HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 563

409. RULES BY BOARD.

The Board shall prescribe reasonable rules for its con-
duct, and for the qualifications, registration and exami-
nation of applicants to practice or teach beauty culture,
and for the registration of apprentices, teachers, students,
demonstrators, managers and owners of beauty shops or
schools of beauty culture, and for temporary licenses to
be issued at the discretion of the Board, and generally for
the conduct of persons, co-partnerships, associations or
corporations, affected by this Act. Rules established by
the Board shall be printed and supplied to applicants and
license holders.

410. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.

(a) The board shall have the power to refuse, revoke
or suspend licenses or certificates, upon due hearing, on
proof of violation of any provisions of this Act or the rules
and regulations established by the Board under this Act,
or for gross incompetency or dishonest or unethical prac-
tices, and may refuse to grant a certificate to a person
guilty of fraud in passing the examination, unprofessional,
immoral or dishonest conduct, or to one addicted to the
liquor or drug habit to such a degree as to render him or
her unfit to practice in 'any of the occupations classified
under this Act, or to anyone advertising by means of
knowingly false or deceptive statements, or for failure to
display the certificate provided in this Act, and shall have
the power to require by summons, which shall be served
by the Sheriff of Baltimore City or the counties where
witnesses may reside, the attendance of witnesses and the
production of such books, records and papers as it may
desire, Before any certificate shall be suspended or revoked
for any of the reasons contained in this section, the holder
thereof shall have notice, in writing, of the charge or
charges against him or her, and shall, at a day specified
in said notice, which shall be at least five days after the
service thereof, be given a public hearing, before the Board
or its Secretary with full opportunity to produce testi-
mony in his or her behalf and to confront the witnesses
against him or her. Any person whose certificate of regis-
tration has been so suspended or revoked, may, on
application to the Board and in the discretion of said
Board, have the same reissued to him or her upon
satisfactory proof that the disqualification has ceased.
Before the Board may institute any of the above pro-
ceedings, it shall send a notice in writing to the certificate
holder of any alleged violation of this Act or rules there-