1076 HEALTH. [ART. 45

1904, art. 43, sec. 3. 1888, art. 43, sec. 3. 1880, ch. 438, sec. 4.

3. The said board shall meet quarterly in the city of Baltimore and
at such other times and places as they shall appoint, a majority to be
a quorum for the transaction of business; they shall elect one of their
number to be president of the board and adopt all needful rules and
regulations subject to the provisions of this article; they shall organize,
as far as practicable, in every city, village and legislative district in
this State, local boards or advisory committees to serve without pay, to-
assist the board in the proper performance of their duties and to make
a report quarterly to the board of the sanitary condition of their respec-
tive cities, villages or districts. The board shall have authority to send
their secretary or a committee of the board to any part of the State at
any time when necessary to investigate the cause of any special or
unusual sickness or mortality. In the event of an epidemic or pes-
tilential disease occurring in any county, city or village of the State
the board shall forthwith cause all needful sanitary measures and pre-
cautions to be taken which the emergency may call for and which may
be consistent with law, and shall be approved by the governor, said
approval to be expressed in writing; and upon the application of said
board, with the approval of the governor, the comptroller is hereby
authorized to draw his warrant upon the treasurer in favor of the board
for an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, to be paid out of any
unappropriated money in the treasury, to be applied and expended
under the direction of the governor and the said board of health in
carrying out such needful sanitary measures and precautions.

Ibid. sec. 4, 1888, art. 43, sec. 4. 1880, ch. 438, sec. 5.

4. At their first meeting, or as soon as a competent and suitable
person can be secured, the board shall elect a secretary who shall be an
educated physician and experienced in sanitary science and who, by
virtue of such election, shall be a member of the board and their execu-
tive officer. The board may elect one of their own number secretary, in
which case the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the senate,
appoint another member to complete the full number of the board.

Ibid- sec. 5. 1888, art. 43, sec. 5. 1880, ch. 438, sec. 6. 1898, ch. 312.

5. The secretary shall hold1 office as long as lie shall faithfully dis-
charge the duties thereof, but may be removed for just cause at a reg-
ular meeting of the board, a majority of the members voting therefor ;
he shall keep a record of the transactions of the board and an account
of all expenditures by them; he shall, whenever necessary or practicable,
correspond and consult with boards of health of other States, and with
the local boards and health officers in this State, and secure an inter-
change of all useful sanitary information, especially respecting the
causes, treatment and progress of epidemics; he shall keep on file all
reports received from such boards and all correspondence relating to
the duties of this board; he shall prepare blank forms of returns and
such instructions as may be necessary, and forward them to the several