460 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 182

poration is a master electrician licensed under this sub-
title.

105G. Before any person shall hereafter engage in the
business of a Master Electrician in Charles County, as
defined in this sub-title, and before any person now en-
gaged in said business or any class thereof, shall continue
in said business of Master Electrician, such person shall
apply to said Board for a license, as herein required, where-
upon the applicant shall present himself before the said
Board at a time and place fixed by said Board. If the
Board shall find upon due examination that the applicant
presenting himself has a reasonable knowledge of elec-
tricity and the natural laws and functions of electric wires,
appliances and devices for electric light, heat and power
purposes and is possessed of skill and knowledge in all
matters appertaining to the business of Master Electrician,
as defined in this sub-title, then the said Board, upon pay-
ment of the fee and upon executing the bond herein pro-
vided for, shall issue to the said person a license as Master
Electrician to practice said business for a term of one
year; and shall register such person as duly licensed Mas-
ter Electrician; provided, however, no person who shall
have been engaged as a bona fide contractor in the electri-
cal contracting business in Charles County for a period
of three (S) years prior to June 1, 1951, shall be required
to take the examination as provided in this section, before
the issuance of such licenses, and provided that no license
shall be granted to any person under the age of twenty-
one (21) years, nor shall any license be granted to any
person who has not taken and subscribed an oath that he
has had at least three (3) years actual experience as a
Master Electrician within the meaning of this sub-title,
or as a journeyman electrician in such class or classes of
electrical business or work, as in the opinion of the Board
shall have properly fitted the applicant for a license as a
Master Electrician. Any person whose application for a
license shall have been rejected by said Board, shall have
the right to appeal to a Board of Arbitration, which shall
consist of one person selected by the person making the
appeal, one person selected by the Board herein created,
and these two to select a third person, and the decision of
said Board of Arbitration or a majority of them shall be
final and binding upon all of the parties to said appeal;
the members of said Board shall be paid the sum of Five
Dollars ($5. 00) each, which sum shall be deposited with
the Board herein created by the person taking said appeal
and if the said Board of Arbitration shall affirm the