SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       743

who shall have resided, and have been engaged in the business of
Master Electricians, in Calvert County for a period of three years
[and shall consist of the President of the Board of County Commis-
sioners for Calvert County and two competent, practical electricians
residing in Calvert County, for a term of three years.] Should any
vacancy occur from any cause during the term of any board as herein
provided, the Governor shall [appoint someone to] have the power to
fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. The Governor
shall have full power to remove any member of the Board for
incompetency or improper conduct upon satisfactory evidence being
presented to him of such condition.

156.

Said board shall meet at least once in each month in Prince
Frederick, and shall hold special meetings as frequently as the proper
and efficient discharge of its business shall require, and said board
shall adopt such rules and regulations for the examination of Master
Electricians as herein defined, and for the placing, installing and
operating electrical wires, appliances, apparatus or construction in,
upon and about buildings in Calvert County, and when so adopted,
such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as if
herein contained, and the rules of said board shall also provide for
the giving of timely notice of such meetings to all those who shall
have made application for a license as herein provided. The Board of
Electrical Examiners and Supervisors shall publish in each of two
Calvert County newspapers a schedule of all of the rules, regula-
tions and fee changes, as they may be promulgated, two times in
each of two successive weeks; and said rules, regulations and fees
shall not be finally adopted until there has been held a public hear-
ing at the next scheduled monthly meeting of said Board.

158.

(b) If the board shall find, upon due examination, that the ap-
plicant presenting himself has a reasonable knowledge of electricity
and the natural laws and functions of electric wires, appliances and
devices for electric light, heat and power purposes, and is possessed
of skill and of knowledge in all matters appertaining to the business
of Master Electrician, as defined in this subtitle, then the said board,
upon payment of the fee and upon executing the bond herein pro-
vided for, shall issue to the said person, firm or corporation a license
as Master Electrician to practice said business for a term of one
year; and shall register such person, firm or corporation as duly
licensed Master Electrician; provided, however, no person, firm or
corporation who shall have been engaged as a bona fide contractor
in the electrical contracting business in Calvert County for a period
of [three (3)] five (5) years prior to [April 21, 1933] June 1,
1967, shall be required to take the examination as provided in this
section, before the issuance of such license, and provided that
no license shall be granted to any person under the age of twenty-
one (21) years, nor shall any license be granted to any person who
has not taken and subscribed an oath that he, or, in case of a
corporation, the one managing the electrical work thereof, and in
case of a firm, the one managing the electrical work, has had at
least three (3) years' actual experience as a Master Electrician within
the meaning of this subtitle, or as journeyman electrician in such