584 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 310

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 6, 1953.

CHAPTER 310
(House Bill 7)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-
section (a) of Section 21 and Sections 9, 24, and 25 of
Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition) title "Merit System, " to add a new sub-section
to Section 17 of Article 64A to be known as (g) and to
repeal and re-enact, with amendments Sections 185, 186,
189 and 193 of Article 41 of said Code, title "Governor-
Executive and Administrative Departments", sub-title
"The Department of State Employment and Registra-
tion, " revising generally the laws pertaining to person-
nel administration in the State of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sub-section (a) of Section 21 and Sections
9, 24, and 25 of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Merit System, " be and they
are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and
that a new sub-section be and it is hereby added to Section
17 of said Article, said new sub-section to be know as
Sub-section (g), to follow immediately after Sub-section
(f) of said Section, and all to read as follows:

9. There shall be appointed by the Governor a person of
ability and integrity who shall be known as the [Com-
missioner of State Employment and Registration] State
Commissioner of Personnel. [The term of the present
Commissioner shall expire as of June 1, 1947, and the
Governor shall appoint a new Commissioner, who may be
the present incumbent, for a term of two years. ] The pres-
ent Commissioner of State Employment and Registration
shall become the State Commissioner of Personnel. As of
June 1, [1949] 1955, and each sixth year thereafter, the
Governor shall appoint a Commissioner of Personnel for

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