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visor shall be three (3) years, except that the supervisors who are
first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of 1 and 2 years,
respectively, from the date of their appointment. A supervisor shall
hold office until his successor has been elected or appointed and has
qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appoint-
ments made by the State Committee. In the case of an appointment to
fill the unexpired term of an elected supervisor, however, the first
full term for this position must be filled by election at the next
regularly scheduled election in the district. The selection of successors
[to fill an unexpired term, or] for a full term. [,J shall be made in
the same manner in which the retiring supervisors shall, respectively,
have been selected. A majority of the supervisors shall constitute a
quorum and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their
duties shall be required for its determination. A supervisor may
receive his travel expenses and a subsistence expense allowance of
Six Dollars ($6.00) for each day spent in the performance of his
duties. Said allowance may be paid from Federal, State or district
funds.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1,1955.

Approved March 29,1955.

CHAPTER 146
(House Bill 177)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 653 (c) of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition)
title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Oysters and Clams", relating
to the exemption of duly ordained ministers of the Gospel from
the residency provisions of said section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 653 (c) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Oysters
and Clams", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

653 (c). How to Apply for a License. Every applicant for a
tonging license shall be required to appear before the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the county wherein he may reside, and make oath
or affirmation that the facts which he shall set forth are strictly true;
that he has been a bona fide resident of the county for twelve months
next preceding his application for said license; that he desires and
intends to use said license in the county in which he resides or in the
waters used in common by his own and other counties; and that he
will comply with and obey all laws of this State regulating the taking

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