2540 ARTICLE 78B.

that he will well and faithfully execute and perform all and singular the
duties appertaining to this office according to the laws of the State and
the rules and regulations adopted in accordance therewith. Every such
bond, when duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, and certified copies, under seal of
said Court, may be used as evidence in any Court of this State. It shall
be the duty of the Governor at all times, when, in his opinion, the se-
curity or securities of any member of said Commission have become or
are likely to become invalid or insufficient, to demand and require such
member of said Commission forthwith to renew his bond to the State
of Maryland, with security or securities to be approved by the Governor,
in the penalty and according to the form prescribed in this Section. Any
member of said Commission who shall fail to take oath and give bond
with security or securities aforesaid within thirty days of the date of his
appointment, or who shall fail to renew his bond with security or securi-
ties aforesaid within thirty days after the same shall have been demanded
and required by the Governor, shall be deemed to be guilty of neglect of
duty and shall be removable as heretofore provided. The cost of any bond
given by any member of said Commission under this Section shall be
taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of said Commission and shall
be payable as hereinafter provided.

1920, ch. 273.

4. Said Commission shall meet at such times and places within the
State of Maryland as the Commission shall determine. The members
thereof shall be entitled to their reasonable expenses for each meeting so
attended, with the exception of the meetings held at the offices which the
. Commission shall maintain within the City of Baltimore. A majority
of the Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
any business, for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any
power of the Commission. The Commission may appoint a Secretary
and such officers, clerks, stenographers, inspectors, experts and employees
as may be necessary, all of whom shall serve during the pleasure of said
Commission. The Secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of
the Commission, and shall preserve all books, maps, documents and papers
belonging to the Commission or intrusted to its care, and perform such
other duties as the Commission may prescribe. The Commission shall
make an annual report to the Governor on or before the first day of Janu-
ary, which report shall include a statement of receipts and disbursements
by the Commission, and any additional information and recommenda-
tions which the Commission may deem of value.

1920, ch. 273.

5. The salary of the members of the Commission shall be Three
Thousand Dollars per annum, except the Chairman, whose salary shall
be Four Thousand Dollars per annum. The salaries of the Secretary,
clerks and other employees and the rental of offices and other expenses
of the Commission shall not exceed the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars
per annum.