The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-07-28
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

Assembly of Maryland of 1920, as Sec
ton of said Chapter 1872, and Sec
tions 264 and 266 of said Article, as
said sections were enacted by said
Chapter 652 of said Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1914, as Sec
tions Is and Is of said Chapter .652,
be and said sections are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, SO as to read as follows:
Section 252. Within thirty days
after April Is, 1914, the Governor shall
appoint Board of Examiners in Optic
metry for the State OF Maryland. The
board shall consist of five persons, not
more than two of whom may be, but
not necessarily, physicians. The board
shall be selected from a list Of ten
names endorsed by the Maryland As
ISOLATION Of Optometrists. No person
shall be eligible to appointment as a
member of said board unless he has
been engaged in the actual practice
of optometry or opthalmology in the
State of Maryland continuously for
five years last past, and resident
thereof. A vacancy from any cause
shall be filled by the Governor for the
unexpired term from list of three
names submitted by the Maryland AS
ISOLATION Of Optometrists Each men,
Der Of said board shall hold Office for
term Of two years and until his sue
cessor is duly appointed and qualified,
except as hereinafter provided
In the year 1922, of the five persons
appointed upon the expiration of the
terms of the members appointed in the
year 1920, two shall be appointed for
a term Of two years and until their
successors shall respectively be duly
appointed and qualified and three shall
be appointed for term of four years
and until their successors shall respect
lively be duly appointed and qualified.
In the year 1924 and every four years
thereafter two persons shall be appoint
ed to said board from list of sig names
endorsed by the Maryland Association of
Optometrists; and in the year 1926 and
every four years thereafter three per-
sons shall be appointed to said board
from list of nine names endorsed by
the Maryland Association of Optome-
trists. Every member of said board
appointed subsequent to the above men
toned appointments of the year 1922,
except those appointed to fill vacancies,
shall hold Office for term of four
years and until his successor shall be
duly appointed and qualified.
Section 254. Said board shall meet
within ten days after their appoint
ment has been made and choose a
president, secretary and treasurer from
the members thereof and adopt COM
mon seal, and biennially thereafter
shall elect such officers. Each member
shall have the power to administer
oaths and take affidavits concerning
all matters properly cognizable by said
board, certifying thereto under the
hand and seal of the board. Said
board shall meet in the City of Balti-
more at least twice a year and as often
thereafter as may be necessary, and in
addition thereto whenever and wher-
ever the board shall call meeting.
A majority of said board shall at all
times constitute quorum. The Sec
rotary of said board shall keep full
record of the proceedings of said board,
which shall at all reasonable times
be open to public inspection. The
treasurer shall receive from the secre-
tary all fees ~paid for licenses and
certificates and shall keep a record
thereof, and Of all disbursements of
said board in a book to be kept for
that purpose. All moneys paid to the
board shall be deposited by the treas
urer in some safe banking institution,
and all moneys paid out shall be ap.
proved by said board and be made by
check signed by both the president
and the treasurer. The treasurer shall
be required to give such bond as the
board may exact, and the said board
shall make an annual report Of it's
proceedings to the Governor, which
report shall contain an account of all
moneys received and disbursed by
them pursuant to this subtitle.
Section 255. Out of the funds COM
ing into the possession of said board,
each member thereof attending the
meetings for examination and registra-
ton may receive as compensation the
sum of three dollars for each appli-
cant that may be examined; and, fur
Their, each member may receive as COM
pensation a sum to be determined by
said board which shall not exceed ten
dollars for each day actually engaged
in necessary duties of his Office in con-
nection with the examination of any
applicant, and the actual amount of
travelling expenses of such member in
cident to attending said meetings of
the board. In addition to any amounts
which may be allowed by way of per
diem and travelling expenses, as above
provided, all hotel and incidental ex-
penses which any member may incur
when attending to the necessary duties
of his office shall be allowed to such