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quirements, in Allegany County such certificates shall be executed by
the custodian, deputy custodian and all members of the board present
at the preparation of the machines and such] Such certificates shall
be filed as a permanent record with the board.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 572
(House Bill 980)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 217 (c) of
Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Licenses," subtitle "Real Estate Brokers,"
to require that an applicant for a real estate sales license pass a
basic course prior to taking the qualifying examination, and to
provide that no temporary licenses be issued.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 217(c) of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Licenses," subtitle "Real
Estate Brokers," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

217.

(c) The Commission shall have the power to require all appli-
cants for a license under this subtitle to act as real estate broker or
as a real estate salesman, including members of copartnerships and
associations and officers of corporations, to present reasonable proof
of graduation from a recognized elementary school, or that they have,
in the judgment of the Commission, acquired comparable educational
qualifications through other sources and in either event that they are
trustworthy and qualified to perform the functions authorized by the
license applied for and, when, the application is for a license as a real
estate broker, including evidence that they have had no less than
three years' practical experience in selling real estate as a licensed
real estate salesman and that they have successfully completed a
course of instruction approved by the Real Estate Commission or
that they are duly qualified to practice law in this State. All appli-
cants for a license as a real estate broker under this subtitle shall be
required to pass a reasonable written examination as to their qualifi-
cations to perform the functions authorized under the license applied
for and that they possess adequate knowledge as to the general pro-
cedure for handling real estate transactions so as to properly protect
the interest of those whom they may represent in such transactions,
provided that all persons who hold such a license under the provisions
of this subtitle on September 1, 1967 shall be entitled to a renewal of
their license upon applying therefor and paying the prescribed fee
unless their license shall have been suspended or revoked for cause
as provided in Section 224 of this subtitle; and provided further that