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 1955 1956
Special Fund ...................................... $7,169 $6,760
Staff: 3.

STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS

President: Harold E. Schaden, V.M.D., 1959

Harold S. Gober, V.M.D., 1960; Franklin S. Wharton,
V.M.D., 1957; Walter H. Mitchell, V.M.D., 1958.
Milton P. Sause, V.M.D., Secretary, 1956

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
engaged 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 practices and may institute
proceedings in the courts against those engaged in illegal practice
(Code 19BI, Art. 43, secs. 142-162).

Appropriations 1955 1956
Special Fund ...................................... $1,200 $1,350
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 1716 (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.
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