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proceedings of the Commission, of all books, maps, documents
and papers filed with said Commission, and of all orders
made by said Commission, and he shall be responsible to said
Commission for the suitable preservation and custody of all
such documents. Under the direction of the Commission, the
Secretary shall have general charge of its office, superintend
the clerical business and perform such other duties as the
Commission may prescribe. He shall have power and au-
thority to administer oaths in all parts whatsoever of the
State, so far as the exercise of such power is properly inci-
dental to the performance of his duties or those of the Com-
mission, and said Commission may from time to time, in a
recorded minute of its proceedings, designate one or more of
its clerks to administer oaths pusuant to the performance
of duties assigned to such clerk by the Commission. The
Commission shall designate from time to time one of its
clerks to perform the duties of the Secretary during his ab-
sence, and during such time the clerk so designated shall,
at the office, perform the duties of the Secretary for the Com-
mission. The annual salary of the Secretary shall be as pro
vided in the State Budget.

169. The Commission shall have power to employ such

clerks, stenographers, typists, inspectors and other employees
as it may deem necessary in order that it may carry out the
provisions of this sub-title or to perform the duties and exer-
cise the powers conferred by law upon the Commission, at such
salaries as shall be provided in the State Budget.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-
fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of
the General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the
date of its passage.

Approved February 26, 1947.

CHAPTER 34.
(Senate Bill 85)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
41 cf Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Health", sub-title "Miscellaneous Provi-