942 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. [ART. 101

for the first two years, another for the first four years, and another
for the first six years following the passage and approval of this Act.
Thereafter the term shall be six years. Each Commissioner shall
devote his entire time to the duties of the office, and shall not hold any
position of trust or engage in any occupation or business interfering
or inconsistent with his duties as such Commissioner, or serve on or
under any committee of a political party. Each Commissioner shall
hold office until his successor shall be appointed and shall have quali-
fied. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.
A decision on any question. arising under this article concurred in
by two of the Commissioners shall be the decision 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 clays
thereafter, and such hearing shall be open to the public. The Gov-
ernor shall designate a member of said Commission as Chairman there-
of. The principal office of the Commission shall be in the City of Balti-
more, but branch offices, may be established at other places in the State
for the purpose of administering this article.*

1914, ch.800, sec. 2.

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 remains. Any investigation, inquiry or hearing
which the Commission is authorized to hold, or undertake, may be held
or undertaken by or before any one member 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 proceed-
ings, shall be deemed to be the order of the Commission.

1014, ch. 800, sec. 3.

3. The salary of each of the Commissioners shall be three thou-
sand 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 munici-
pal corporation. In addition to the salary provided in this Section, each
Commissioner shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling and
incidental expenses.

*See footnote on page 971.