played on the screen when the picture is shown (Code 1951, 1957
supp., Art. 66A).

Appropriations 1957 1958

General Funds $66,968 $67,165
Staff: 12.

MARYLAND RACING COMMISSION

Chairman: D. Eldred Rinehart, 1959
E. Taylor Chewning, 1961; Albert A. Shuger, 1963.
J. William Graham, Secretary
504 Maryland Trust Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Plaza 2-2387

The Maryland Racing Commission, established in 1920, is com-
posed of three members appointed by the Governor for six-year
terms. The Commission licenses all persons, associations, or cor-
porations which hold any racing meeting within the State where
horseracing is permitted for any stake, purse, or reward. The Com-
mission promulgates such 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
racing within the State, that violates the racing laws or the rules
of the Commission (Code 1951, Art. 78B, secs. 1-2, 6-25; 1957 supp.,
Art. 78A).

Appropriations 1957 1958

General Funds $ 41,353 $ 41,463
Special Funds 480,000 486,000

Totals $521,353 $527,463
Staff; 4.

REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

Chairman: Edward J. Dyas, Chief License Inspector
MacGardiner, 1959; Ralph P. Ripley, 1961
William G. Nicholson, Executive Secretary
503 Mathieson Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Lexington 9-0781

The Real Estate Commission, established in 1939, is composed of
three members, one of whom is the Chief License Inspector of the
State Appeal Board, 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 engaged 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 agencies,
brokers, and salesmen doing business or wishing to do business in
Maryland. It 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, secs. 220-38).

Appropriations 1957 1958
General Funds $42,557 $47,913
Staff: 6.