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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 210.

AN ACT to amend article twenty-eight of the Code

of Public General Laws of this State, title "County

Commissioners," by adding an additional section

thereto under said title, to be designated as section

one A, relating to the method of filling vacancies

or otherwise in the number of county commission-

ers for each county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That article twenty-eight of the

Code of Public General Laws of this State, title

Additional

"County Commissioners," be and the same is hereby

section added

amended by adding thereto the following additional

section under said title, to be designated as sec-

tion one A.

1 A. In case any office of county commissioner

shall become vacant in any county by death, resig-

nation or otherwise, the Governor, if such vacancy

shall occur during the session of the Senate shall,

by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,

Vacancy —

appoint; and if such vacancy shall occur during the

how filled

recess of the Senate, shall appoint a proper person

or proper persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies ;
and the nomination of the person thus appointed dur-

ing such recess, or of some other person in his place,

shall be made to the Senate within thirty days after

the next meeting of the Legislature.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall

Effective

take effect from and after the date of its passage.

Approved April 10, 1880.