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pose. If the accused does not appear the Board may proceed with
the hearing and finally determine the accusation or complaint, in
the absence of the accused. If the accused pleads guilty, or refuses
to answer the charges, or upon a hearing thereof the Board shall
find said charges or any of them true, the Board may proceed to
suspend or revoke the license of the accused for such length of time
as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem proper.

(f)    The Board and the accused may have the benefit of counsel.
The Board shall have the power to administer oaths, take the deposi-
tions of witnesses in the manner provided by law in civil cases, and
to compel the attendance of witnesses by subpoena issued over the
signature of the secretary of the Board. The Board shall issue sub-
poenas for any and all witnesses requested in writing by the accused,

(g)    Whenever any person subpoenaed to appear and give testi-
mony shall refuse to appear or testify before said Board, or to an-
swer any pertinent, relative or proper questions, he shall be deemed
in contempt of said Board, and it shall be the duty of the presiding
officer of said Board to report the fact to the Superior Court of Bal-
timore City in the event the party guilty of contempt resides in said
city, or has a place of business in said city, or to the judge of the
circuit court of the county wherein the party guilty of said con-
tempt resides; thereupon the court shall issue an attachment in the
usual form, directed to the sheriff of the city or county commanding
said sheriff to attach said person and forthwith bring him before
the court. On the return of said attachment and the production of
the person attached, the court shall have jurisdiction of the con-
tempt and the person charged may purge himself of the contempt in
the same way, and the same proceedings shall be had, and the same
penalties may be imposed, and the same punishment may be in-
flicted as in the case of a witness subpoenaed to appear and give
evidence in the trial of a civil cause.

(h) The Board shall have the power in its discretion, to au-
thorize the payment of fees and traveling expenses of witnesses
called before the Board and examined in any proceeding properly
before the Board.

15.    Removal of prohibited signs.

All signs prohibited by this article shall be removed within three
months after June 1, [1937] 1959. Any person or persons who shall
prohibit, neglect, fail or refuse to remove any sign prohibited by
this article is guilty of a violation of this article and subject to the
penalties thereof.

16.    Contents and display of required signs.

Each person holding a license under this Article [shall] may
exhibit on the door or the wall of the building or on the premises
wherein he shall practice dentistry, not more than two signs on
which shall be placed the name and title (Dr., D.D.S., D.M.D.) or de-
gree of such person, the letters of which shall not exceed three inches
square. Any person practicing dentistry in any building may ex-
hibit such sign on the door of his office in addition to those on the
door or wall of such building or on the premises of said property.
No sign shall be erected with neon or flashing lights. Illumination