WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1359

the Governor, one of whom he shall designate as Chairman
of the Commission. One of said members shall be a resident
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, one a resident of the
counties of the Western Shore of Maryland and one a resident
of Baltimore City or a person who at the time of his appoint-
ment has, and for a period of at least two years immediately
prior thereto has continuously had, his principal place of
business, employment or professional activity in Baltimore
City. At least one member of said Commission shall bona
fide belong to or be affiliated with that one of the two leading
political parties in the State opposite to the party to which
the Governor belongs. The Governor shall have the power, in
his discretion, to remove any member of said Commission at
any time, and to appoint another qualified person in his stead,
and to fill any vacancy caused by death, resignation, in-
capacity, removal or other cause. The members of said
Commission shall take the oath prescribed by Article 1, Sec-
tion 6 of the State Constitution and shall receive such com-
pensation as may be provided for in the budget. A majority
of the members of said Commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. The Chairman shall pre-
side over its meetings and perform such other duties as may
be imposed upon him by law or as may be assigned to him
by said Commission.

The members of said Commission shall elect a Secretary,
not a member of the Commission, who shall receive such
compensation as the Commission may determine and as
may be provided in the budget. He shall make and carefully
preserve full and accurate minutes of all meetings and
records of all proceedings and enter same in the journal of
the Commission. The Secretary shall make true copies of all
notices directed by the Commission to be published and the
certificates of publication thereof, and shall perform such
other duties as may be imposed upon him by law or as may
be assigned to him by the Commission.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That a new section be
and it is hereby added to Article 89B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1939 Edition), title 'State Roads", said section
to be known as Section 1A of said Article, to follow immedi-
ately after Section 1 of said Article, and to read as follows:

1A. (Definitions). As used in this Article, the following
words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless
the context shall indicate another or different meaning or
intent:

(A) (Road—Highway.) Both the word "road" and the
word "highway" include rights of way, roadway surfaces.