Marvin Mandel, Governor                         863

Maryland (1957 Edition, 1965 Replacement Volume, 1969 Supple-
ment), title "Health," subtitle "Plumbing" be and it is hereby re-
pealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

329.

The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary of Licensing and
Regulation, shall appoint biennially seven persons, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, who shall constitute a board of commis-
sioners, which shall be known and designated as "The State Board
of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing [,] " and [who] shall be
a part of the Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Board
of Commissioners shall be selected as follows: Seven persons who
are practical and skilled plumbers, two of whom shall be from
Baltimore City, one from Southern Maryland, one from the Eastern
Shore, one from the area including Allegany, Washington, Garrett,
Frederick, and Montgomery counties and two from the area including
Carroll, Baltimore and Harford counties, whose duty it shall be to
faithfully and impartially execute, or cause to be executed, all the
provisions and requirements of this subdivision of this article; upon
application and at such place or places in this State as they may
determine, provided at least once in each year the examination shall
be held in Baltimore City, they shall examine each and every person
who shall desire to work at the plumbing business, touching his
competency and qualifications; and, upon being satisfied that the
person so examined is competent and qualified to work at said busi-
ness, they, or any four of them, shall grant to such a person a
certificate of competency and register him in their books as a prac-
tical plumber, which shall operate as full authority to him to work
at, conduct and engage in the said plumbing business for the period
for which such certificate shall be granted, and such certificate may
be called or designated by said Board a "master plumber's certifi-
cate." The exercise or performance of all powers, authority, duties
and functions vested in the Commissioner by the provisions of this
subtitle, shall be subject to the power and authority of the Secretary
of Licensing and Regulation as set forth in Article 41 of this Code,
or elsewhere in the laws of this State.

Sec. 16. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 517 and 518 (f) of Article 43 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1965 Replacement Volume,
1969 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Architects," be and they
are hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, and new Sec-
tion 518A be and it is hereby added to the same article, title, and
subtitle to follow immediately after Section 518 thereof, all to read
as follows:

517.

(a) The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary of Licensing
and Regulation, shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, five competent persons, citizens and residents of the State
of Maryland, to constitute the Maryland Architectural Registration
Board, which shall be a part of the Department of Licensing and
Regulation. The Board shall be constituted and compensated as
follows: