of the Commission. The Governor may at any time remove
any Commissioner from office for inefficiency, neglect of duty
or malfeasance in office. Before such removal he shall give
such Commissioner a copy of the charges against him and shall
fix a time when he can be heard in his own defense, either in
person or by counsel, which shall not be less than ten days
thereafter, and such hearing shall be open to the public. The
Governor shall designate a member of said Commission as
Chairman thereof. The principal office of the Commission
shall be in the City of Baltimore, but branch offices may be
established at other places in the State for the purpose of ad-
ministering this Act.

SEC. 2. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and a vacancy shall
not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all
the powers of the full Commission, so long as a majority re-
mains. Any investigation, inquiry or hearing which the Com-
mission is authorized to hold, or undertake, may be held or
undertaken by or before any one inember of the Commission,
and every order made by a member thereof, when. approved
and confirmed by a majority of the members and so shown
on its record of proceedings, shall be deemed to be the order
of the Commission.

SEC. 3. The salary of each of the Commissioners shall be
three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, and shall be
paid out of the State Treasury, and in addition to the said
sum of $3,000 per annum, each of said Commissioners shall
also receive the sum of $2,000 per annum which shall be paid
out of its funds by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
to each of said Commissioners as employes of said municipal
corporation. In addition to the salary provided in this Sec-
tion, each Commissioner shall be allowed his actual and neces-
sary traveling and incidental expenses.

SEC. 4. The Commission shall be in continuous session and
open for the transaction of business during all business hours
of each and every day, excepting Sundays and legal holidays.
All sessions shall be open to the public, and shall stand and be
adjourned without further notice thereof on its record. All
proceedings of the Commission shall be shown on its record
of proceedings, which shall be a public record, and shall con-
tain a record of each case considered and the award paid or
allowed to any employee of the Commission, or to any other
person for services. Provided, however, that any person in