112 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 57

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 6 of Article 77 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Public Education, "
sub-title "Chapter 2. Formation of Boards, " be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and that
a new Section 12A be and it is hereby added to said Article
and sub-title, to follow immediately after Section 12 thereof,
and all to read as follows:

6. (a). 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 Wicomico for which separate provisions are
made in this Article), of three members, who shall be ap-
pointed 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 Al-
legany Counties) shall be six years.

(b). And provided, further that in Somerset County, the
members of the Board shall be appointed in the manner
hereinafter described 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 Brink-
leys No. 1, Brinkleys 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.

(c). 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 mem-
ber of a board appointed under the provisions of this sec-