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said renewal of said license shall be for a period of one year, and any-
such renewal of such license shall have the same weight as evidence
in any court of this State as hereinbefore provided for said original
license; provided, also, that one year renewals shall be granted in
like manner upon expiration of any renewal of license upon making
like application and paying like fee, within three months preceding
the expiration of said renewal.

62.

Each license and renewal of same shall be in force and effect only
so long as an approved bond in the amount of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) filed with the said Board in accordance with the provi-
sions of this subtitle shall remain in full force and effect, and every
such license or renewal of same shall become utterly void and of no
effect should any such bond for any reason whatsoever become inop-
erative or ineffective, regardless of the regular date of expiration of
said certificate or renewal.

65.

Any person who shall practice or engage or continue in the work of
a Master Electrician without having complied with all the provisions
of this sub-title, and any person not licensed as Master Electrician,
who shall do or perform any such work except under the director of a
Master Electrician, and any person having been licensed as a Master
Electrician and who shall fail to renew his license as herein provided
and shall do or perform any such work, or who shall violate any of
the provisions of this sub-title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than [twenty-five dollars ($25.00)] two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to an
imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or both, in the discre-
tion of the court, and any such conviction shall ipso facto revoke and
annul any license that may have been issued to such person.

70.

After July 1, 1939, no electric light or power company shall attach
its power lines or electrical meters to any consumer's property within
the borders of St. Mary's County unless the building was wired before
July 1, 1939, or the work has been installed by Master Electrician
licensed under this sub-title and until a temporary or permanent meter
cut-in certificate has been issued by the Middle Department Rating
Association, Middle Division. Said department shall issue a meter
cut-in certificate in duplicate, one of said certificates shall be sent to
the [power or electric company furnishing the electricity for the con-
summer's property] contractor or owner, who shall submit said cer-
tificate to the power or electric company furnishing the electricity for
the consumer's property and the other shall be sent to the Board of
Electrical Examiners.

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

Approved May 5, 1972.