304 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

69. The Board of Fire Commissioners shall be the head of
the first sub-department of Public Safety, and shall consist of a
Board of three persons appointed by the Mayor in the manner
prescribed in section 25 of this Article, and hold their offices
as therein provided, and they shall have control, regulation and
supervision of the Fire Department and matters relating to the
same, and shall perform such other duties as may be required
by ordinances not inconsistent with this Article. One of said
three persons shall be designated by the Mayor as the President
of said Board. Each member of said Board shall be paid a
salary of one thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly.
They shall have power to appoint all subordinates in their sub-
department, and fix their compensation, not, however, to ex-
ceed in number of employees or aggregate amount of compen-
sation the limits fixed by ordinance.

70. The Board of Fire Commissioners of the City of Balti-
more may retire from office in the Fire Department any perma-
nent or call member thereof who has become permanently dis-
abled while in the actual performance of duty, or who has per-
formed faithful service in the department for a period of not less
than twenty consecutive years, or who may become unable to
perform further service by reason of age or other physical or
mental disabilities, and place the member so retired upon a
pension roll. And said Board may also provide for the relief
of the widows and children of firemen who may be killed in the
discharge of duty. The amount of such annual pension to be
allowed by said Board of Fire Commissioners to each pensioner
shall be equal to one-half the yearly amount then being re-
ceived by him, for service in said department at the time of
such retirement, per annum, payable in monthly installments.

71. The Commissioner of Health shall be the head of the
second sub-department of Public Safety. He shall be appointed
by the Mayor, in the mode prescribed in section 25 of this Arti-
cle, and hold his office as therein provided. It shall be his duty
to cause all ordinances now in existence or which may here-
after be enacted for the preservation of the health of the
City of Baltimore, not inconsistent with this Article, to be faith-
fully executed and strictly observed; and "all power and au-