1362                        LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 539

ernor's own political party. The Governor shall have the
power, in his discretion, to remove any member of said Com-
mission at any time, and to appoint another person in his
stead, and to fill any vacancy in said Commission occasioned
by the resignation, removal, death, incapacity, permanent ab-
sence from this State, of any member of said Commission, or
by reason of any other cause creating a vacancy. One member
of said Commission shall be designated by the Governor as
Chairman of said Commission and be known as the Director
of the Department, he shall receive such salary as may be
prescribed by the Governor; the two associate members of said
Commission shall each serve without pay. A majority of the
members of said Commission shall be a lawful 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 1, Section 6 of the Constitution of the
State. As soon as the members of said Commission 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,
and as may be provided in the Budget. 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 proceedings of said Commission, and make true copies
of all notices directed by said Commission to be published,
and of the certificates 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 Commis-
sion 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 tech-
nical experts, surveyors, agents, assistants, clerks, employees
and laborers, skilled and unskilled, and also such advisers and
consultants as it may deem requisite for the performance and
execution of the powers and duties imposed and conferred by
law, and shall fix their respective compensations. Said Com-
missioners shall have power to exact from any person employed