622                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 361

the Board may appoint or employ from time to time special officers
or inspectors, to whom shall be administered by the Board, the
usual oath given to peace officers, and who shall upon request of
said Board furnish bond in the same manner as required of con-
stables of said county; such officers or inspectors shall be under
the direction and control of said Board while on duty for the enforce-
ment of this Article.] In Harford County, the Liquor Control Board
shall employ one full time chief inspector and such other inspector
or inspectors as in its discretion shall be required from time to time.
Provided, however, that neither the sheriff, any deputy sheriff or
any constable or municipal peace officer in Harford County shall be
eligible to be appointed or to serve as the chief inspector or as an
inspector. The person appointed to be chief inspector shall have
had at the time of appointment at least three years' experience in
bookkeeping and accounting or shall have a degree in accounting
from a recognized college or university. After appointment, the chief
inspector shall serve as such and shall be discharged only for cause
involving dishonesty, incompetency or immoral conduct; and prior
to his discharge, he shall be given a list of the charges against him
and an opportunity to reply thereto in an open hearing either in
person or by counsel. The chief inspector with the approval of the
Liquor Control Board shall be empowered to contract with or hire
any independent accounting firm to audit the books and accounts of
any licensee. The Liquor Control Board is authorized to establish
and change from time to time such reasonable compenstaion COM-
PENSATION for the chief inspector or any other inspector or in-
spectors as is warranted by their respective duties and responsi-
bilities. Nothing in this sub-section shall be construed to relieve from
the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of this Article in Har-
ford County the several peace officers listed in Section 177 of this
Article.

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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 NAY VOTE SUPPORTED BY THREE-
FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE TWO
HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SAME SHALL
TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DAY OF ITS PASSAGE.

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER, 361
(House Bill 385)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 152 (b)
and 156 (b) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.