ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR 1289

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said board shall
meet upon call of the chairman, and a majority of the board
is hereby constituted a quorum for the transaction of business.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the rules and regu-
lations of this board shall be enforced by the chairman thereof,
operating by and through a State system of boiler inspection,
or by and through such other or supplementary machinery as
may be created for that purpose either by the board itself, or
by any Act of the General Assembly of Maryland; and the
chairman of the board shall make provision therefor in the
regular departmental estimates. Nothing in this Act, how-
ever, shall be construed as investing said board with power to
adopt or enforce any rules or regulations governing the "opera-
tion" of said boilers or fixing the requirements or qualifica-
tions of persons legally entitled to operate any said boilers,
unless said power is specialty conferred upon said board by
some subsequent Act of the General Assembly.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act
shall be construed as in any wise affecting any existent laws
relative to boiler inspection except that no boiler which shall
be installed in the future shall be passed by any boiler in-
spector which does not measure up to the rules and regula-
tions established by the "Board of Boiler Rules," nor shall
any future installed boiler be considered legally permissible
in Maryland unless constructed in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the "Board of Boiler Rules."

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the rules formulated
by the "Board of Boiler Rules" shall become effective and
binding on manufacturers and other users of boilers on Janu-
ary 1st, 1921!

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That any person, firm
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Act, or
any person, firm or corporation violating any of the rules,
regulations or requirements of the "Board of Boiler Rules,"
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or to
imprisonment for not less than thirty days and not more than
two years; or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion
cf the Court.