WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 328

(3)  A MEMBER, IN CHARLES COUNTY SHALL BE APPOINTED
FOR A 4-YEAR TERM.

(4)  A vacancy occurring for any reason during [any
six-year term or any three-year] A term[, as the case may be,]
shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired
term.

(d)  Any member of any of the local boards who shall fail to
attend at least fifty percent of its meetings during any period
of twelve consecutive months may be considered to have resigned,
and the chairman of the board shall, in his discretion, declare
that a vacancy exists and proceed to have it filled by
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner
provided in the aforegoing subsection (c).

(e)  If any member of any of the local boards, except the ex
officio member serving thereon under the provisions of subsection
(b) of this section, becomes a candidate for political office, or
accepts public office by election or appointment during his
tenure of office on the local board, such candidacy for or
acceptance of public office shall be considered as his
resignation as a member of the local board, and the chairman of
the local board shall declare that a vacancy exists on the local
board and proceed to have it filled by appointment for the
remainder of the unexpired term in the manner provided in the
aforegoing subsection (c).

(f)  The provisions of this section apply in the
twenty-three counties and not in Baltimore City.

Article - Agriculture

2-504.1.

In each county containing productive agricultural land, the
county governing body shall appoint an agricultural preservation
advisory board.

(a)  The agricultural preservation advisory board shall
consist of five members, at least three of whom shall be
owner-operators of commercial farms who earn 50 percent or more
of their income from farming.

(b)   [In each] (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, EACH MEMBER AN AN agricultural preservation
advisory board[, original members shall be appointed for the
following terms:

(1)  One for a term of three years;

(2)  Two for terms of four years; and

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