590 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 224

Section 82H. In case of a vacancy in a position requiring
peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, profes-
sional or expert character, upon satisfactory evidence that com-
petitive examination is impracticable, and that the position
can best be filled by the selection of some designated person of
recognized attainments, the board may, after public hearing
and by affirmative vote of all three members, suspend competi-
tion, but no suspension shall be general in .its application to
such position, and all such cases of suspension shall be reported,
together with the reasons therefor, in the annual reports of the
board.

K , Section 82 I. That all examinations and tests shall be prac-
tical, and shall relate to the fitness of candidates to fill the
positions for which they seek appointment. A complete rec-
ord of the proceedings of the Board of Examiners and of all
examinations and tests, oral, written and physical, shall be
kept as public records and open to inspection at all reasonable
times. Examinations shall be in charge of the chief examiner,
unless otherwise directed by the Board of Examiners. The
board may call on any persons to draw up, conduct or mark
examinations, and when such persons are connected with the
State or County service, it shall be deemed a part of their
official duties to act as examiners without extra compensa-
tion.

Section 82 J. Any person at any time in the employ of the
State Roads Commission may be removed from his or her posi-
tion by the State Roads Commission, for any cause which in
its opinion will promote the efficiency of the service, but only
after notice to the person affected. Such notice shall be in
writing, and shall state the reasons for such removal, and the
person affected may reply thereto. Such papers or copies there-
of shall be delivered to the Board of Examiners, and shall be
kept by them as a part of their records. No trial or examina-
tion of witnesses except in the discretion of the State Roads
Commission shall be required, and the action of the State Roads
Commission in making such removals shall be final.

Section 82K. That all persons in the employ of the State
Roads Commission at the time this Act takes effect shall retain
their positions unless and until discharged in accordance here-
with.

Section 82L. No person seeking employment with, or now
in the employ of the State Roads Commission, shall be ap-