EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 697

plainant has passed said examination, the Court may issue its
writ of mandamus directing said board to certify that fact to
the Governor; or, if the Court shall be of the opinion that said
examination, has not been so conducted as to constitute a fair
test of the candidate's qualifications by reason of the charac-
ter of questions asked, or the time allowed for the solution of
the same, or otherwise, the Court may issue its writ of man-
damus directing said Board to hold an immediate re-examina-
tion of said applicant and others in like situation without fur-
ther cost to them.

Section 4. The board of examiners shall charge for exami-
nation and certificate, such fee, not to exceed Twenty-five
Dollars ($25. 00) as may be necessary to meet the actual ex-
penses of such examination, and issuing of such certificate,
and shall report annually the receipts and expenses under the
provisions of this Article to the State Comptroller, and the sur-
plus, if any, of receipts over expenses, after retaining the sum
of Two Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) for such disposition as the
board may deem proper, shall be paid into the State Treasury.
The Governor may revoke any certificates issued under the
provisions of this Article, or any previously existing law, for a
sufficient cause; provided written notice shall have been given
to the holder thereof, and after he has had a reasonable oppor-
tunity for a hearing thereon.

Section 5. No applicant for examination under this Article
shall be qualified for the same unless such applicant shall sub-
mit to the board of examiners satisfactory evidence of possess-
ing a high school education, or its equivalent; nor shall any
person be eligible to said examination unless he shall have
graduated from a school of accountancy, having at least a two
years' course, or unless he shall have served continuously, with-
out interruption, for at least one year as an assistant to, or in
the employ of a certified public accountant; or unless he shall
have been practicing as a public accountant for at least two
years. This section shall not apply at any examination held
under this law, to any person who, prior to January 1, 1916,
shall have applied for permission, and shall have been per-
mitted to take an examination under the law hereby amended,
nor to any person who is now a graduate of, or who has been
enrolled as a student prior to January 1, 1916, in any school
of accountancy, provided that said person shall register with
the board on or before July 1, 1916.