586 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 224

Governor shall always so make his selection and appointments,
that at least one member of the State Roads Commission shall
bona fide belong to or be affiliated with that one of the two lead-
ing political parties in the State opposite to the Governor's own
political party. The Governor shall have the power, in his
discretion, to remove any member of said Commission at any
time, and to appoint another person in his stead, and to fill
any vacancy in said Commission occasioned by the resigna-
tion, removal, death, incapacity, permanent absence from this
State, of any member of said Commission, or by reason of any
other cause creating a vacancy. One member of said Commis-
sion shall receive a salary of two thousand, five hundred dol-
lars ($2,500) per annum, and shall be named by the Gov-
ernor as Chairman of said Commission; the two associate mem-
bers of said Commission shall each receive a salary of two
thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum, and the salaries of said
commissioners shall be payable in monthly installments.
A majority of the members of said 'Commission shall be a law-
ful quorum for the transaction of business. The Chairman of
said Commission shall preside over its meetings, and perform
such other duties as are imposed on him by law, or as may be
assigned to him by said Commission. The Commissioners shall
take the oath prescribed by Article I, Section 6 of the Con-
stitution of the State. As soon as the members of said Com-
mission shall have met and qualified, they shall organize by
the election of a secretary, not a member of said Commission,
who shall be removable at the pleasure of said Commission,
and who shall receive such compensation as the Commission
may determine, not exceeding the sum of eighteen hundred dol-
lars ($1,800) per annum. He shall enter in the journal of said
Commission and shall carefully preserve neat, legible, full and
accurate minutes- of all meetings and records of all proceed-
ings of said Commission, and make true copies of all notices
directed by said Commission to be published, and of the certi-
ficates of publication thereof, and shall perform such other
duties as shall appertain to the office of secretary of a private
corporation, or as are imposed on him by law, or as may be
assigned to him by said Commission. All records of said
Commission shall be public records, and the Commission shall,
annually, make to the Governor a detailed report of its official
transactions, and of all its expenditures and of all liabilities
incurred by it. The said Commission may employ such chief
engineer, assistant engineer, professional or technical experts,
surveyors, agents, assistants, clerks, employees and laborers,