SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        941

the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and
1967 Supplement), title "Professional Engineer and Land Sur-
veyors," to follow immediately after Section 19 thereof, and to read
as follows:

20.

(a) The practice of or offer to practice engineering or land sur-
veying for others as defined in Section 2 by individual engineers or
land surveyors registered under this article through a corporation
as officers, employees or agents, or through a partnership as partners,
officers, employees, or agents, or the offering or rendering of engi-
neering and land surveying services by a corporation or partner-
ship through individual engineers or land surveyors registered under
this article is permitted, subject to the provisions of this article;
provided that (1) one or more of the corporate officers in the case
of a corporation, or one or more of the partners in the case of a
partnership, is designated as being responsible for the engineering
or land surveying activities and engineering or land surveying de-
cisions of said corporation or partnership and is a professional en-
gineer or professional land surveyor under this article; (2) all per-
sonnel of said corporation or partnership who act in its behalf as
professional engineers or professional land surveyors are registered
under this article, or are persons lawfully practicing under Section
17; and (3) said corporation or partnership has been issued a cer-
tificate of authorization by the Board, as hereinafter provided. The
requirements of this article shall not prevent a corporation and its
employees from performing engineering or land surveying services
for said corporation or subsidiary or affilliated corporations. All final
drawings, specifications, plans, reports or other papers or documents
involving the practice of engineering or land surveying as defined

in this article when issued, or filed for public record, shall be dated,

and bear the signature and seal of the professional engineer or pro-
fessional land surveyor who prepared or approved them. THE RE-
QUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT PREVENT A
CORPORATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES FROM PERFORMING,
ENGINEERING OR LAND SURVEYING SERVICES FOR SAID
CORPORATION OR SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED CORPORA-
TIONS.

(b) A corporation or partnership desiring a certificate of author-

ization shall file with the Board an application, using a form pro-

vided by the Board, listing relevant information, including the names
and addresses of all officers and board members of the corporation,
or officers and partners of the partnership, and also of an individual
or individuals duly registered to practice engineering or land sur-

veying in this State who shall be in responsible charge of the prac-

tice of engineering or land surveying in this State through said
corporation or partnership, and other information required by the
Board accompanied by an original authorisation fee to be deter-

mined by the Board. A form, giving the same information, must

accompany the annual renewal fee to be determined by the Board.

In the event there shall be a change in any of these personal during

the year, such change shall be designated on the same form and

filed with the Board within thirty (30) days after the effective date

of said change. If all of the requirements of this section are met,

the Board shall issue a certificate of authorization to such corpora-
tion or partnership, and such corporation or partnership shall be