1154                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 757

within the borders of Kent County unless the building was wired
before June 1, 1941 1959, or the work has been installed by a Master
Electrician licensed under this sub-title and until a temporary or
permanent meter cut-in certificate has been issued by the Middle
Department Rating Association, Middle Division. Said department
shall issue a meter cut-in certificate in duplicate. One of said cer-
tificates shall be sent to the power or electric company furnishing
the electricity for the consumer's property, and the other shall be
sent to the Board of Electrical Examiners. THE BOARD MAY,
HOWEVER, ISSUE A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR SUCH ATTACH-
MENT TO A CONTRACTOR NEEDING ELECTRICITY DURING
CONSTRUCTION, AND SUCH COMPANY MAY PROVIDE SUCH
SERVICE UPON PRESENTATION OF SUCH SPECIAL PERMIT.

183R. The provisions of this sub-title shall not apply to journey-
men electricians or apprentices while such journeymen or apprentices
shall be practicing their trade of journeymen electrician or appren-
tice, nor to any electrical light company, electric railway or railroad
company, steam railway or railroad company, telegraph or telephone
company nor to those performing electrical work for such companies
where said electrical work is an integral part of the plant or service
used by such company in rendering their duly authorized service
to the public.

183S. If any provision of this sub-title is declared unconstitu-
tional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the sub-title
and the applicability of the remainder of the sub-title and the applica-
bility thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 757
(House Bill 619)

AN ACT to add a new Section 257 to Article 41 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Governor—Executive and
Administrative Departments", sub-title "25. Maryland Tax Court
and State Department of Assessments and Taxation", to follow
immediately after Section 256 thereof; to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section 193 of said Article, sub-title "2. Finance
Department"; to add new Sections 2 (22), 2 (23) and 2 (24) to
Article 81 of said Code, title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Rules
of Construction", to follow immediately after Section 2 (21) there-

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.