1108 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 597

Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-
title "Formation of Boards", and to add a new section to
said Article, said new section to be known as Section 12A
and to follow immediately after Section 12 of said Article,
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

6. County Boards of Education shall be composed in
the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester,
and Washington, of six members, in Somerset County of
seven members, and in each of the other counties (except
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Caroline, Charles, [and] Mont-
gomery and St. Mary's for which separate provisions are
made in this Article), of three members, who shall be
appointed from the citizens of the County by the Governor
for a term of six years from the first Monday in May
next succeeding their appointment, and they shall hold
office until their successors qualify. Provided that the
terms of office of persons who are members of the County
Boards on passage of this Act shall not be affected by its
provisions, except as otherwise specifically provided; and
provided further that on or before the first Monday in
May of 1929, the Governor shall appoint in the Counties
of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington
and Somerset, two members, one for a term of five years
and one for a term of six years from the first Monday in
May, 1929. Thereafter the term of each member appointed
to the Boards from each County (except Anne Arundel
and Allegany Counties) shall be six years. And provided,
further that in Somerset County, the members of the
Board shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter de-
scribed from the following election districts of said county:
one member from Tangier, Damesquarter and St. Peters;
one member from Mt. Vernon, Princess Anne No. 1 and
Princess Anne No. 2; one member from Dublin, Westover
and Fairmount; one member from Brinkleys No. 1, Brink-
leys No. 2 and Lawsons; one member from Crisfield No. 1,
Crisfield No. 2 and Ashbury; one member from Deals
Island and one member from Smiths Island. The members
of the Boards shall be appointed solely because of their
character and fitness, but no person shall be appointed to
a Board who is in any way subject to its authority. The
State Superintendent of Schools, by and with the approval
of the Governor, may remove any member of a board
appointed under the provisions of this section for immo-
rality, misconduct in office, incompetency or wilful neglect
of duty, giving to him a copy of the charges against him,
and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or
by counsel, in his own defense, upon not less than ten