The duties of Barber Examiners are to examine and license barbers
who come into the State and all persons who desire to take up bar-
bering as a vocation.. The examination consists of a written and a
practical examination in barbering. Examinations are held at least
four times a year in Baltimore City and at least once a year in the
following places; Cumberland, Hagerstown, Frederick and Salisbury.
Applications may be secured by addressing the Board at the above
address or by calling personally at any of the following places, 2501
Pennsylvania Ave., II S. Commerce St., in Baltimore City or at 921
Virginia Ave., in Cumberland.

STATE BOARD OF HAIRDRESSERS AND BEAUTY CULTURISTS
Office..State Office Building, Annapolis

Acts of 1936..Chapter 282.

Name. Term Expires. Address.

Mrs. Mary R. Carpenter......... .1943................ Cumberland

Chairman Pro Tern

Mrs. James E. Rooney. ......... .1942..................... Elkton
Mrs. Mary H. Duvall, Secretary. ......................... Baltimore
Mrs. Marie E. Schuster, Chief Inspector................ Baltimore

The Board of Hairdressers and Beauty Culturists and the laws cre-
ating it are intended to promote the public health and safety. The
Board is authorized to examine, register and license all persons
engaged in or teaching hairdressing or beauty culture; to secure the
better education of such persons and prevent the spread of contagi-
ous and infectious diseases by promulgating rules and regulations
governing the conduct and sanitation of hairdressing and beauty
culture. Practice of hairdressing or beauty culture without regis-
tration prohibited. Students and apprentices must also obtain cer-
tificates of registration. The Board appoints a secretary who shall
not be a member of the Board; and may also employ a chief inspector
and two assistant inspectors. It may also conduct hearings, compel
the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, and collect registration
fees for the issuance of licenses, with or without examination.

The members of the Board are appointed by the Governor. The
members of the first board shall serve one, two and three years, re-
spectively, from July 1st, 1935; and succeeding members shall serve for
terms of three years. Members must have at least five years' practical
experience in hairdressing or beauty culture, shall be citizens of the
State of Maryland, and shall not be members of nor affiliated with any
establishment or concern manufacturing or selling any merchandise or
commodities used in hairdressing or beauty shops, nor be directly or
indirectly connected with any school of beauty culture; and no two
members shall serve at the same time who are graduates of the same
school of beauty culture.

The Board is self-sustaining, having as its major sources of revenue
fees collected in registration and licensing.