THEODORE E. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1325

Section 37 (a) Civil Service Commission--Creation.
There shall be a Civil Service Commission consisting of

three members who shall be appointed by the Mayor and
City Council. The term of each member shall be six years.
Members of the Commission in office on June 1, 1951, shall

continue to hold office for the respective terms for which

they were originally appointed. The term of one of the

members shall expire on the first Monday of April in every

even numbered year. All appointments, both original and

to fill vacancies, shall be made from persons friendly to
the merit system. No person, while on the said Commis-
sion shall hold or be a candidate for any office of public
trust. The members must be citizens of Maryland and

residents of the City of Cumberland for more than three

(3) years preceding their appointment. The Chairman of
the Commission for each biennial period shall be the mem-

ber whose term first expires. Two of the said members

shall constitute a quorum to transact business. Each of
said members of the Commission shall receive Six hundred

Dollars ($600) per annum for their duties; said sum

to be paid monthly. The Mayor and City Council may
remove any of the said Commissioners for cause, four
councilmen voting in favor of such removal, and shall fill
any vacancy that may occur in said Commission for the
unexpired term. The Mayor and City Council shall pro-
vide a suitable room in which the said Commission may

hold meetings and also supply the necessary equipment to

properly attend to such business. The City Clerk shall

serve as Secretary for the Commission and shall keep a

record of all its meetings. Before entering upon the duties

of their office, each member shall take or subscribe an
oath which shall be filed and kept in the office of the City

Clerk, to support the Constitution of the United States

and the State of Maryland and to obey the laws and to

aim to secure and maintain an honest and efficient force,
free from partisan distinction or control and to perform
the duties of his office to the best of his ability.

(b) Civil Service Commission -Powers and duties. The

Commission shall make rules, subject to the provisions

herein contained, to carry out the purpose of this sub-

title, and to provide for appointments and employments in
all positions in the classified service hereinafter mentioned,
based on merit, efficiency, character and industry, and the

Commission, from time to time, may make changes in the

original rules or additions thereto. SUCH RULES SHALL
NOT BE IN CONFLICT WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF
THIS ACT. A copy of all such rules, changes therein and