360 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 201

his successor shall qualify; and one of said commissioners
shall hold office for six years from the beginning of his term
of office and until his successor shall qualify. The term of
office of each commissioner shall begin on the first Monday of
May, in the year nineteen hundred and ten (1910), and the
appointment of each of said commissioners shall be made and
announced by the Governor not less than ten days before said
first Monday of May, nineteen hundred and ten. The Gover-
nor, at the time for making and announcing the appointment
of said three commissioners, as well as in the commission is-
sued by him to each of them, shall designate which of said com-
missioners shall serve for the term of two years, and which
shall serve for the term of four years, and which shall serve for
the term of six years, as aforesaid, and also which shall be the
chairman of said commission. Upon the expiration of each
of said terms, the term of office of each commissioner there-
after appointed shall be six years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification and until his successor shall qualify.

Vacancies in said commission shall be filled by the Governor
for the unexpired term. Each commissioner shall be eligible
for reappointment, in the discretion of the Governor.

In the event that the term of office above ascertained and
prescribed for each of said commissioners, or the term of office
hereinafter prescribed for the general counsel, shall in respect
to any of said commissioners or the general counsel be held and
decided by the courts, and particularly by the Court of Ap-
peals of Maryland, to be in excess, of the period or term of office
allowed or permitted by the Constitution of Maryland, then,
in such event, the term of office of each of said commissioners,
or said general counsel, shall, and this Act hereby declares and
determines that the term of office of each of them shall be for
the period of two years from and after the first Monday of
May in the year nineteen hundred and ten (unless removed
from office) and until their successors, respect-ively, qualify
according to law.

The Governor may remove any commissioner for ineffici-
ency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving to him a
copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being
publicly heard in person or by counsel, in his own defense,
upon not less than ten days' notice. If such commissioner
shall be removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the
Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made