628 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1910.

CHAPTER 517.

AN ACT to repeal Section 745D of Article 4 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, entitled "City of Balti-
more" subtitle "Police Commissioners," as enacted by Chap-
ter 16 of the Acts of 1900, and to re-enact same with amend-
ments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land) That Section 746o of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, entitled "City of Baltimore,' subtitle "Po-
lice Commissioners," as enacted by Chapter 16 of the Acts of
1900, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments, so as to read as follows:

SEC. 745D. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Police
Examiners, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to
prescribe, amend and enforce definite and uniform rules and
regulations for carrying this Act into effect, which rules and
regulations, when adopted and promulgated, shall have the
effect of law, and to ascertain the qualifications by competitive
examination of every candidate for appointment to or promo-
tion in the police force, created and organized under existing
law for the City of Baltimore, except the marshal of police and
captain of detectives, counsel and police surgeons, and to
report to the Board of Police Commissioners for the City of
Baltimore graded lists of those persons whom they deem quali-
fied for such appointement or promotion, from which graded
lists all nominations for appointment to or promotion in said
police force shall hereafter be made by said Board of Police
Examiners for the City of Baltimore. All such nominations for
appointment to or promotion in said police force, shall be
made in the order in which the names of the nominees appear
upon such graded lists, said graded lists and nominations for
appointments and promotions in the said police force so as
aforesaid furnished and made by the Board of Police Exam-
iners shall last and be in effect for one year from the date the
said graded lists and nominations were furnished, and made as
herein provided, and null and void after the expiration of
twelve months, unless said graded lists and nominations are
sooner exhausted by appointment, promotion or rejection by
the Board of Police Commissioners; provided that the persons
whose names shall be remaining on said graded lists or in