The Board is composed of three members appointed by the Judges of
the Court of Appeals. It is the duty of the Board to examine all
persons wishing to practice law in the State. These examinations are
given twice yearly in the City of Baltimore during the months of
March and July. The Board also passes upon the petitions of attor-
neys from other states and territories desiring admittance to the
Maryland Bar in accordance with rule fourteen of the Board. Appeals
from the findings and recommendations of the Character Committees
of the various counties and the City of Baltimore are passed upon by
the State Board. In addition to these powers, the Board accredits uni-
versities and colleges in the State of Maryland for pre-legal training
and prescribes the necessary courses of study for law students. Stu-
dents expecting to study law in anticipation of practicing in Maryland
must register their intentions with the Board. While the rules of the
Board are formulated by the Court of Appeals, the Board has the
right to prescribe such rules as may be necessary for the conduct of
examinations, providing such rules do not conflict with those made
by the Court (Code 1951, Art. 10, sees. 2-8).

Appropriations 1953 1954
Special Fund $18,132 $18,607

BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Chairman: Edward J. Stegman, C. P. A., 1955
George H. Bald, C.P.A., 1956; W. Frank Every, 1955, Attor-
ney at Law; G. H. Evans, Jr., 1955, Economist.
J. Wallace Bryan, C.P.A., 1954, Secretary-Treasurer

1101 Mercantile Trust Bldg., Baltimore 2 Telephone: Saratoga 7-8200

The Governor appoints three Certified Public Accountants, one each
year, for terms of three years each, together with one attorney at law
for a term of two years, and one economist, selected from a list of
three names submitted by the President of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, for a term of two years.

The duties of this Board are to examine applicants for certificates
as Certified Public Accountants, and to pass on applications by Certi-
fied Public Accountants of other states for special certificates of
registration (commonly called "reciprocal certificates") entitling the
holders to practice as Certified Public Accountants in Maryland.
Examinations are held in November of each year. Those persons who
pass the examinations, or whose applications for reciprocal certificates
are approved, are recommended by the Board to the Governor who
issues certificates to them. The Governor may for sufficient cause re-
voke any such certificate, after notice to the holder and a reasonable
opportunity for a hearing (Code 1951, Art. 75A).

Appropriations 1953 1954
Special Fund $14,385 $15,315

Staff: 2.