342                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 278

[(c) No person shall be permitted to take an examination to act as
a junior manager of a beauty shop unless such person shall be at
least 18 years of age and has had at least 24 months' experience as
an operator in a beauty shop or, in lieu of said 24 months' experience,
2,000 hours of training at a registered school of beauty culture in-
clusive of the studies necessary to become an operator. No person
shall be permitted to take an examination to act as a senior manager
unless such person has had 12 months' experience working as a
junior manager. Provided, however, that on or before October 1, 1947,
any licensed operator who had 18 months' experience shall, on ap-
plication, be issued a senior manager license without examination.]

(c)  No person who has obtained a license as an operator after
serving two years as an apprentice in an approved beauty shop, shall
be permitted to take an examination to act as a senior manager unless
such person shall be at least eighteen years of age and has had two
years' experience as an operator in a beauty shop.

No other person shall be permitted to take an examination to act as
a junior manager of a beauty shop unless such person shall be at least
eighteen years of age and has had, at least 2,000 hours in a duly
registered school of beauty culture inclusive of the studies necessary
to become an operator. No junior manager shall be permitted to take
an examination to act as a senior manager unless such person has
had twelve months' experience working as a junior manager. Pro-
vided, however, that on or before October 1, 1947, any licensed op-
erator who had eighteen months' experience shall, on application, be
issued a senior manager license without examination.

(d)  No person shall be permitted to take an examination for a
certificate to teach beauty culture unless such person shall be at least
18 years of age and has had at least [four years' experience as an op-
erator in a beauty shop, two years of which must have been as a
manager, or, in lieu of said two years' experience as manager,] 2,000
hours in a duly registered school of beauty culture, inclusive of the
studies necessary to become an operator, and 12 months practical ex-
perience [in a shop or] as a junior teacher in a registered school of
beauty culture. An examination must be taken at the completion of
the 2,000 hours school training, at which time a junior teacher's ex-
amination shall be given, and another examination must be taken at
the end of the one year of practice, at which time a senior teacher
license shall be issued to those qualifying. An examination fee shall
be required upon taking each such examination.

533.

A certificate of registration limited to manicure the nails only may
be applied for and granted under all of the terms and conditions of
this sub-title, except that the examination therefor may be limited
to such practice only and the applicant for registration as a mani-
curist must be at least 17 years of age and the required schooling
shall be not less than 100 hours or not less than three months'
practical experience.

535.

[(a) Any person who has practiced or taught beauty culture or
acted as manager of a beauty shop or school of beauty culture, under
a certificate, license or permit, for not less than two years in another