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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

skilled practical plumber or qualified person
under the provisions of this act; as also in
cases of death or resignation.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the said
Board of Commissioners shall demand and
receive from each applicant for a certificate

Cost of cer-
ficate.

of competency, whom they examine and pass,
the sum of three dollars at the time of the
issuance of said certificate, and the sum of
one dollar for the renewal thereof each and
every year thereafter, on or before the first day
of May; provided, that no person who shall
be engaged in the general plumbing business
at the time of the passage of this act, shall
be required to make application for such cer-

Proviso.

tificate of competency for the period of one
year from the date of the passage of this act,
commencing with the first day of May, next
succeeding the passage of this act.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That the money
received under the provisions of the foregoing

Payments— dis-
posal of.

section shall be used and applied by said
Commissioners to defray the expenses accru-
ing or arising under this act, and all surplus
over and above the necessary expenses under
this act shall be returned to the State Treas-
urer for the use of the State.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the said Board
of Commissioners are hereby empowered to
make such rules and regulations from time to
time, for the proper execution of the pro-

Make report.

visions of this act, as in their judgment they
may deem necessary and requisite; and that
they shall be required to make a report of the
condition of the Board to the Governor bien-
nially, on or before the first day of February.

Effective.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 22, 1886.