to issue the proper certificate. It is also the duty of the Board to
examine applicants for the license "Licensed Practical Nurse," and to
issue the proper certificate. A register of the names of all nurses
registered and licensed is kept open to the public. The Board visits
hospitals, and schools of nursing, and concerns itself with the course
of study and nursing education carried on in these schools. For suffi-
cient cause, the Board, by a majority vote, may revoke any certificate
(Code 1939, Art. 43, secs. 287-296).

The Board cooperates with the National League of Nursing Edu-
cation by contributing to its test pool and using its examinations and
with the State Board of Education by making practical use of its
Equivalent Examination.

Expenditures, 1950, Special funds $20,481.34
Appropriation, 1951, Special funds 21,997.00
Staff: 4.

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND SUPERVISORS

President: James A. Johns, Jr., 1953

William H. Miller, Treasurer, 1963; George Winters, 1953;
William H. C. Beatty, 1953.
Earl R. Westendorf, Secretary, 1953

201 Old Town Bank Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Plaza 2493

The Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors was estab-
lished in 1906. The Board is composed of five members appointed by
the Governor for terms of two years. One member is nominated by
the electrical contractors' associations of Maryland, one is nominated
by the Maryland Fire Underwriters Rating Bureau, one is nominated
by the Chief of Municipal Electrical Inspectors of Baltimore City,
one is nominated by the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers of Maryland, and one must be a competent, journeyman
electrician who has served at the business for a period of ten years
All members must be practical electricians of Baltimore City. The
Board examines all persons for certificates of proficiency as a master
electrician. No person is permitted to install electrical lighting or
wiring, or conductors for electrical light, heat, or power except under
the supervision of a licensed master electrician. The Board is also
empowered to adopt rules and regulations with regard to the placing,
installing, and operating of electrical wires, appliances, and apparatus
in Baltimore City (Acts 1906, Ch. 244; 1949, Ch. 671).
Expenditures, 1950, Special funds $4,861.10
Appropriation, 1951, Special funds 4,760.00
Staff: None

BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY
President: A. L. Trussell, O.D., 1955

Albert B. Boulden, O.D., 1953; William G. Seabold, O.D.,
1953; Morris I. Seltzer, O.D., 1955.
George H. Kohler, O.D., Secretary-Treasurer, 1953

322 W. Saratoga Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: Lexington 3685

This Board was created in 1914 when the Governor appointed five
persons, for terms of four years, from a list endorsed by the Maryland