Commissioner'" was passed in 1920. The basic Law has not been
amended in any material manner since its passage. The statute pro-
vides that "The State Employment Commissioner" prepare and publish
Rules and Regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of the Act, which, when approved by the Governor, shall have the
force of law. The Rules, like the Law itself, have shown but few
and unimportant amendments. The Law is efficient, workable and
its stability has enabled its provisions to be well known and under-
stood by all State employees. The Rules of the Commissioner are
sound, and are intended to safe..guard not only the employee, but the
taxpayer. The Merit System, as applied to the State service, functions,
not only as a technically professional exemplification of advanced
ideas in public employment, but as a procurement agency charged
with the duty of supplying State departments and institutions with
the moist competent personnel procurable at the compensation pro-
vided by the State in the Budget.

A material advance was made by the Legislature of 1937, which
approved the establishment of a "Medical Division" in the Department
of State Employment and Registration, as recommended by the State
Employment Commissioner, a facility that the Department has long
needed. It also enacted a statute, prepared by the State Employment
Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, which established a
system providing for retirement, with reasonable compensation, of
aged and disabled State employees.

The Merit System of Maryland has won deserved recognition nation-
ally, for its efficient operation and its freedom from political inter-
ference.

STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND REGISTRATION
OF ARCHITECTS.

(Chapter 309, Acts of 1935.)

Name. Address. Term Expires.
Clyde N. Friz, Chairman, 2010 Lexington Bldg., Baltimore..July 1,1941
Amos J. Klinkhart, Hagerstown...................................................................... July 1, 1938
James R. Edmunds, Jr., Calvert Bldg., Baltimore......................July l, 1939
G. Corner Fenhagen, 326 N. Charles St., Baltimore.................... July 1,1940
Paul H. Kea, Hyattsville, Md....................................................................... July 1, 1942

The Law creating the State Board of Examiners and Registration
of Architects is declared to be a public health, life and safety measure,
and generally to promote the public welfare by requiring that only
properly qualified persons shall use the designation "Architects" in
the State of Maryland; and provides that all such persons shall
submit to an examination or submit evidence of their qualifications
to the Board before being entitled to practice architecture in the State
of Maryland.