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to his last known residence and last known business address, or by send-
ing a copy of the same by registered mail to the accused at his last known
residence and last known business address, any of which means shall consti-
tute sufficient notice to justify proceedings with a hearing of the charges.
The accused must appear at the time appointed in the order and answer the
charges and make his defense to the same, unless for sufficient cause the
Board may assign another day for the purpose If the accused does not
appear the Board may proceed with the hearing and finally determine
the accusation or complaint, in the absence of the accused. If the accused
pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the charges, or upon a hearing thereof the
Board shall find said charges or any of them true, the Board may proceed
to suspend or revoke the license of the accused for such length of time as
the Board, in its discretion, shall deem proper. The Board and the accused
may have the benefit of counsel. The Board shall have the power to ad-
minister oaths, take the depositions of witnesses in the manner provided
by law in civil cases, and to compel the attendance of witnesses by sub-
poena issued over the signature of the secretary of the Board. The Board
shall issue for any and all witnesses requested in writing by the accused.¹
Whenever any person subpoenaed to appear and give testimony shall
refuse to appear or testify before said Board, or to answer any pertinent,
relative or proper questions, he shall be deemed in contempt of said Board,
and it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of said Board to report the
fact to the Superior Court of Baltimore City in the event the party guilty
of contempt resides in said City, or has a place of business in said City, or
to the Judge of the Circuit Court of the County wherein the party guilty
of said contempt resides; thereupon the Court shall issue an attachment in
the usual form, directed to the Sheriff of the City or County commanding
said Sheriff to attach said person and forthwith bring him before the Court.
On the return of said attachment and the production of the person at-
tached, the court shall have jurisdiction of the contempt, and the person
charged may purge himself of the contempt in the same way, and the same
proceedings shall be had, and the same penalties may be imposed, and the
same punishment may be inflicted as in the case of a witness subpoenaed to
appear and give evidence in the trial of a civil cause. The Board shall have
the power in its discretion, to authorize the payment of fees and traveling
expenses of witnesses called before the Board and examined in any pro-
ceeding properly before the Board.

1937, ch. 306, sec. 13.

14. All signs prohibited by this Article shall be removed within three
months after the passage of this Article. Any person or persons who
shall prohibit, neglect, fail or refuse to remove any sign prohibited by this
Article is guilty of a violation of this Article and subject to the penalties
thereof.

1937, ch. 306, sec. 14.

15. Each person holding a license under this Article shall exhibit on
the door or the wall of the building wherein he shall practice dentistry,
not more than two signs on which shall be placed the name and title or
degree of such person, the letters of which shall not exceed three inches
square. Any person practicing dentistry in any building may exhibit such
sign on the door of his office in addition to those on the door or wall of
such building.
¹ This is the way this sentence reads in the Act.