HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 775

2. The said Commission is hereby authorized and directed
to appoint three medical examiners, one to be known as Chief
Medical Examiner, and the other two as Assistant Medical
Examiners, at such compensation as may be provided for
in the Annual Ordinance of Estimates. The Chief Medical
Examiner and the Assistant Medical Examiners shall be
licensed Doctors of Medicine, and shall have had at least two
years post-graduate training in pathology. The said Commis-
sion shall appoint, to such extent as may be authorized by the
Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, such other professional
or technical personnel, clerks and other employees as may be
necessary for the proper administration of the Department
and at such compensation as may be provided for by said Board
of Estimates in the Ordinance of Estimates of Baltimore City.
The salaries of said Examiners shall be included in the Ordi-
nance of Estimates each year. Such other professional or
technical personnel and the clerks and employees shall be ap-
pointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 268 to
284, inclusive, of the Baltimore City Charter (1938 Edition),
known as the Merit System.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
Commission from employing the services of physicians on a con-
tract basis for part-time services, as may be authorized by the
Board of Estimates of Baltimore City.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 23, 1945.

CHAPTER 707.

(Senate Bill 138)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments, " sub-title "Refuse—Throwing or Dump-
ing, " said new section to be known as Section 551A and
to follow immediately after Section 551 of said Article,
making it unlawful to maintain a junk yard or public
dump or lot on which motor vehicles are dismantled or
to throw or deposit any trash, junk or other refuse on
same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ~byt~he General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 27