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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 208

architecture for others as defined in § 516 by individual
architects registered under this article through a
corporation as officers, employees or agents, or through
a partnership as partners, officers, employees, or
agents, or the offering or rendering of architectural
services by a corporation or partnership through
individual architects registered under this article is
permitted, subject to the provisions of this article;
provided that (i) one or more of the corporate officers
in the case of a corporation, or one or more of the
partners in the case of a partnership, is designated as
being responsible for the professional services described
in § 516 (e) of this article of [said] THE corporation or
partnership and is an architect under this article; (ii)
all personnel of [said] THE corporation or partnership,
who act in its behalf as architects, are registered under
this article; and (iii) [said] THE corporation or
partnership has been issued a certificate of
authorization by the Board, as hereinafter provided. The
requirements of this article shall not prevent a
corporation and its employees from performing
architectural services for [said] THE corporation or
subsidiary or affiliated corporations.

(2) [After July 1, 1973, any new corporation or
partnership formed shall have 2/3 of the directors in the
case of a corporation and 2/3 of the partners in the case
of the partnership who are registered or licensed under
the laws of any state to practice any one of the design
professions—architecture, engineering, landscape
architecture. One or more of the corporate directors in
the case of the corporation or one or more of the
partners in the case of the partnership is designated as
being responsible for the professional services of said
corporation or partnership and is an architect under this
article. All personnel of said corporation or
partnership who act in its behalf as architects in this
State are registered under this article and said
corporation or partnership has been issued a certificate
of authorization by the Board as hereinafter provided.]

ANY CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP WHICH HAS
OBTAINED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION PRIOR TO JULY 1,
1975 MAY RETAIN THE CERTIFICATE, UPON PROPER ANNUAL
RENEWAL AND PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEES. AFTER JULY 1, 1975,
ANY CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP DESIRING TO OBTAIN A
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. CORPORATIONS SHALL HAVE
TWO-THIRDS OF THE DIRECTORS, AND PARTNERSHIPS SHALL HAVE
TWO-THIRDS OF THE PARTNERS REGISTERED OR LICENSED UNDER
THE LAWS OF ANY STATE TO PRACTICE ANY ONE OF THE DESIGN
PROFESSIONS - ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, OR LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE. ONE OR MORE OF THE CORPORATE DIRECTORS, OR
ONE OR MORE OF THE PARTNERS SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS BEING