874 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 410

The Board of Examiners shall render an annual account
of their expenses to the Court of Appeals,

Any fraudulent act or representation by any applicant
in connection with his application, registration or examina-
tion shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of the order
admitting him to practice.

3½. From and after June 1st, 1940, no person shall
begin the study of the law under the provisions of Sections
3 and 3½ unless and until, in addition to the requisites for
the study of law as provided in Section 3 of the Article, he
or she submits proof satisfactory to the Board of Law
Examiners that he or she has successfully completed one
year of college work or its equivalent; nor from and after
June 1st, 1941, unless he or she shall submit proof satis-
factory to the State Board of Law Examiners that in
addition to the requisites of Section 3, he or she has suc-
cessfully completed two years of college work or its
equivalent.

The following shall be accepted as satisfactory proof of
compliance with the requirements of this Section:

(a) If the application for registration as a law student
is made on or after June 1st, 1940, it must be accompanied
by evidence satisfactory to the State Board of Law
Examiners of the successful completion of one year's
academic work, consisting of not less than thirty (30)
semester hours, and if made on or after June 1st, 1941,
then of two years of academic work, consisting of a total of
not less than thirty-six (36) semester hours, in each
instance taken in a university or college recognized by the
Maryland State Department of Education as a standard
institution of college grade, or

(b) Filing with the said application for registration a
certificate from any college or university approved by the
State Board of Law Examiners, as hereinafter provided,
certifying that the applicant has successfully completed a
course of studies which the State Board of Law Examiners
shall have deemed for the purpose of pre-legal education as
set forth in Sections 3 and 3½ of this Article, as full and
complete compliance with its requirements and which
course of studies the State Board of Law Examiners shall
have promulgated by rule duly published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the State of Maryland within thirty
(30) days from June 1, 1939. This rule when so promul-
gated shall specify the subjects to be taught, the number
of hours for each subject and the colleges or universities
in Maryland which have been approved by the State Board