44 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 29

powers, duties, obligations and functions now or hereafter con-
ferred by law.

SEC. 3. The Parole Commissioner shall be assigned to the
Executive Department.

(a) The terms of the members of the Advisory Board of
Parole shall continue or be extended, as the case may be, until
the taking effect of this Act, whereupon the same shall cease
and be at an end and the said Board shall be and stand
abolished.

(b) Upon the taking effect of this Act, Section 6 of Article
41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Volume III, and Sec-
tion 7-B of said Article 41 of the Annotated Code, Volume IV,
title "Governor, " are hereby, respectively, repealed and re-
enacted with amendments so as to read, respectively, as follows:

6. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, shall appoint one Parole Commissioner, who shall
be not less than thirty years of age, and who shall have been
for the four years next preceding his appointment a resident
and qualified voter of the State of Maryland. The Parole Com-
missioner shall hold office for two years, and until his succes-
sor shall qualify, his term commencing on the first Monday of
May next ensuing his appointment; except that the Parole
Commissioner first appointed under this Act shall be appointed
and his term shall begin when this Act. takes effect, and he shall
hold office until the first Monday of May, 1924, and until his
successor shall qualify. Any vacancy in said office shall be
filled by the Governor for the unexpired term, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.

The Governor may remove the Commissioner for inefficiency,
neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of
the charges preferred against him, and the opportunity of being
publicly heard in person or by counsel in his own defense, on
not less than ten days' notice. In case of removal, the Governor
shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete state-
ment of all charges made against such Commissioner and his
finding thereon, together with a complete record of the proceed-
ings.

7B. The Parole Commissioner shall receive a salary of
$2, 500 per annum, and shall, for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this sub-title, have power to appoint and re-
move at pleasure such number of parole officers, not exceeding