HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. N 1731

347. (a) There shall be a public service commission,
and the same is hereby created and established, which said
public service commission shall be vested with and
possessed of the powers and duties in this sub-title speci-
fied, and also all powers necessary or proper to enable it
to carry out fully and effectually all the purposes of this
sub-title.

The said public service commission shall consist of three
members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor,
and one of whom shall be designated by the Governor to be
and, upon so being designated, shall be the chairman of
said commission.

Each commissioner, at the time of his appointment and
qualification, shall be a resident of the State of Maryland,
and shall have resided in said State for a period of at
least five years next preceding his appointment and qualifi-
cation, and he shall also be a qualified voter therein and
not less than twenty-five years of age.

Upon June 1st, 1945, all of the terms of the Commis-
sioners in office shall terminate and the Governor shall
thereupon appoint one member for a term of two years,
one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six
years, and thereafter the term of office of each Commis-
sioner shall be six years from the time of his appointment
and qualification and until his successor is duly appointed
and shall qualify.

(b) 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.

(c) The Governor may remove any commissioner for
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving
to him a copy of the charges against him and an oppor-
tunity 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 state-
ment of all charges made against such commissioner, and
his findings thereon, together with a complete record of
the proceedings.

(d) The salary of the chairman of said commission
shall be seven thousand dollars ($7, 000) per
annum, and the salary of each of the other two commis-
sioners shall be six thousand dollars ($6, 000) per annum.

(e) The Governor shall, upon the recommendation of
the commission, appoint an attorney-at-law of the State
of Maryland to be and act as the general counsel to said
public service commission. The term of office of said gen-