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road under its jurisdiction, or the permission of the city authorities in the case of a city street, or the permission of the county authorities in the case of a county highway. Provided, however that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the operation upon any street, road or highway in this State, of a motor vehicle loaded with tobacco hogsheads and having an overall width when loaded not in excess of one hundred and three (103) inches.

Providing further that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the operation upon any street, road or highway in this State of farm equipment, implements of husbandry, or motor vehicles transporting farm equipment or implements of husbandry [, so long as the operator of said motor vehicle hauling, farm equipment or implements of husbandry has acquired a permit from the district engineer of the State Roads Commission for the area involved authorizing such operation. Motor vehicles transporting oversized farm equipment or implements of husbandry may apply to such district engineer permit, at no charge, granting him the authority to haul such oversized equipment or implement on public roads between two designated points on a designated date. The said district engineer may in his discretion issue such permits. The holder of such a permit, when hauling the oversized equipment or implement, shall have the permit on his person at the time of the operation, and shall obey all traffic laws of this State].

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect July 1, 1968.

Passed over Governor's Veto, January 6, 1969.

CHAPTER 2 (Senate Bill 560)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 329 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Health," subtitle "Plumbing," and to add new

Section 333A to said Article, title, and subtitle, to follow imme-

diately after Section 333 thereof, relating generally to plumbing work and the licensing thereof, appointment of members of the State Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing, officers and procedures of the State Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing. , providing for a maintenance master plumber's license, requiring such a license for the performance of plumbing repair, service, or maintenance work, relating to fees charged by the Board and the issuance of licenses on a reciprocal basis.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That Section 329 of Article 43, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Health," subtitle "Plumbing," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and that new Section 333A be and it is hereby added to said Article, title, and subtitle, to follow immediately after Section 333 thereof, and to read as follows: