HEALTH. 1631

Registration of Nurses.

An. Code, sec. 201. 1904, sec. 162. 1904, chs. 172, 241, sec. 1. 1916, ch. 527, sec. 1.

1922, ch. 230, sec. 201.

252. From time to time upon the occurring of vacancies upon the exist-
ing State Board of Examiners of Nurses, whether such vacancies shall
happen by reason of the expiration of the terms for which the members of
said Board were appointed, respectively, or by reason of any other cause,
the Maryland State Nurses Association shall submit to the Governor of the
State the names of five of its members who have not had less than five years'
experience in their profession; and from said list of nominations so fur-
nished him, or from a further list of five additional names of such members
having the same qualifications, to be furnished to the Governor by said
Association, upon his request for additional names, the Governor shall
appoint a member or members of said State Board of Examiners of Nurses,
as vacancies upon said Board shall occur, so that said Board shall consist
of five persons, each of whom shall be appointed for a term of three years,
or in case of a vacancy occurring during the term for which any member
of said Board may have been appointed, then for the unexpired portion of
said term.

An. Code, sec. 202. 1904, sec. 163. 1904, chs. 172, 241, sec. 2. 1916, ch. 527, sec. 2.

253. The members of said State Board of Examiners of Nurses, shall, as
soon as organized, and annually thereafter in the Month of May elect from
their members a President and a Secretary who shall be the Treasurer.
Three members of said Board shall constitute a quorum, and special meet-
ings of the Board shall be called by the Secretary upon written request of
any two members. The said Board of Examiners of Nurses is authorized
to frame such by-laws as may be necessary to govern its proceedings. The
Secretary shall be required to keep a record of all meetings of the Board,
including a register of the names of all nurses duly registered under this
sub-title, which shall at all reasonable times be open to public scrutiny, and
the Board shall cause the prosecution of all persons violating any of the
provisions of this sub-title, and may incur necessary expenses on this behalf.
The Secretary shall receive a salary to be fixed by the Board, not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500)
per annum, also traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of
her official duties. The Treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of
her duties, shall give bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
with a corporate surety, to be approved by the Board. The other members
of the Board shall receive five dollars ($5.00) for each day actually engaged
in this service, and all legitimate and necessary expenses. Said expenses and
salaries shall be paid from fees received by the Board under the provision
of this sub-title, and no part of salaries or other expenses of the Board shall
be paid out of the State Treasury. All money received in excess of the said
allowance and other expenses provided for, shall be held by the Treasurer
for meeting the expenses of the said Board and the cost of annual reports
to the Board.