662 HEALTH. [ART. 43

tion of Optometrists. No person shall be eligible to appointment as a
member of said Board unless he has been engaged in the actual practice
of Optometry or Opthalmology in the State of Maryland continuously
for five years last past, and a resident thereof. Vacancies from any
cause shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term from a
list of four names submitted by the Maryland Association of Optome-
trists. Each member of said Board shall hold office for a term of two
years and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified.
As to practioners of medicine, see section 107, et seq.

1914, ch. 652, sec. 2.

253. Said Board so appointed and its successors, shall !be known by
the name of the Board of Examiners in Optometry of the State of
Maryland. Every person so appointed to serve on said Board shall
receive a certificate of his appointment from the Governor of the State
of Maryland, and within ten days after receiving such certificate he
shall take, subscribe and file in the office of the Secretary of State the
constitutional oath of office.

1914, ch. 652, sec. 3.

254. Said Board shall meet within ten days after their appoint-
ment has been made and choose a President, Secretary and Treasurer
from the members thereof, and annually thereafter elect such officers
and adopt a common seal. Each member shall have the power to ad-
minister oaths and take affidavits concerning all matters properly cog-
nizable by said Board, certifying thereto under the hand and seal of
the Board. Said Board shall meet in the City of Baltimore at least
twice a year and as often thereafter as may be necessary, and in addi-
tion thereto whenever and wherever the Board shall call a meeting. A
majority of said Board shall at all times constitute a quorum. The
Secretary of said' Board shall keep a full record of the proceedings of
said Board, which shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspec-
tion. The Treasurer shall receive from the Secretary all fees paid for
licenses and certificates and shall keep a record thereof, and of all dis-

bursements of said' Board in a book to be kept for that purpose. All
moneys paid to the Board shall be deposited by the Treasurer in some
safe banking institution, and all moneys paid out shall be approved by

said Board and be made by cheek signed by both the President and the
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be required to give such bond as the
Board may exact, and the said Board shall make an annual report of
its proceedings to the Governor, which report shall contain an account
of all moneys received and disbursed by them pursuant to this sub-title.

1914, ch. 652, sec. 4.

255. Out of the funds coming into the possession of said Board,
each member thereof attending the meetings for examination and reg-
istration may receive as compensation the sum of three dollars for each
applicant that may be examined; and in cases of registration for the