1344 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 476

2. (Director. ) The Director of the Bureau PATUXENT
INSTITUTION shall be a trained, able and competent psychia-
trist WITH AT LEAST 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE
PRACTICE OR TEACHING OF PSYCHIATRY. He shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, from a nominee or nominees proposed to
the Governor by a special committee composed of the Pro-
fessor of Psychiatry of the Medical School of the University
of Maryland, the Professor of Psychiatry of the Medical School
of the Johns Hopkins University, and the Chairman of the
Board of Correction. A majority of said special committee
shall be empowered in the absence of the -full committee to
act for the committee. The Director shall receive a salary as
fixed in the Budget, which shall not be less than Fifteen Thou-
sand Dollars ($15, 000. ) annually. Any Director so appointed
shall hold his position on probation for the first six months
after assuming his duties therein and during that time shall
be subject to removal by the Governor. Thereafter, he shall
hold his office during good behavior, and shall be subject to
removal only after charges have been preferred by the Gov-
ernor to the said special committee. PREFERRED
AGAINST HIM TO THE GOVERNOR. The Director shall be
notified of such charges and given a copy of them in due time
to prepare an answer thereto; he shall if he so requests be
heard in person or by counsel before the said committee, and

may be removed only by the vote of a majority of all the

members comprising the said committee. AND MAY BE
REMOVED ONLY BY DIRECTION OF THE GOVERNOR
AFTER SUCH HEARING. THE SAID DIRECTOR SHALL
BE EX OFFICIO THE CHIEF PSYCHIATRIST OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND EX OFFICIO THE
CHIEF OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC ESTABLISHED
HEREUNDER.

3. (Officers and Employees. ) (a) There shall be three associ-
ate directors of the said Bureau INSTITUTION. Two of said
associates shall be psychiatrists TRAINED, ABLE AND
COMPETENT PSYCHIATRISTS OF AT LEAST 3 YEARS
EXPERIENCE IN THE PRACTICE OR TEACHING OF
PSYCHIATRY and shall assist primarily in the psychiatric
and related duties of the Bureau. INSTITUTION, AND SAID
ASSOCIATES ALSO SHALL BE ASSOCIATE PSYCHIA-
TRISTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, The
third of said associates shall be particularly charged, under
the Director, with the custodial and administrative duties of
the Bureau. INSTITUTION. Each of said three associate
directors shall be paid such salary as may be fixed in the
Budget, which shall not be less than Seven Thousand Dollars