providing that the person first appointed shall serve for a term of two
years. The Department is responsible for the collection of statistics
concerning labor in the State of Maryland and is further charged
with the examining of the conditions of labor within the State with
especial reference to wages and the causes of strikes and disagree-
ments between employee and employer. The Commissioner is required
to follow the progress of negotiations in all labor disputes occurring
within the State and shall, if deemed necessary, mediate such disputes
or compose arbitration boards to arbitrate them. The Department
collects, maintains and publishes statistics and information in regard
to the volume of production of the various manufacturing industries
of the State (Acts 1953, ch. 499).

The agency is responsible for the inspection of all boilers in the
State and the enforcement of the Steam Boiler Inspection Law. All
fee charging employment agencies operating within Maryland are
licensed and supervised by the Department. This agency is further
responsible for the enforcement of the laws in regard to the hours
of labor for females and the Child Labor Laws. Under the terms of
the Child Labor Laws, minors between the ages of fourteen and
eighteen must receive employment certificates from the Department.
Before such certificates are issued, children applying for the same
must pass a physical examination given by the physicians of the
Department (Code 1951, Art. 89, sees. 1, 2, 4..12; Art. 48, sees. 167-
176). The Department cooperates with the Federal government in
the enforcement of the Walsh-Healy Act; the issuance of employment
certificates for minors subject to the Child Labor provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act.

Appropriations 1953 1954
General Fund $129,494 $135,893
Staff: 32.

STATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION

Chairman: Melvin L. Fine, 1958
Simon F. Reilly, 1955; Daniel T. Doherty, 1957
W. Albert Menchine, 1956; Woodrow A. Shriver, 1959
DeLancey B. Scrivner, Secretary
Joseph A. Haller, Director of Safety
Meyer M, Ohen, Legal Assistant
Members of Medical Board:
Chairman: James Frenkil, M.D., 1959
Whitmer B. Firor, M.D., 1955; John Sheldon Eastland, M.D., 1957

741 Equitable Building, Baltimore 2 Lexington 9-4360

The State Industrial Accident Commission, created in 1914, is
charged with the administration of the Workmen's Compensation
Law. By an amendment effective June 1, 1953, the Commission shall
be composed of five Commissioners, one of whom shall hold office for
a term of two years; one for three years; one for four years; one for
five years and one for six years. Upon the expiration of the term of
each Commissioner his successor shall be appointed by the Governor
by and with the consent of the Senate for a term of six years. The
Chairman, who is appointed by the Governor, has administrative