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STATE OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 179.

named shall be deemed vacant. The Governor shall fill all
occurring vacancies from such sections of the State as will
cause the board to be constituted as hereinbefore provided.

President,
secretary and
treasurer
to be elected.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said board shall
organize by the election of a president, secretary and treasurer,
who shall serve for the term of one year, and who shall per-
form the duties prescribed by the board. Meetings for the
examination of applicants for registration shall be held on
the first Thursday in April and October in each year, in the
city of Baltimore, or at such times and places as may be fixed
upon by the board ; provided, that ten days' public notice of
the hour and place of each meeting at which there is an
examination of candidates for registration shall be given. It
shall be the duty of the board to receive all applications for
examination and registration submitted in proper form ; to
grant certificates to such persons as may be entitled to the
same under this Act; to report annually to the Governor
upon the condition of pharmacy of the State, which report
shall also furnish a record of the proceedings of the board, as
well as the names of all persons registered under this Act ; to
keep a book in which shall be registered the names and place
of business of all persons registered under thjs Act, and all
facts pertaining to the granting of certificates. The said
board shall have the power to adopt any rules and by-laws not
inconsistent with this Act, necessary to the transaction of the
business of this board ; to demand and receive from applicants
the fees herein provided, which shall by the treasurer of the
board be paid to the treasurer of the State.

Salary.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the salaries of said
board shall be fifty dollars per annum to each member, and
all legitimate expenses incurred in the discharge of official
duties. The secretary of said board shall receive an additional
salary to be fixed by the board, and not to exceed two hundred
dollars per annum ; he shall pay to the treasurer at each meet-
ing, or whenever the board may direct, such funds of the
board as may be in his possession, and take the treasurer's
receipt therefor. In its annual report to the Governor, the
board shall render an account of all moneys received and
expenses incurred pursuant to this Act, and the secretary and
treasurer shall give such bond as the board shall from time to
time direct.

Entitled to
register as
pharmacist,
etc.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted. That any person who is
at the* passage of this Act registered or entitled to registration
in Baltimore city as managing owner, managing assistant or
relief clerk, and shall, on or before the first day of July next
following the passage of this Act, pay to the Maryland Board