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their discretion, appoint one assistant examiner and fix his

salary. The board shall meet once in every school term,

and at other times if necessary, for the transaction of busi-

ness, each commissioner shall receive per day for each day

of his attendance at the board or on committees appointed

by the board, the sum of four dollars ; provided, that the

aggregate amount paid in one year to commissioners as per

diem, or any other compensation, shall not exceed an

average of one hundred dollars for each commissioner.

25. In the case of the death of any county school com-

Vacancy-

missioner, or his resignation, or removal from the county or

how filled

disqualification from any legal cause during the recess of

the General Assembly, the Governor shall have power to

appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unex-

pired term, in case of inefficiency, refusal to act or breach

of trust, the board may by a vote of a majority of its mem-

bers, declare the office vacant and give notice to the party

concerned. An appeal may be taken to the State Board of

Education, whose decision shall be final, but if no appeal

be taken within teu days, the vacancy shall be filled as

hereinbefore provided.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts

Repeal.

inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same

Proviso.

are hereby repealed, provided, however, that the present

boards of county school commissioners shall continue to

serve until the boards appointed under the provisions of

this act shall qualify.

Effective

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 342.

AN ACT to provide for the appointment of an additional

justice of the peace in district number seven, Garrett

County to be located at Mountain Lake Park.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Additional

Maryland, That the Governor shall be and he is hereby

justice of

empowered to appoint an additional justice of the peace in

the peace

and for district number seven, Garrett County to be located

at Mountain Lake Park.

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

Effective

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.