THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR                       27

6.

(a) Composition generally.—County boards of education shall be
composed in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dor-
chester, and Washington, of six members; in Prince George's and
Somerset counties of seven members, and in each of the other counties
(except Allegany, Anne Arundel, Caroline, Charles, Harford, Mont-
gomery, St. Mary's [and] , Wicomico and Talbot 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 section 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, Fred-
erick, 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 ap-
pointed to the boards from each county (except Anne Arundel and
Allegany counties) shall be six years.

12F. The Board of education of Talbot County shall be composed
of seven persons. Four of the said members shall be from the politi-
cal party registering the largest number of votes in the most recent
gubernatorial election, and the remaining three shall be selected from
the political party registering the second largest number of votes in
the most recent gubernatorial election. The Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint to said board
seven persons who are resident citizens and qualified voters of Talbot
County and shall be chosen as follows: one from each of the
five election districts, which said districts are known as Easton No. 1,
St. Michaels No. 2, Trappe No. 3, Chapel No. 4 and Bay Hundred
No. 5; and two additional members who shall be appointed from the
county at large. In case of the need of designating or appointing
these two said appointees they shall be termed "at large". Of the
persons first appointed, five shall have terms of one, two, three, four
and five years, respectively, and the other two shall have terms of
six years, all dating from the first Monday in May, 1957. Those per-
sons who are members of the board of education for Talbot County
immediately prior to June 1, 1957, shall be included among the
appointees as provided in this section for a period of years respec-
tively equal to the unexpired portions of the terms they are then
serving. As of the first Monday in May in each year after 1957, the
Governor shall appoint a person or persons to fill the vacancies then
expired. Except as in this section specified the provisions of Sec-
tion 6 (c) hereinabove shall continue to apply to the board of educa-
tion of Talbot County.

No member of said board of education shall receive compensation
for his services, but shall receive $300.00 annually for travel and
other expenses.

Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety and having been passed by a