GOVEENOR—EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS 1745

An. Code, 1924, sec. 69. 1912, sec. 24. 1904, sec. 24. 1896, ch. 264. 1900, ch. 194.

1908 ch. 407. 1912, ch. 593. 1916, ch. 543. 1920, ch. 287. 1924, ch. 278.

1927, chs. 484 and 609. 1931, ch. 306. 1935, ch. 502.

105. Within thirty days after June 1, 1935, and every fourth year
hereafter, on or before the first day of June of said year, the Governor
shall appoint three commissioners who are hereby constituted a board of
commissioners by the name and style of "Commissioners for the Promotion
of Uniformity of Legislation in the United States," and who shall repre-
sent Maryland in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws. It shall be the duty of said board to examine into and
ascertain the best means to effect uniformity in the laws of the various
States and especially to meet with representatives appointed by the other
States in a convention now popularly called "The National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws," to draft uniform laws to be
submitted for the approval and adoption of the several States and to
recommend such action as shall best accomplish the promotion of such
uniformity in legislation.

Such commissioners shall hold office for a term of four years or until
their successors have been duly appointed. No member of said board shall
receive any compensation for his services as commissioner but each com-
missioner shall be entitled to receive his actual disbursements for his
expenses in performing the duties of his office, not to exceed, however, in
the aggregate the amount of the appropriation to said commissioners made
from time to time in the budget. In case any of the persons so appointed
as above will not undertake the office of this commission or in case of a
vacancy on said board, caused by death, resignation or otherwise, such
vacancy shall be filled by the Governor.

Said board may employ such persons and incur such expenses as may
be necessary in the performance of their duties but the annual expense of
said board shall not exceed such sum as may be appropriated therefor
in the budget.

The said board may, out out¹ its annual appropriation, contribute to
the expenses of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws such sum as they may think proper, not exceeding, however,
Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) a year.

Said board shall report to the Legislature at each regular session thereof
an account of its transactions and its advice and recommendations, as
required by this section.

State Librarian.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 70. 1922, ch. 29 (p. 46).

106. The State Librarian shall be assigned to the Executive Depart-
ment. The State Librarian shall have and exercise the rights, powers,
duties, obligations and functions now or hereafter conferred by law; and,
in addition, shall report in writing annually to the Governor, on or before
the first day of January, upon the work and operations of said office during
the preceding year. The Library Committee of the Court of Appeals shall
continue as now provided for by sections 117 to 122, inclusive, of this
Article.

¹ "Of" evidently intended.