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(c) Any appointive member of the Commission who without good
cause misses or fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the
Commission shall be deemed to have resigned or refused his member-
ship. When the Governor determines there is a vacancy on the Com-
mission under the provisions of this section, he shall proceed to fill
it for the unexpired term, by appointing thereto a person with the
qualifications specified in this section.

S. The Commission shall appoint a properly qualified person as
Executive Director of the Commission, who shall perform such duties
as shall be designated by the Commission. The Director shall not
be subject to the provisions of Article 64A of this Code, entitled
"Merit System". He shall receive such salary as shall be provided in
the budget. The Director may be authorized to employ such assist-
ants as shall be necessary to carry out his duties.

4. (a) The Commission shall have authority and power to study
and investigate the problem of alcoholism within this State, including
but not necessarily limiting itself to: (1) present statutes, practices
and procedures for the committal, both voluntary and involuntary,
of alcoholics, both acute and chronic; (2) present methods of and
facilities for the treatment of acute and chronic alcoholics. In making
such studies and investigations, the Commission shall be authorized
to expend any funds which may be provided for in the budget or
otherwise made available to it.

The Commission shall cooperate with and receive the cooperation
of other State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions in
effectuating the purposes of this Article.

(b) It shall be the duty of the Commission to submit a report to
the Governor and to the General Assembly on or before January 1st,
1961, setting forth the results of its studies and its recommendations,
if any, for legislation.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the General Fund appro-
priation for the Commission shall not exceed the sum of Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($25, 000).

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws,
public general or public local, inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on July 1, 1960.

Approved March 2, 1960.

CHAPTER 38
(House Bill 77)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 40 of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.