STATE BOARD OF EXAMINING ENGINEERS

Chairman: W. Charlton Talbott, 1955
Edmund B. Moore, 1965
R. Glover Bauer, Jr., Secretary

34 Hopkins Place, Baltimore 1 Telephone: Lexington 9-8795

The Board of Examining Engineers was established in 1892. The
Board is composed of two members appointed by the Governor for
terms of two years. The appointees must have had experience oper-
ating steam engines, boilers, and stationary or. portable engines. The
Board examines applicants for certificates of proficiency to operate
stationary or portable engines in Baltimore City. All certificates so
issued must be renewed annually by the Board. The members of the
Board periodically inspect all industries and places of business where
licensed engineers are employed to determine their compliance with
the law. The Board meets Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 P.M. to
9 P.M. (Acts 1910, ch. 662).

Appropriations 1953 1954
Special Fund. $5,000 $7,081
Staff: 3.

STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS

President: Milton P. Sause, V.M.D., 1956

John D. Gadd, V.M.D., 1954; Harold H. Schaden, V.M.D.,
1955; Franklin S. Wharton, V.M.D., 1957; Fletcher L. Vinson,
V.M.D., 1958.

6207 Belair Road, Baltimore Telephone: Clifton 4..0824

The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, established in
1894, is composed of five members appointed by the Governor for a
term of five years Each member must be a licensed veterinarian en-
gaged in active practice. The Board passes upon the qualifications of
candidates for licenses to practice veterinary medicine in the State
and examines such persons. It may conduct hearings and pass upon
complaints of illegal or unethical practice and may institute proceed-
ings in the courts against those engaged in illegal practice (Code
1951, Art. 43, sees. 142-152).

Appropriations 1953 1954
Special Fund $1,000 $1,050
Staff: None.

STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS

Chairman: Parsons Newman
William H. Price
Wilson K. Barnes, Secretary
Mildred H. Pullen, Clerk to the Board

901 Maryland Trust Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Plaza 2-1630

The Courts of the Province were first authorized to examine persons
seeking to practice law in 1715 (1715, Ch. 48, sec. 12). The examina-
tion of attorneys remained as a function of the several courts of the
State until 1898, when the State Board of Law Examiners was created.