secure voluntary compliance with the law and the
maintenance of the ethical standards of the pro-
fession. The Board also has specific powers of en-
forcement. These include the investigation of
charges, as well as the hearing of complaints of
violations of the registration law, the power to
subpoena witnesses and the submission of
documents or other pertinent data, and the power
to apply for relief by injunction to enforce the
provisions of the law or to restrain any violations
of it.

All persons seeking to practice surveying in
Maryland must submit their qualifications to the
Board or pass the examination before being is-
sued a certificate of registration to practice.

MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

Chairperson: Louis J. Berman, 1979

Robert P. Mittelman, 1980; Linwood Jennings,
1981; John P. Guercio, 1980

Secretary: Gunther R. Borris, 1980

One South Calvert Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 383-2134

This Board was first established by Chapter
719, Acts of 1900. Consisting of five members,
the Board is appointed by the Governor with
the advice of the Secretary of Licensing and
Regulation. Three members must be certified
public accountants currently enrolled to practice
as such. One member must be a full-time college
professor in the field of accounting at an
accredited institution and hold a Maryland cer-
tificate. One member must be a practicing attor-
ney at law. Each member serves a three-year
term.

The Board examines applicants for certificates
as certified public accountants, passes on
applications by certified public accountants of
other states for reciprocal certificates, and enrolls
certified public accountants and registered public
accountants.

Examinations are held in May and November
of each year. Certificates are issued by the Board
to those persons who pass the examinations or
whose applications for reciprocal certificates are
approved. "The Board may for specified causes re-
voke or suspend any such certificate, registration,
or enrollment after written notice to the holder
and reasonable opportunity for a hearing. The
1970 General Assembly updated the laws that

provided for the minimum educational require-
ments to not less than a baccalaureate degree
with a major in accounting to become effective in
July 1974. "The new law also gave the Board ju-
risdiction over professional ethics (Code 1957,
Art. 75A, sees. 1-23A).

MARYLAND RACING COMMISSION
THOROUGHBRED RACING BOARD
Chairperson: Robert W. Banning, 1982

Frank W. Cuccia, 1981; Robert W. Furtick, 1980;
J. Neil McCardell, 1983; Ann F. Mahoney,
1979

HARNESS RACING BOARD
Chairperson: Ben Schwartz, 1982

Ernest J. Colvin, 1981; Norman Diamond, 1984;
Paul C. Ewell, 1980; Vincent D. Palumbo,
1983

Executive Secretary: James A. Callahan
Assistant Secretary: William E. Cole, Jr.

701 St. Paul Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 383-2423

"The Maryland Racing Commission, established
by Chapter 273, Acts of 1920, and reorganized by
Chapter 831, Acts of 1959, was further
restructured by Chapter 728, Acts of 1977. As
presently constituted, the Commission is com-
posed of ten members appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate for five-
year staggered terms. The ten members comprise
two boards, the Harness Racing Board and the
"Thoroughbred Racing Board. No more than four
members of either board may belong to the same
political party. Each Board has exclusive jurisdic-
tion over all rules, regulations, allocation of rac-
ing dates, and all other matters relating to the
powers and duties granted to them by the Act.
The two Boards may meet jointly concerning
matters affecting all racing in the State. The Sec-
retary of Licensing and Regulation resolves any
question of jurisdiction that may arise between
the two Boards. The Boards license all persons,
associations, or corporations that hold any racing
meeting within the State where horseracing is per-
mitted for any stake, purse, or reward. The
Boards make all regulations necessary to govern
the races. They 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.