400                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 307

health regulations and require the plumber doing the work to cor-
rect the same.

397.    The County Commissioners shall appoint an inspector of
plumbing whose duty it shall be to make inspections of all properties
before and during the construction authorized under the permits
issued as provided in Section 898 hereof. Said inspector shall be
required to make at least two inspections on each such job. He shall
see that all plumbing work performed is in accordance with the
Plumbing Code and that all water supply and sewage disposal sys-
tems are in compliance with the State Board of Health regulations.

The inspector of plumbing shall be a Master Plumber and a resi-
dent of Cecil County for at least one year prior to his appointment.
He shall be paid an annual salary of $4,200.00 with transportation
furnished by the County, which said salary and transportation ex-
penses shall be paid out of the revenue realized from the fees for
permits issued as provided in Section 393 hereof. In the event of a
deficiency in said account, such deficiency shall be paid out of the
general funds of the County.

398.    The County Commissioners shall annually appoint a County
Plumbing Board which shall consist of three (3) members made up
of the County Health Officer, a representative of the Master Plumbers
Association of Cecil County, an architect, engineer or builder. Said
County Plumbing Board shall meet at least once a month at the
Office of the County Commissioners. It shall hear and decide all
questions in dispute between property owners, or their agents, and
the plumbing inspector. Said County Plumbing Board shall also act
as adviser to the County Commissioners with respect to the adminis-
tration and enforcement of the provisions of this law. Any person,
firm or corporation aggrieved by the decision of the County Plumbing
Board may appeal to the Circuit Court for Cecil County.

399.    All Plumbers doing work in Cecil County must be licensed
in accordance with the provisions of the law with respect thereto
as set forth in Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, entitled "Health", Sections 307 to 315 inclusive.
All plumbers doing work in said Cecil County, whether residents of
said County or not, must file with the said County Commissioners a
performance bond in the amount of $1,000.00 conditioned upon their
proper installation of all plumbing fixtures, septic tanks, cess pools,
tile fields, etc., and said bond shall be in such form as shall be pre-
scribed by the County Plumbing Board.

400. The County Commissioners are authorized and empowered
to pass such rules and regulations from time to time as shall be re-
quired and deemed necessary to carry into effect the intention and
provisions of this Act which is the regulation of the plumbing trade
in Cecil County in the best interests of the health and welfare of
the community.

401. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro-
visions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less them $5.00
nor more than $50.00 for each offense, and each day's violation shall
constitute a separate offense.