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who shall be appointed by the Governor, as may be necessary to con-
stitute a total of three Commissioners.

Section 3. Term, Vacancies. The term of Commissioners who
are members of their respective State Commissions shall be coter-
minous with their term on their State Commission. The term of
Commissioners who are not members of their State Commission shall
be four years. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by ap-
pointment of the Governor of the state entitled to fill the vacancy,
except that where the State Commission has three members, the
person filling a vacancy on the State Commission shall ex officio
become a member of the Commission.

Section 4. Chairman. The Chairman of the Commission shall
alternate from year to year between representatives of Maryland
and Virginia. Subject to such alternation, the Chairman shall be
elected by the Commissioners for a term of one year.

Section 5. Compensation, Expenses. Commissioners shall be en-
titled to receive from the General Fund of the Commission compen-
sation of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day or portion thereof
spent in the performance of their duties, and reimbursement for
reasonable expenses incident to the performance of their duties.

Section 6. Meetings, Quorum. Commission meetings shall be
held at least once each quarter, and at such other times as the Com-
mission may determine. Four members shall constitute a quorum, for
the transaction of business. IN ORDER TO CONSTITUTE A
QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF ANY BUSINESS AT
LEAST TWO OF THE THREE MEMBERS FROM EACH STATE
MUST BE PRESENT AND MUST VOTE ON THE BUSINESS
BEING TRANSACTED.

Section 7. Office and Employees. The Commission shall estab-
lish and maintain an office at such locations as it may select, and
may employ an Executive Secretary who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Commission, and such other administrative, clerical, scientific,
and legal personnel as it deems necessary. The powers, duties and
compensation of all employees shall be as prescribed by the Commis-
sion, and the employees shall not be subject to the provisions of
Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland nor to the provisions
of the Virginia Personnel Act, as the same may be from time to
time in effect. The Commission may extend to any employee or
employees membership in the Virginia Supplemental Retirement Sys-
tem or the Maryland Employees' Retirement System, whichever is
applicable, subject to the laws relating to each such retirement
system.

ARTICLE II. JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES

The territory in which the Potomac River Fisheries Commission
shall have jurisdiction shall be those waters of the Potomac River
enclosed within the following described area:

Beginning at the intersection of mean low water mark at Point
Lookout and an established line running from Smith's Point to Point
Lookout, marking Chesapeake Bay waters; thence following the