HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1565

of the charges against him and shall fix a time when he can be
heard in his own defense, either in person, or by counsel,
which shall not be less than ten days thereafter, and such
hearing shall be open to the public. The principal office of the
Commission shall be in the City of Baltimore, but branch
offices may be established at other places in the State for the
purposes of administering this Article.

2. The Governor shall designate one member of the Com-
mission as the Chairman thereof, and he shall be the adminis-
trative and executive head of the Commission and shall have
the final authority in all matters relating to the assignment of
cases for trial, the management of the State Accident Fund
and the administrative work of the Commission and its em-
ployees, except in the promulgation of rules and regulations
wherein the Commission shall act as a body, and in the trial
and determination of cases, as hereinafter provided. The other
three members are hereby vested with authority to hear and
determine any hearing, trial, inquiry or investigation which
the Commission is authorized to hold or undertake; and any
one of such other three members can preside alone at any such
hearing, trial, inquiry and investigation, and every order and
determination made by any one member shall be deemed to be
the order or determination of the Commission. The Chairman
shall only sit in the trial of cases when, in his judgment, it is
necessary to expedite the trial work of the Commission.

5. The present employees of the Commission shall continue
to serve in their present positions and shall retain all of their
Tights under Article 64A of the Annotated Code, title "Merit
System". The Chairman of the Commission shall have the
power to make any future appointments as are provided for in
the Budget, which appointments must be made in accordance
with the provisions of said Article 64A. The secretary and
other assistants that may be employed shall be entitled to re-
ceive their actual necessary expenses while traveling on the
business of the Commission. Such expenses shall be itemized
and sworn to by the person who incurred the expense, and
allowed by the Chairman of the Commission. The Chairman
of the Commission shall keep and maintain its main office and
such branch offices as he shall deem proper and necessary for
the administration of this Article, and shall provide suitable
rooms, necessary office furniture, supplies, books, periodicals
and maps for the same. All necessary expenses shall be
audited and paid out of the appropriation in the State
Treasury provided for in this Article. The Commission shall
provide itself with a seal for the authentication of its orders,
awards and proceedings, upon which shall be inscribed the