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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

	CHAP. 416	Assembly of Maryland, passed in the year 1898, and as Section 93 of said Article was repealed and re-enacted with amendments by Chapter 92 of the Acts of the Gen- eral Assembly of Maryland, passed in the year 1902, by repealing Sections 90, 91 and 93 of said Article 4, sub- title "Department of Public Parks and Squares," and re-enacting the same with amendments. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary- land, That Sections 90, 91 and 93 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title " City of Balti-
	Repeal and re-enact.	more," as the same was enacted by Chapter 123 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, passed in the year 1898, and as Section 93 was repealed and re-enacted with amendments by Chapter 92 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, passed in the year 1902, sub-title "Department of Public Parks and Squares," be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows : 90. There shall be a department of public parks and squares of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; the
	Park commis- sioners appointed.	head of said department shall consist of a board of park commissioners, composed of five members, to serve without pay, appointed by the Mayor in the manner prescribed in Section 25 of this Article, one of whom shall be the presi- dent thereof, and shall be so designated by the Mayor. Their term of office shall be five years, one of them to retire at the end of every year, at which time his successor shall be appointed. The present board shall determine by lots their terms of office, so as to provide for the retirement of one of its members on the first Monday in October in the year 1906 and one at the end of each year thereafter succeeding ; provided, however, that none of the present board shall serve for a longer term than five years, unless re-appointed ;
	Secretary appointed.	said board shall elect a secretary, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per annum, payable monthly, and he shall be the clerk of said board, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by said board. The said board shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinances not inconsistent with this article.