908 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

of sickness within said county not inconsistent with the pro-
visions ef the Public General Laws, or this subtitle relating
thereto; and may regulate all fees and charges in connection
with such rules and regulations. Any person who shall fail
to comply with any such rules and regulations as aforesaid
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor
more than ten dollars for each offense, and in default of pay-
ment of such fine, to imprisonment in the county jail for not
more than thirty days, except in cases where other fines and
punishments are specifically provided.

SEC. 45d. Such Local Board of Health shall appoint in the
month of June, 1910, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for a
term of two years, a County Health Officer, who shall be a
well-educated physician, and who by virtue of his appointment
shall be secretary and executive officer of such Local Board of
Health, and upon any vacancy in the office of the County
Health Officer, his successor shall be appointed by the Local
Board of Health as soon as may be practicable.

SEC. 45e. Such Health Officer shall maintain at Ellicott City
an office where shall be kept all the records and data pertain-
ing to his duties. Such office shall be kept open from 9 A. M.
to 4 P. M. daily, except Sunday. The County Health Officer
shall give to his duties so much of his time as may be necessary
for the proper performance of the same, and shall meet with
and report to the County Commissioners monthly, and oftener
if they so desire. He shall receive a salary of three hundred
dollars per annum, out of which he shall pay his own traveling
and office expenses, excluding phone tolls, stationery and
postage.

SEC. 45F. It shall be the duty of said County Health Officer
to give to the State Board of Health, the Local Board of Health
for Howard County and such other health officers as may prop-
erly demand the same, all such professional advice and infor-
mation as they may require, with a view to the preservation
of the public health in Howard County; to inquire into the
health of the county, and whenever he shall hear of the exist-
ence of any malignant, contagious or pestilential disease in
the county, to investigate such report ana ascertain as cor-
rectly as possible the causes which produced said disease, to
adopt measures to arrest its progress, and to report in writing
to the Secretary of the State Board of Health every circum-
stance in connection therewith; and also to perform such
other duties appertaining to the health of the county as may
from time to time be imposed upon him by the Local Board of
Health.