1118 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 371

tive Secretary, shall be from the Classified Service of the State
of Maryland, and in accordance with the rules and practice
of the Merit System. The Deputy [Chief Engineer] Director
or Executive Secretary, shall be appointed and hold office
at the will of the [Chief Engineer] Director. The [Chief En-
gineer] Director may at his discretion appoint the Deputy
[Chief Engineer] Director from among the classified employees
in the Department of Public Improvements, and if such an
appointee is subsequently removed from or ceases to hold his
position as Deputy [Chief Engineer] Director, he shall be re-
stored to the merit system status in the position held by him
at the time of his appointment as Deputy [Chief Engineer]
Director.

The Deputy [Chief Engineer] Director shall be an Engineer
or Architect, registered under the laws of this State, and shall
have at least five years experience in building design and con-
struction.

8HA. There is hereby established a Board of Architectural
Review, which shall be composed of seven members to be ap-
pointed by the [Chief Engineer] Director from a list of not
less than ten names to be submitted by the Baltimore Chapter
of the American Institute of Architects. The terms of the mem-
bers first appointed shall be two years and thereafter the terms
shall be four years. It shall be the duty of the [Chief Engineer]
Director to refer all major and important architectural prob-
lems and plans concerning the construction, reconstruction
and repair of State buildings to the Board of Architectural
Review, and it shall also be the duty of said [Chief Engineer]
Director and staff to consult the members of said Board in
connection with the State building program. The members of
said Board shall serve without compensation but shall be re-
imbursed for any traveling or other expenses in the perform-
ance of their duties under this section.

8J. The [Chief Engineer] Director shall, on or before the
first day of February of each year, file with the Governor a re-
port on the activities of the Department of Public Improve-
ments during the preceding calendar year.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take

effect June 1, 1951.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS
ACT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE
PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY, AND HAVING BEEN PASSED BY A YEA AND