1550                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 270

district in this State, or in case of epidemics to locate
any number of the deputy State health officers in any one
sanitary district in this State or in the City of Baltimore;
and the Commissioner, with the Secretary's approval, shall
have power to appoint such inspectors, nurses and agents to
aid the deputy State health officers as he may deem
necessary, and pay them a reasonable compensation for their
services within the limits of this appropriation.]

45.

The board of county commissioners of the several
counties in this State shall, ex officio, constitute a local
board of health for their respective counties and shall have
and exercise all the duties of a board of health as provided
in this article except in cases where the charter [of any
city or town in the State contains provisions inconsistent
therewith.

The foregoing exception shall not apply to rules and
regulations adopted and published by the local board of
health of Montgomery County. They shall be effective within
all cities, towns, villages and special taxing areas within
Montgomery County unless such city, town, village and
special taxing area has pursuant to its charter authority
adopted ordinances, rules, or regulations covering] OR
ORDINANCE OF A MUNICIPALITY OR SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT
COVERS the same subject matter [and containing], CONTAINS
equal or more restrictive requirements, and [has provided]
PROVIDES for the enforcement of [such ordinances, rules, or
regulations] THE CHARTER PROVISION OR ORDINANCE.

[46.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the
local boards of health shall each appoint in the month of
May, 1931, and quadrenially thereafter, a health officer,
who shall be a well-educated physician. The Prince George's
County Board of Health shall appoint as health officer a
person who is fully qualified in every respect except that
the requirement that this officer be a physician need not
apply. Each health officer by virtue of his appointment
shall be secretary and executive officer of the local board
of health, and in the event of vacancy, a successor for the
unexpired term shall be appointed by the local board of
health, as soon as practicable. No appointment shall be
made without the advice and consent of the State Board of
Health. The health officer shall hold office for four years
from the date of appointment, but may be removed by the
State Board of Health for cause upon charges made and
considered at a regular meeting of said Board. And it shall
be the duty of every county health officer, district health
officer, or local health officer, immediately after his
appointment to appear before the State Board of Health or
its accredited representative, and to make oath that he will
well and truly discharge the duties of his office; provided
that this section be not so construed as to prevent local