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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 290

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Baltimore City
Section 4-1

Article 4 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1979 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland read(s) as follows:

Article 4 - Baltimore City

4-1.

(A)  The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary of
Licensing and Regulation, shall biennially appoint, in and
for the City of Baltimore, three engineers who have had not
less than ten years' practical experience in running steam
engines, boilers and appliances pertaining to stationary or
portable engines, and who have been residents of this State
for not less than five years next preceding the date of
their appointment, who shall constitute and be known as the
"Board of Examining Engineers." The Board of Examining
Engineers shall be a part of the Department of Licensing and
Regulation. The parties so appointed, before entering on
their duties, shall make oath before the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Baltimore City that they will faithfully
perform the duties of their office without fear, partiality
or favor; and that they will not during their term of
office, accept any money, gift, gratuity or consideration
from any person, and shall give bond to be approved by the
Comptroller of the State, in the sum of three thousand
dollars each, for the faithful discharge of their duties;
and before entering on said discharge of their said duties;
the said inspectors shall provide themselves with an office
in a proper location in the City of Baltimore, and shall
give notice by publication for at least five days through
the two daily papers having the largest circulation in said
city, of the time and manner in which they will make the
examination hereinafter provided for. The exercise or
performance of all powers, authority, duties and functions
vested in the Board by the provisions of this subtitle,
shall be subject to the power and authority of the Secretary
of Licensing and Regulation as set forth in Article 41 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, or elsewhere in the laws of
this State.

(B)  THE BOARD MAY ADOPT AND ENFORCE SUCH RULES AND
REGULATIONS AS ARE IN ITS OPINION NECESSARY FOR THE CONDUCT

OF ITS BUSINESS. ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS AND

DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND THE HOLDING OF HEARINGS BEFORE IT,
AND GENERALLY FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE. THE BOARD SHALL FORMULATE AND ADOPT A CODE OF