two-year terms. Those appointed must have had experience operating
steam engines, boilers, and stationary or portable engines. The Board
examines applicants for certificates of proficiency to operate station-
ary or portable engines in Baltimore City, and all such certificates
must come before the Board for renewal each year. The Board also
periodically inspects all industries and places of business where
licensed engineers are employed to ensure compliance with the law
(Acts 1910, chap. 662).

Appropriations 1961 1962

Special Funds .......................................... $10,034 $10,134
Staff: 1.

STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS

President: Edward L. Lilly, 1963
Vice President: Charles R. Law, 1963
Treasurer: Jack H. Levinson, 1963
Secretary: Frank H. Newell, 1963

Norman F. Dennis, 1963; Luther H. Haight, 1963; George C.
Hill, 1963; James L. McCully, 1963; Gerald N. Minnich, 1963.

State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Colonial 8-3371

The State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, created as
the State Board of Undertakers by Chapter 160, Acts of 1902, re-
ceived its present name by Chapter 503, Acts of 1937. Tile Governor,
with the consent of the Senate appoints the nine members of the
Board for two-year terms. Every person carrying on the business of
funeral directing and embalming in the State must register with,
and procure a license from, the Board. The Board must renew licenses
annually, and it has the power to suspend or revoke any license. The
Board makes regulations for the enforcement of provisions in the
laws regarding funeral directing and embalming. In general, the
laws deal with qualifications and examinations of applicants for li-
cense and registration. Examinations are held annually in Baltimore
City (Code 1957, Art. 43, sees. 339-67; Acts 1959, chap. 408).

Appropriations 1961 1962

Special Funds .......................................... $17,755 $19,457
Staff: 2.

STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS

Chairman: Parsons Newman
William H. Price
Wilson K, Barnes, Secretary
Mildred H. Pullen, Clerk to the Board

900 Maryland Trust Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: 752-1630

The Courts of the Province were first authorized to examine persons
seeking to practice law in 1715 (Acts 1716, chap. 48, sec. 12). The
examination of attorneys remained as a function of the several courts
of the State until 1898, when the Legislature created the State Board
of Law Examiners (Chapter 139, Acts of 1898). The Board is com-
posed of three members appointed by the Judges of the Court of
Appeals. Twice yearly, in the City of Baltimore during the months