WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 6

Occurred: Ch. 738, Acts of 1976.
71.

(a) There is hereby created the "commissioners of the State Accident Fund", to
be composed of seven commissioners appointed by the Governor, with the powers and
duties hereinafter prescribed. The commissioners shall be selected from among the
employers, employees or other citizens of the State, as the Governor may determine.
Appointments shall be for terms of five years each. Each commissioner shall hold office
until his successor shall be appointed and shall have qualified. Vacancies shall be filled
by the Governor, for the unexpired term. Said commissioners shall elect annually a
chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. The concurrence of at least four commissioners
shall be necessary in all matters. Said commissioners shall operate and administer the
State Accident Fund and shall devote as much of their time thereto as may be necessary
to perform the duties incumbent upon them and carry out the functions of the State
Accident Fund. The commissioners shall be paid semimonthly such salaries as are
provided in the budget. In addition thereto they shall be entitled to their necessary
traveling expenses, in accordance with the Standard STATE Travel Regulations, while
engaged in transacting the business of the State Accident Fund, including those
incurred in attending meetings of the commissioners.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in Article 101, § 71(a).

Occurred: Ch. 894, Acts of 1975.

Article - Agriculture

2-503.

(a) (1) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall be
governed and administered by a board of trustees composed of the State Treasurer, who
shall serve as an ex officio member, and the Secretary who shall serve as an ex officio
member, and nine members from the State at-large to be appointed by the Governor, at
least five of whom shall be farmer representatives from different areas of the State. The
State Treasurer may appoint, as the Treasurer's designee, a deputy treasurer to serve
on the board of trustees. One of the at-large members who is not a farmer
representative shall be a representative of the Office of Planning. All of the farmer
representatives shall be actively [engaged,] ENGAGED IN or retired from active
farming. Three of the five farmer representatives shall be appointed as follows:

(i) One from a list of three nominees submitted by the Maryland
Agricultural Commission;

(ii) One from a list of three nominees submitted by the Maryland
Farm Bureau; and

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