promulgates such rules and regulations as may be necessary to govern
the races. It may also regulate the size of the purse, the price of
admission, or the charge made for any article or service sold at the
meets. All persons engaged in racing in Maryland under assumed
names must, register with the Commission and receive its permission
for the use of such name. The Commission has the power to revoke
or suspend the license of any person or corporation engaged in rac-
ing within the State who violates the racing laws or the rules of the
Commission (Code 1951, Art. 78B, sees. 1-2, 6-25).

Appropriations—Special Funds

1953 1954
Administration $ 35,050 $ 36,775
Race Track Upkeep 350,000 415,000

Totals . $385,050 $451,775
Staff: 4.

REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

Chairman: Mathew A. Powers, Chief License Inspector

Ralph P. Ripley, 1956; Mac Gardiner, 1955
William G. Nicholson, Executive Secretary

535 Mathieson Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Lexington 9-0781

The Real Estate Commission was established in 1939. The Commis-
sion is composed of three members, one of whom is the Chief License
Inspector of the State License Bureau, who also acts as Chairman.
The remaining two members are appointed by the Governor for four
year terms. Both appointive members must have been actively en-
gaged in the real estate business for ten years prior to appointment;
one must be a resident of Baltimore City and the other a resident
of one of the counties. The Commission licenses all real estate agen-
cies, brokers and salesmen doing business or wishing to do business
in Maryland. The Commission has the power to revoke, refuse or
suspend licenses of any agency or person for violating the State
real estate laws, or for unethical conduct (Code 1951, Art. 56, sees.
220-238).

Appropriations 1953 1954
General Fund $23,107 $25,081
Staff: 4.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Joseph F. DiDomenico, Commissioner, 1955
Margaret W. Kimble, Deputy Commissioner
William R. Welsh, Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Sanders, Supervisor of Permits
Edmund Rawa, Supervisor of Street Trades
Matthew Gibson, Chief Boiler Inspector

12 East Mulberry Street, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Lexington 9-3596

The Department of Labor and Industry is under the direction of a
Commissioner appointed by the Governor for a term of four years