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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Monday in November, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, in
pursuance of section one of Article seven of the Constitution

New section

of the State and of such Commissioners as shall be elected or
appointed hereafter," be repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments, and an additional section added thereto to be known as
section 4, so as to read as follows: and,

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That at the expiration of the two
years' term, as hereinbefore provided, at the general election
that will then ensue, a County Commissioner to succeed the

Terms of
County
Commis-
sioners-

County Commissioner whose term will then expire, shall be
elected to serve for the term of six years or until his successor
shall have been elected and qualified, and at the expiration of
the four years' term at the general election that will then ensue,
a County Commissioner to succeed the County Commissioner
whose term will then expire, shall be elected for the term of
six years or until his successor shall have been elected and
qualified, and at the expiration of the six years' term, at the
general election that will then ensue, a County Commissioner
to succeed the County Commissioner whose term will then
expire, shall be elected to serve tor the term of six years or
until his successor shall have been elected and qualified, and in
this order and according to this plan, the succession to the
office of County Commissioner shall be kept up and be per-
petual thereafter.

Terms of
present in
cumbents.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That in accordance with this
plan and to establish this order of succession, the three County
Commissioners now holding said office in said county, viz,
John E. George, John F. Godwin and James B. Bright, shall
hold their respective offices as follows: The said John E.
George shall hold his said office for a period of six years from
the date of his election, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1893, or until his successor shall have
been elected and qualified; and the said John F. Godwin shall
hold his said office for a period of six years from the date of
his election, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1895, or until his successor shall have been elected
and qualified; and the said James B. Bright shall hold his said
office for a period of six years from the date of the election of
his predecessor, William H. Cecil, on the first Tuesday after
the first Moaday in November. 1891, or until his successor
shall have been elected and qualified.

Eligiblity.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That no County Commissioner
shall be eligible to said office for more than two consecutive
terms, and that in case of the death, removal or resignation of