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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CH. 321-JUNE 7 , 1938 (c) The members of the Board shall, annually, elect from among their number a president and also a treasurer, and shall annually appoint a secretary, who shall not be a member of the Board. The compensation of the Secretary, to be fixed by the Board, shall not exceed the sum of $3,000 per year, and shall be paid out of the funds received by it, and no part of such compensation shall be paid otherwise by the District of Columbia. Said Board shall have a common seal, and the said treasurer shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may deem necessary. Two members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. (d) The Board shall meet in the District of Columbia not less than four times during the year and at such other times as the Board may deem advisable. (e) The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings. It shall keep a register of applicants for certificates or licenses showing the name of the applicant, the name and location of his place of occupa- tion or business, and whether the applicant was granted or refused a certificate or license. The books and records of the Board shall be prima-facie evidence of matters therein contained, shall constitute public records, and shall at all reasonable times be open for public inspection. REGULATION BY THE BOARD SEC. 3 . The Board is hereby empowered to make and enforce such rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD SEO. 4 . The Board shall have the power to refuse, revoke, or suspend licenses or certificates, after full hearing, on proof of viola- tion of any provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations estab- lished by the Board under this Act, and shall have the power to require the production of such books, records, and papers as it may desire. Before any certificate shall be suspended or revoked for any of the reasons contained in this section, the holder thereof shall have notice, in writing, of the charge or charges against him or her, and shall, at a day specified in said notice, which shall be at least five days after the service thereof, be given a public hearing with a full opportunity to produce testimony in his or her behalf. Any person whose certificate of registration has been so suspended or revoked may, after the expiration of ninety days, on application to the Board, have the same reissued to him or her upon satisfactory proof that the disqualification has ceased. APPEAL FROM ACTION OF THE BOARD SEC. 5. An appeal may be taken from any action of the Board to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the decision of the said Commissioners shall be final. PRACTICE OF COSMETOLOGY WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED SEC. 6 . It shall be unlawful for any person in the District of Colum- bia to practice or teach cosmetology or manage a beauty shop, or to use or maintain any place for the practice or teaching of cosmetology for compensation, unless he or she shall have first obtained from the Board a certificate of registration as provided in this Act. Nothing contained in this Act, however, shall apply to or affect any person who is now actually engaged in any such occupation, except as hereinafter provided. 613 Annual election of president and treas- urer. Secretary, appoint- ment, compensation. Seal. Treasurer's bond. Quorum. Meetings. Records, etc. Regulations. Powers and duties of Board. Suspension or revo- cation of certificates, procedure. Appeal from action of Board. Practice of cosme- tology without regis- tration prohibited. Exemption of those now actually engaged; exception.