TALBOT COUNTY. 4521

years and one for six years; and on the same day in every second year
thereafter there shall be elected one commissioner to serve for six years,
and until his successor shall be elected and qualified.

Under Art. 17 of Md. Constitution commissioners are now elected every four
years.

See sec. 67.

1892, ch. 291, sec. 2.

66. In case of any office of county commissioner of said county shall
become vacant by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, then the Gov-
ernor shall fill such vacancy by appointment as provided by section 4 of
article 25 of the Code of Public General Laws of this State, and such
appointment shall continue only until the next general election for mem-
bers of the General Assembly which shall occur thereafter, at which said
general election a successor shall be elected for the remainder of the
term that may then remain unexpired.*

1912, ch. 568. 1927, ch. 436.

67. The County Commissioners of Talbot County shall each receive
in lieu of the per diem and mileage provided in Section 65, an annual
salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) payable quarterly,
and all necessary traveling expenses when traveling on county business

outside of the county.

1900, ch. 498.

68. The County Commissioners of Talbot County shall appoint an
attorney, who shall perform, such legal services as may be required of him,
and who shall hold his office for two years from the date of his appointment
and until his successor is appointed and enters upon the performance of his

duties; he shall receive an annual salary of two hundred dollars, and the
County Commissioners are prohibited from voting to him any extra or
additional compensation on account of the performance of any duties direct-
ly or indirectly pertaining to his office, save and except such necessary
traveling expenses as he shall incur in the performance of his said duties
as attorney to said County Commissioners.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 21, sec, 35. 1880, ch. 195.

69. The county commissioners, in each and every year, shall levy upon
the assessable property in Talbot county, such sum of money as may be
necessary to pay the interest on the outstanding bonds issued by them
under the provisions of the act of 1880, chapter 195, as the same shall fall
due, and also such further and additional sum as may be required to grad-
ually retire and redeem such bonds, until they shall all have been redeemed.

1914, ch. 79.

70. The Board of County Commissioners of Talbot County may, and
they are hereby empowered to levy, appropriate, and use in their discre-

*Sec. 3, oh. 291, 1892, repealed all laws inconsistent therewith.