806 ARTICLE 23.

State for a period of at least five years next preceding his appointment and
qualification, and he shall also be a qualified voter therein and not less than
twenty-five years" of age.

One of said commissioners shall hold office for two years from the begin-
ning of his term of office until his successor shall qualify; one of said com-
missioners shall hold office for four years from the beginning of his term
of office and until his successor shall qualify; and one of said commissioners
shall hold office for six years from the beginning of his term of office and
until his successor shall qualify. The term of office of each commissioner
shall begin on the first Monday of May, in the year nineteen hundred and
ten (1910), and the appointment of each of said commissioners shall be
made and announced by the Governor not less than ten days before said
first Monday of May, nineteen hundred and ten. The Governor, at the time
of making and announcing the appointment of said three commissioners,
as well as in the commission issued by him to each of them, shall designate
which of said commissioners shall serve for the term of two years, and
which shall serve for the term of four years, and which shall serve for the
term of six years, as aforesaid, and also which shall be the chairman of said
commission.

Upon the expiration of each of said terms, the term of office of each
commissioner thereafter appointed shall be six years from the time of his
appointment and qualification and until his successor shall qualify.
Vacancies in said commission shall be filled by the Governor for the unex-
pired term. Each commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment, in the
discretion of the Governor.

In the event that the term of office above ascertained and prescribed for
each of said commissioners, shall in respect to any of said commissioners
be held and decided by the courts, and particularly by the Court of Appeals
of Maryland, to be in excess of the period or term of office allowed or per-
mitted by the constitution of Maryland, then, in such event, the term of
office of each of said commissioners, shall, and this sub-title hereby declares
and determines that the term of office of each of them shall be for the
period of two years from and after the first Monday of May, in the year
nineteen hundred and ten (unless removed from office) and until their
successors, respectively, qualify according to law.

The Governor may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of
duty, or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of the charges against
him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel,
in his own defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. If such commis-
sioner shall be removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary
of State a complete statement of all charges made against such commis-
sioner, and his findings thereon, together with a complete record of the
proceedings.

The salary of the chairman of the said Public Service Commission of
Maryland shall be six thousand dollars ($6,000) per annum and the salary
of each of the other two commissioners shall be five thousand dollars
($5,000) per annum.