and Parks}</em>, or any agent or agents of the said Commissioners, authorized in writing by a certificate signed by the president and secretary thereof, shall have authority and power from time to time, and at any time the said Board of Park Commissioners see fit, to make examination of the books, accounts and car fare registers of any or all of the street railway companies in the City of Baltimore, for the purpose of satisfying said Board of Park Commissioners that returns of the “park tax” are fairly and correctly made by said companies, and by each and every one of them; and any street railway company whose officers shall neglect or refuse, on demand of said Board of Park Commissioners, to permit the said Commissioners of any agent or agents of said Commissioners authorized in writing as above prescribed, to at any time inspect its said books, accounts and carfare registers or any of them, shall forfeit and pay a fine of one hundred dollars for each and every day it shall so neglect or refuse to comply with such demand; said penalty to be collected by an action of debt in the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. P.L.L., 1888, §769A 1915, §798 1927, §798 1930, §798 1938, §983 1949, §610 1969, §18-7 1894, ch. 550 1898, ch. 123, §798