1464 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 605

one member for five years, from the date of their appoint-
ment, or until their successors are duly appointed and quali-
fied. Every member of the Board shall receive a certificate
of his appointment from the Governor and before beginning
his term of office shall file with the Secretary of State his
written oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of his
official duty. Each member of the Board first appointed here-
under shall receive a certificate of registration under this
Article from the said Board. On the expiration of the term
of any member, the Governor shall in the manner hereinbefore
provided appoint for a term of five years a registered pro-
fessional engineer, or a registered land surveyor having the
qualifications required by Section 4, to take the place of the
member whose term on said Board is about to expire. Each
member shall hold office until the expiration of the term for
which such member is appointed or until a successor shall
have been duly appointed and shall have qualified.

4. (Board—Qualifications. ) Each member of the Board
shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this
State, and shall have been engaged in the practice of the pro-
fession of engineering, or land surveying for at least twelve
years, and shall have been in responsible charge of important
engineering work or important land surveying work for at
least five years. Responsible charge of engineering teaching
may be construed as responsible charge of important engi-
neering work.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 605
(House Bill 631)

AN ACT to authorize and empower the County Commis-
sioners of Talbot County to borrow an amount not to ex-
ceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250, 000. 00),
and to issue notes and/or bonds therefor, for the purpose
of making additions or alterations to existing school
buildings, to acquire land and construct new schools, to
purchase equipment and to provide for the levy of taxes
to pay the interest on and to retire said notes and/or
bonds, and to use certain funds for the payment of the
interest on and redemption of said notes and/or bonds