Albert W. Woodfield, Member House of Delegates............ Galesville
Edwin Warfield, Jr„ Chairman Tidewater Fisheries.. ...... .Woodbine
Carl Veach. ............................... ........... .Cambridge

The Maryland Commission to consist of three members, one of
whom shall be the Commission of Conservation; one of whom shall
be a member of the Legislature and a member of the Commission on
Interstate Cooperation and the third member shall be appointed by
the Governor. The member so appointed by the Governor must be
. with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of the member
appointed by the Governor shall be for three years from June 1, 1941.
The sum of $700.00 is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the
Commission created by this Act."

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Munsey Building, Baltimore-2, Md.

Arthur H Brice. ............... .1949....................... Betterton
Steuart Purcell. ............... .1945. ................. Baltimore
Charles B. Bosley.................. 1947............ Baltimore County
Frank Harper, Executive Secretary.. ................................ ..Baltimore
Paul L. Holland, Chief Engineer. .................................... .Baltimore
John C. Masson, Chief Auditor....................................... Baltimore
Joseph Sherbow, General Counsel. .1947. ................ Baltimore

People's Counsel
Philip H. Dorsey. ...................................... Leonardtown

The Public Service Commission of Maryland was created by Chapter
180 of the Acts of 1910, effective April 5, 1910.

The Governor appoints the three members of the Commission, one
of whom he designates as Chairman. The term of office is six years,
and the term of one Commissioner expires every two years. The Gov-
ernor also appoints the General Counsel to the Commission for a term
of six years.

The Commission has jurisdiction over steam and electric railroads,
street railways, common carriers generally, including all railroad cor-
porations, express companies, sleeping car companies, steamboat, power
boat and ferry companies, toll bridges and also motor vehicles engaged
in the public transportation of passengers and freight. The Commis-
sion also has jurisdiction over gas companies, electric companies, tele-
phone companies, telegraph companies, water companies and heating
and refrigerating companies. The jurisdiction of the Commission is
limited to operations within the State of Maryland.

By legislation enacted subsequent to the original Act, the Commis-
sion has been given power to fix minimum as well as maximum rates,
to suspend schedules of rates pending the determination of the reason-
ableness of the rates proposed, and utilities are forbidden to abandon
or discontinue the exercise of franchises without the permission and
approval of the Commission.