1298                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 595

(1) In said county there shall be a Washington County Plumbing
Board which shall consist of three members. One of the members
shall be a person who is a master plumber residing in Washington
County and shall be appointed annually by the County Commis-
sioners of Washington County. The compensation of such member
shall be fixed from time to time by the County Commissioners, which
said compensation shall be paid from the fees of applicants for cer-
tificates and permits and shall not exceed the sum or sums so col-
lected. One member of the Board shall be the Washington County
Health Officer, who shall receive no additional compensation for his
services under this section. , or in lieu of said Health Officer the sec-
ond member of the Board shall be the Washington County Plumbing
Sanitarian, if such Sanitarian shall be designated by the said Health
Officer in his place, who shall be a master plumber residing in Wash-

ington County and shall be appointed annually by the County Com-

missioners of Washington County and whose compensation shall be

fixed from time to time by the County Commissioners, which said

compensation shall be paid as far as possible from the fees of appli-

cants for certificates or permits. The remaining member of the Board
shall be a citizen of Washington County LIVING OUTSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS OF HAGERSTOWN and shall be appointed annually
by the County Commissioners of Washington County and whose
compensation shall be fixed from time to time by the County Com-
missioners, which said compensation also shall be paid as far as
possible from the fees of applicants for certificates or permits.

The Washington County Plumbing Board shall have the sole power
to grant certificates and permits to persons desiring to work at the
plumbing business in Washington County in the same form and
manner as certificates and permits are granted by the State Board
of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing. Said Board, subject to the
approval of the County Commissioners of Washington County, shall
have the power and are hereby authorized to make such rules and
regulations for the issuance of certificates or permits, the examina-
tions of applicants therefor, the entrance into plumbing work, the
plumbing trade or business in Washington County and the conduct
thereof, as it may deem necessary for the protection of the public
health, welfare, and safety, and shall have and exercise in Washing-
ton County the same authority and power conferred upon the State
Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing, by this sub-title.
Any person who holds a certificate or permit heretofore issued by
the State Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing or any
person who has been actively engaged in the plumbing business in
Washington County, and for the past five (5) years as of June 1,
1968, AND WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PLUMBING BUSINESS
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AT THE TIME OF MAKING AP-
PLICATION, shall be eligible to apply to the Washington County
Plumbing Board for examination for a master plumber's certificate.
Said applicant shall state where he desires to engage in the plumb-
ing business, and any such person who can meet the requirements of
the Maryland State Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing,
shall have and exercise all the rights and privileges which a holder
of such certificate or permit has under the provisions of this sub-
title. The Washington County Plumbing Board, in its discretion,
based upon the training and experience of any applicant, in excess of
the minimum requirements as set forth hereinabove, may accept such
training and experience in lieu of the examination required herein.