ART. 43] BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINEES. 1145

certificates of qualifications are granted under the provisions of this
sub-title in a book provided for that purpose, with the names arranged
in alphabetical order, and said book shall at all times be open to public
inspection.

1904, art. 43, sec. 117. 1904, ch. 226, sec. 8.

216. Every person now engaged in the business of a barber in this
State shall, within three months after April 1, 1904, file an affidavit
with the secretary of said board setting forth his name, place of busi-
ness, postoffice address, the length of time he has been engaged in
the business of a barber, and pay to the treasurer the sum of one

dollar for the certificate provided for in section 210.

There is a conflict between this section and section 221. The latter
exempts from the operation of the former all who were occupied or working
as barbers In this state at the time of the passage of the act of 1904, ch. 226.
State v. Tag, 100 Md. 590.

Ibid. sec. 178. 1904, ch. 226, sec. 9.

217. Said board shall furnish to each person to whom a certificate

of registration is issued a card or insignia bearing the seal of the" board
and the signatures of its president and secretary, certifying that the
holder thereof is entitled to practice the occupation of a barber in
this State; and it shall be the duty of the holder of such card or
insignia to post the same in a conspicuous place in the shop where he
is working, where it may be readily seen by all persons whom he may
serve.

Ibid. sec. 179. 1904, ch. 226, sec. 10.

218. Said board of examiners shall have power to revoke any certifi-
cate of registration granted it under section 210 for, (a) conviction of
felony, (b) habitual drunkenness of six months immediately preceding
a charge duly made, (c) gross incompetence, or (d) the use of unclean
towels, cups, or any other unclean utensils used by barbers which are
liable to spread contagious or infectious diseases; provided, that before
any certificate shall be so revoked the holder thereof shall have notice
in writing of the charge or charges against him, and shall, at a day and
place specified in said notice, at least ten days after the service thereof,
be given a public hearing and full opportunity to produce testimony
In his behalf or to confront the witnesses against him. Any person whose

certificate has been so revoked may, after the expiration of three months,
apply to have the same regranted, and the same shall be regranted to
him upon a satisfactory showing that the disqualification has ceased.

Ibid. sec. 180. 1904, ch. 226, sec. 11.

219. The board shall cause to be made and filed with the state
comptroller, on or before the first day of December of each year, a
report showing the receipts and disbursements of said board and the
balance in the hands of the treasurer of said board, together with a
statement of the amount of such balance necessarv to be held in the