MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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subject to this section. Also it shall mean the
furnishing for hire or reward of watchmen or guards or
private patrolmen or other persons to protect persons or
property, either real or personal, or for any other
purpose whatsoever, except marine guards or ship
watchmen, whether stationed aboard ship or on a pier.
The term shall not include and nothing in this subtitle
shall apply to any lawful activity of any board, body,
commission or agency of the United States of America or
of any state, territory or possession of the United
States of America or any county, municipality, or other
political subdivision thereof, or any officer or employee
solely, exclusively and regularly employed by any of the
foregoing; nor to any attorney or counsellor at law in
connection with the regular practice of his profession,
nor to any person employed regularly as a full—time or
part—time employee by any such attorney or counsellor at
law when engaged upon his employer's business; nor to any
employee, investigator or investigators solely,
exclusively and regularly employed by any person, firm,
association or corporation which is not engaged in any of
the businesses hereinbefore described in items numbered
one to nine, both inclusive, of this subsection insofar
as their acts may relate solely to the business of their
respective employers; nor to any person, firm,
association or corporation licensed to do a business of
insurance of any nature under the insurance laws of this
State, nor to any employee or licensed agent thereof; nor
to any person, firm, association or corporation
conducting any investigation solely for its own account;
nor to any special police officers appointed under the
provisions of [§§ 342 to 348, inclusive, of] Article [23]
41 of [this] THE Code, SUBTITLE "SPECIAL POLICEMEN," or §
558 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Laws (1949
Edition).

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
32(b) of Article 59 - Mental Hygiene, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume and 1974
Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and re—enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 59 - Mental Hygiene

32.

(b) The superintendent of any facility, public or
private, may appoint any employee to act as a
law—enforcement officer. Upon being commissioned by the
Governor (in the manner provided for employees of other
organizations in accordance with Article [23] 41 OF THE
CODE, subtitle: ["Police"] "SPECIAL POLICEMEN"), such