HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1947

and Planning Commission" (hereinafter for abbreviation re-
ferred to in this Act as the Commission), with the right to use
a common seal, to sue and be sued, to exercise all power
granted to it in this Act and to do any and all other corporate
acts for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
The members of Commission shall be appointed by the Gov-
ernor of Maryland. Appointments hereunder shall be made on
or before May 1, 1939, upon which date the terms of office
shall begin. The term of office of each of said members shall
be for six years except that the term of two of the members
first appointed under this Act from Montgomery County and
two of the members first appointed from Prince George's
County shall be for four years, and one of the members from
each county for six years each. Any vacancy occurring at any
time in the personnel of the Commission shall be filled by the
Governor for the unexpired term. The Commission shall at its
first meeting after the effective date of this Act or as soon
thereafter as may be convenient, by a majority vote, elect
as Chairman of the Commission one of its members. The
annual salary of the Chairman shall be Three Thousand
Dollars, and the salaries of the other five Commissioners shall
be as follows: the salaries of the Commissioners resident in
Prince George's County shall be Five Hundred Dollars each
per annum, payable monthly from the administrative tax
collected in Prince George's County. The salaries of the
Commissioners resident in Montgomery County, except the
Commissioner who shall be elected Park Commissioner as
hereinafter provided, shall be Twelve Hundred Dollars each
per annum, payable monthly from the administrative tax col-
lected in Montgomery County. The salary of the Commis-
sioner who shall be elected Park Commissioner, in. addition
to his salary as Park Commissioner, as hereinafter provided,
shall be Five Hundred Dollars per annum, payable monthly
from the administrative tax collected in Montgomery County.
The Commission, at its first meeting after the effective date
of this Act, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, shall
by a majority vote, appoint a General Counsel to the Commis-
sion at an annual salary of Three Thousand Dollars payable
monthly, and a Secretary-Treasurer, who shall be a bonded
official at an annual salary of Two Thousand Dollars, payable
monthly. The Commission shall likewise by a majority vote
elect one of the members of the Commission who is a resident
of Montgomery County, as Park Commissioner for the Parks
located in Montgomery County, and said Commissioner so
elected shall represent the Commission in the construction and
maintenance of parks and roadways and any other operation
which the Commission may undertake. From and after his
election as Park Commissioner he shall serve in that capacity
for the term for which he shall have been appointed as a mem-