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substantially equal to the requirements then in force in the State of Mary-
land.

(3) That said applicant has taken and qualified in another state an
examination which in the opinion of the Examining Board is equivalent
to that required for similar applicants in this State; if, however, such
applicant has taken an examination in another state on subjects which are
the equivalent of that required in the State of Maryland, but has failed
to take an examination on other subjects required for admission to prac-
tice in the State of Maryland, he may at the discretion of the Examining
Board be granted credit on the approved examinations and be required
to be examined only on the subjects in which his original examination was
deficient.

(d) Exempted Applicants. All citizens of Maryland applying for regis-
tration on the basis of exemption on account of having been engaged in
the profession of Architecture under the title "Architect" as a principal,
for a livelihood, at the time of the passage of this sub-title, 21 years of age
and of good moral character, provided that any such person shall register
within one year from June 1, 1935.

The Examining Board shall have power to issue licenses for practice
as architects to those found to have the proper qualifications to practice,
and to revoke or suspend said license for any violation of the provisions of
this law.

Any person applying for registration, who is twenty-one years of age
and of good moral character and who has satisfactorily completed a four
year course of architecture in any recognized day or night school in the
City of Baltimore or in the State of Maryland, and who has served five
years in the contracting business, either in an office or in the field, shall be
registered without examination and shall be entitled to practice with all
the rights and privileges of a licensed architect, under the provisions of
this law.

1935, ch. 309, sec. 394.

400. Persons Exempt. The following persons shall be exempt from
the provisions in this sub-title.

(a) Professional and practicing engineers who are engaged in giving
or offering to give for a consideration unbiased advice to clients concern-
ing the selection of site or structural design of buildings, the repair or
alteration to existing buildings, or any other service in connection with
the planning or supervision of construction of buildings where the con-
sultant charges for knowledge and skill and has no prejudicial interest
in the project either as owner, contractor or producer or seller of material,
and who holds himself out as able to perform or who does perform any
professional service, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, plan-
ning, structural design or responsible supervision of construction, in con-
nection with any private or public buildings, structures or projects, or the
equipment or utilities thereof, or the accessories thereto wherein the safe-
guarding of life, health or property is concerned or involved, when such.