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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 89

immediate preservation of the public health and safety and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved April 8, 1986.

CHAPTER 89

(House Bill 1604)

AN ACT concerning

Washington County - Plumbing Board

FOR the purpose of authorizing the designee of the Washington
County health officer to be the fifth member of the
Washington County Plumbing Board.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 56 - Licenses

Section 459(1)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 56 - Licenses

459.

The provisions of this subtitle shall not apply to
Washington County, except as hereinafter provided:

(1) There shall be a Washington County plumbing board
which shall consist of five members. Two of the members shall be
master plumbers residing in the county, and they shall be
appointed annually by the County Commissioners of Washington
County. The County Commissioners shall also select annually two
members from among the residents of the county. The compensation
of these four members shall be as provided by the County
Commissioners. The compensation shall be paid, to the extent
possible, from the fees of applicants for certificates or
permits. The Washington County health officer, OR THE HEALTH
OFFICER'S DESIGNEE, shall be the fifth member of the board, and
he shall receive no additional compensation for serving as a
member of the board.