876 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 461

Commissioners", said section having been amended by
Chapter 567 of the Acts of 1951, be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

381.

(a). There shall be five County Commissioners for
Prince George's County, elected for a term of four years,
and they shall be known by the corporate style of "County
Commissioners for Prince George's County", hereinafter
referred to as the Board. The said Board shall elect a pre-
siding officer to serve during his term of office who shall
devote his full time to the duties of his office, and shall
have, subject to the direction of and review by the Board,
administrative supervision over all departments and em-
ployees of the County government. The presiding officer
shall receive an annual salary of Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars and each of the other four commis-
sioners shall receive an annual salary of Three Thousand
Six Hundred Dollars, as full compensation for their official
duties as Commissioner or in any ex officio capacity. The
presiding officer shall be designated as the President, but
may adopt the title of Chairman for any purpose for which
the use of such title is appropriate. County Commissioners
shall take office on the first Tuesday of December follow-
ing their election. In addition to the annual salary author-
ized by this section, the presiding officer shall receive an
annual expense account of Two Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1, 000. 00) and
each of the other four commissioners shall receive an
annual expense account of One Thousand Two Hundred
Fifty Dollars. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500. 00).

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

Approved April 11, 1953.

CHAPTER 461
(Senate Bill 551)

AN ACT to add Section 51A to the Charter of the City of
Cumberland (1950 Edition), being Article 1A of the

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