ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 509

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the terms, force and effect of the Act of 1896,
Chapter 264, entitled "An Act to provide for the appointment
of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legisla-
tion in the United States," be and the same are hereby ex-
tended and continued, and the Governor is hereby authorized
and directed to appoint three commissioners hereunder as au-
thorized by said Act, in place of the commissioners heretofore
appointed by him under the Act of 1908, Chapter 407 the
Act of 1912, Chapter 593, and the Act of 1916, Chapter 543,
and to fill vacancies and re-appoint from time to time as may
in his judgment be necessary to carry out the purpose of said
Act and this extension thereof, and the duties of the said com-
missioners shall be as set forth in said original act.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said commissioners shall
hold office for the term of four years and until their successors
shall have been duly appointed and qualified. No member of
said board shall receive any compensation for his services as
commissioner, but each commissioner shall be entitled to
receive his actual disbursements for his expenses in perform-
ing the duties of his office. In case any of the persons ap-
pointed as above will not undertake the office of this commis-
sion, or in case of a vacancy on said board, such vacancy shall
be filled by the Governor.

SEC. 3. And be if enacted, That said board may employ
such persons and incur such expenses as may be necessary in
the performance of their duties; but the total annual expense
of said board shall not exceed such sum as may be appropri-
ated therefor.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That said board may, out of
its annual appropriation, contribute to the expense of the con-
ference of the commissioners from the various States such
sum as they may think proper, not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars a year.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That said Board shall report to
the Legislature at its next session, and from that time there-
after as said Board may deem proper, an account of its trans-
actions and its active and recommendations as required by
Section 1 of the Act of 1896, Chapter 264.

Approved April 9, 1920.