1058 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 553

matters appertaining to the business of Master Electrician,
as defined in this sub-title, then the said board, upon pay-
ment of the fee and upon executing the bond herein pro-
vided for, shall issue to the said person, firm or corporation
a license as Master Electrician to practice said business
for a term of one year; and shall register such person,
firm or corporation as duly licensed Master Electrician;
provided, however, no person, firm or corporation who
shall have been engaged as a bona fide contractor in the
electrical contracting business in Calvert County for a
period of three (3) years prior to the passage of this Act,
shall be required to take the examination as provided in
this section, before the issuance of such license, and pro-
vided that no license shall be granted to any person under
the age of twenty-one (21) years, nor shall any license be
granted to any person who has not taken and subscribed
an oath that he, or, in case of a corporation, the one man-
aging the electrical work thereof, and in case of a firm,
the one managing the electrical work, has had at least
three (3) years' actual experience as a Master Electrician
within the meaning of this sub-title, or as journeyman
electrician in such class or classes of electrical business or
work, as in the opinion of the board, shall have properly
fitted the applicant for a license as a Master Electrician.
Any person whose application for a license shall have been
rejected by said board, shall have the right to appeal to a
Board of Arbitration, which shall consist of one person
selected by the person making the appeal, one person se-
lected by the board herein created, and these two to select
a third person, and the decision of said Board of Arbitra-
tion, or a majority of them, shall be final and binding upon
all the parties to said appeal; the members of said board
shall be paid the sum of five dollars ($5. 00) each, which
sum shall be deposited with the board herein created by
the person taking said appeal, and if the said Board of Ar-
bitration shall affirm the decision of the board herein
created, the money so deposited shall be used to pay said
board; if, however, such decision be reversed, the said
Board of Arbitration shall be paid out of the funds in the
hands of the board herein created, and said deposit of fif-
teen dollars ($15. 00) shall be returned; provided, further,
that each applicant shall pay to the Treasurer of said
Board of Electrical Examiners, the sum of twenty-five
dollars ($25. 00) for such license; and provided, further,
that every person, firm or corporation before receiving a
license shall make, execute and deliver to said board a good
and sufficient bond, to be approved by said board, in the