PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 865

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the terms, force and effect of the Act of 1896, Chap-
ter 264, entitled "An Act to provide for the appointment1 of
commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in
the United States," be and the same are hereby extended and
continued, and the Governor is hereby authorized and directed
to appoint three commissioners hereunder as authorized by said
act, in place of the commissioners heretofore appointed by him
under the Act of 1908, Chapter 407, and to fill vacancies and
reappoint from time to time as may in his judgment be neces-
sary to carry out the purpose of said act and this extension
thereof, and the duties of the said commissioners shall be asset
forth in said original act

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That such commissioners shall
hold office for a term not exceeding four years. No member of
said board shall receive any compensation for his services as
commissioner, but each commissioner shall be entitled to receive
his actual disbursements for his expenses in performing the
duties of his office. In case any of the persons appointed as
above will not undertake the office of this commission, or in
case of a vacancy on said board, such vacancy shall be filled by
the Governor.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said board may employ
such persons and incur such expenses as may be necessary in
the performance of their duties; but the total annual expense of
said board shall not exceed the sum of seven hundred and fifty
dollars.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, payable out of
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, is
hereby appropriated, subject to the andit of the Comptroller, to
carry out the provisions of this act, and the same shall be pay-
able by the Comptroller to the said commissioners.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That said board may, out of its
annual appropriation, contribute to the expense of the confer-
ence of the commissioners from the various States such sum
as they may think proper, not exceeding two hundred and fifty
dollars, a year.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That said board shall report to
the legislature at it's next session, and from that time thereafter
as said board may deem proper, an account of its transactions
and its advice and recommendations as required by section 1 of
the Act of 1896, Chapter 264.
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