HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 1219

and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported
by three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 17, 1935.

CHAPTER 586.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, of Arti-
cle 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edi-
tion), title "State Aid and Charities, " and Section 5A of
said Article (1929 Supplement), (Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and
7, having been amended by Chapter 222 of the Acts of
1933), and to enact in lieu thereof fifteen new sections,
said new sections to be known as Sections 1 to 8G inclu-
sive, of said Article; relating to the Board of State Aid
and Charities, defining its powers and duties, and pro-
viding for County Welfare Boards and defining their
powers and duties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, of Article
88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition),
and Section 5A of said Article (1929 Supplement), title
"State Aid and Charities, " (Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
having been amended by Chapter 222 of the Acts of 1933),
be and they are hereby repealed and that fifteen new sec-
tions be and they are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, said
new sections to be known as Sections 1 to 8G inclusive, of
said Article, and to read as follows:

1. There shall be a Board of State Aid and Charities,
consisting of eight persons, six of whom shall be appointed
by the Governor. The Governor and the Director of Health
shall be ex-officio members of said Board, and the Gov-
ernor shall biennially appoint three members of said Board,
who shall serve for a period of four years from the first
Monday in May next after their appointment, and shall
continue in office until their successors shall have been ap-
pointed and qualified. Of the six members so appointed
not more than three shall be residents of any one county
or city. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the
unexpired term in accordance with the terms of this Sec-
tion.