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discharge of their duties and the protection of property,
shall, during the time of fire, have all the powers of a
policeman in the City of Hagerstown, and said Fire Mar-
shal and Assistant Fire Marshals shall take the oath pre-
scribed for policemen of said city and shall serve without
pay.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Local Laws
or City Ordinances, or "parts of such Laws or City Ordi-
nances now in force inconsistent herewith, be and the
same are hereby repealeds to the extent of such incon-
sistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is an
emergency law and necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly,,
the same shall take effect, from the date of its passage.

Approved March 8, 1945.

CHAPTER 210.
(Senate Bill 66)

AN ACT to add a new sub-title and eleven new sections to
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "Health", said new sub-title to read "Hospitals",
said new sections to be known as Sections 496A to 496K, in-
clusive, and to follow immediately after Section 496 of said
Article, providing for the licensing of hospitals, authorizing
the State Board of Health to promulgate rules and regula-
tions prescribing certain minimum standards for hospitals
and creating an Advisory Committee.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new sub-title and eleven hew sections be and
they are hereby added to Article 43 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Health", said new sub-title
to be known as "Hospitals" and said new sections to be known
as Sections 496A to 496K, inclusive, to follow immediately
after Section 496 of said Article, and to read as follows:

HOSPITALS

496A. (Definitions. ) The following terms used in this sub-
title are hereby defined as follows: