J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1859

Public Local Laws of Maryland), to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 145 thereof, and to be under the new subtitle "Electrical
Business," empowering the County Commissioners of Allegany
County to exercise general supervision and control over the conduct
of the electrical business in the County, to make regulations in
order to supervise and control the conduct of such business, provid-
ing for the appointment of an Electrical Administrative Board to
administer and enforce such regulations, and providing penalties
for the violations.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 145A be and it is hereby added to the Code of Public
Local Laws of Allegany County (1955 Edition, being Article 1 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), to follow immediately after
Section 145 thereof, and to be under the new subtitle "Electrical
Business," and to read as follows:

ELECTRICAL BUSINESS
145A.

(a)  The County Commissioners of Allegany County are hereby
authorized to have and exercise within Allegany County general
supervision and control over the conduct of the electrical business,
including, but not limited to, the business of installing, erecting
or repairing, or contracting to install, erect or repair electric wires
or conductors, to be used for the transmission of electric current
for electric light, heat or power purposes, or mouldings, ducts, race-
ways or conduits for the reception or protection of such wires or
conductors, and the installation, maintenance, repair and use of any
electrical machinery, apparatus, devices or fixtures.

(b)   Said County Commissioners shall have the power and are
hereby authorized to make and from time to time to amend, supple-
ment and repeal, such rules and regulations for the issuance of
licenses to conduct such business, the examination of applicants
therefor, the issuance of permits for such work, the inspection of
such work, and such other regulations as they may from time to
time find necessary and proper in order to supervise and control
the conduct of the electrical business in the public interest, and in
order to safeguard the public health, safety, morals and general
welfare; provided that such regulations shall contain proper
standards for the exercise of the discretion hereby conferred, shall
operate uniformly, and that before said County Commissioners shall
adopt any such regulations or amendments thereto they shall hold
a public hearing after at least ten days notice to the public by
publication in one or more newspapers published in Allegany County.
Such regulations may impose reasonable charges and fees for licenses,
permits, inspections and other services rendered by the administra-
tive officials under the authority hereof.

(c) Said County Commissioners shall have the power, in providing
for the administration and enforcement of regulations adopted here-
under, to appoint an Electrical Administrative Board to consist of
five members, and to impose on and vest in said Board such duties
and powers as may be necessary and advisable for the proper ad-
ministration and enforcement of such regulations, and to provide
for the term of office, and compensation of the members of such