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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 363
Proviso.

that all county school commissioners heretofore appointed
under this section, as amended by Chapter 79 of the Acts of
1900, shall serve out the terms for which they were respec-
tively appointed and designated; and provided further, that
at the time of making the appointment of the three addi-
tional school commissioners for Montgomery county, as
herein provided, the Governor shall designate the terms of
years of each of the said additional commissioners. The
term of office of the said commissioners, after the expiration
of the term for which first appointed, shall be a term of six
years; said persons shall be men of high character, integ-
rity and capacity. Two of said appointees for the counties
of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington
and Montgomery and one of said appointees for each of the
other counties shall be selected and appointed by the Gov-
ernor from the political party which at the last preceding
election for Governor cast next to the highest number of
votes in the State, so that said minority party shall always

Removal from
office, etc.

have a proper representation upon each of said boards. The
Governor may remove for incompetency, neglect of duty or
misconduct any person so appointed by him as commissioner
of public schools after giving due notice to such person of
the charges made against him and a reasonable opportunity
to be heard in his own defense. In case of vacancy by
death, removal from the county, removal from office by the
Governor, resignation or disqualification from any cause, the
Governor shall fill such vacancy with an appointee from the
same political party as that of the person whose position
shall have become vacated.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 3, 1906.