1516 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 718

The Commissioner of Labor with the approval of the
Governor shall appoint from the successful candidates a Chief
Boiler Inspector.

135. This sub-title shall not apply to boilers under
Federal Control, or to boilers of steam fire engines brought
into the State for temporary use in times of emergency, or to
portable boilers used for agricultural purposes only, or to
steam heating boilers carrying not more than fifteen pounds
pressure, and hot water boilers carrying a pressure not ex-
ceeding 160 pounds or a temperature not exceeding 250 degrees
Fahrenheit.

136. The Commissioner of Labor and Statistics is hereby
charged, directed and empowered:

To employ, subject to the approval of the Governor, deputy
inspectors who shall have passed the examination provided
for in Section 138.

The Chief Inspector and his deputy inspectors shall have
free access for himself and his said deputies, during reasonable
hours, to any premises in the State where a boiler is being
constructed or is being installed or operated in accordance
with the provisions of this sub-title.

To prosecute all violators of the provisions of this sub-title
to issue, suspend and revoke inspection certificates allowing
boilers to be operated, as provided in this sub-title.

The Commissioner of Labor and Statistics is hereby em-
powered to set up a special fund from collections made under
this sub-title to be drawn upon to cover the cost of necessary
expenses incurred by the administration of this sub-title, to
be supplemented if necessary, from general funds, until such
time as this department shall become self-supporting.

To enforce the laws of the State governing the use of boilers
and to enforce the rules and regulations of the Board of Boiler
Rules.

To keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, age, con-
dition, pressure allowed upon, location and date of the last
inspection of all boilers to which this sub-title applies.

To publish and distribute among manufacturers and others
requesting them, copies of the rules and regulations adopted
by the Board of Boiler Rules.

137. In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized
by Section 135, the Chief Inspector shall, upon the request of
any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion
of boilers in this State, issue to any boiler inspectors of said
company commissions as special inspectors, provided that each
such inspector before receiving his commission shall pass satis-
factorily the examination provided for in Section 138 or, in lieu