526                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 392

CHAPTER 392

(Senate Bill 355)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-section (b)
of Section 249 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1960 Supplement), title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter
26. University of Maryland", relating to the Board of Regents of
the University of Maryland, and providing as to two memberships
thereon for changes in the length of term of appointment.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sub-section (b) of Section 249 of Article 77 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1960 Supplement), title "Public Education", sub-
title "Chapter 26. University of Maryland", be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

249.

(b) The government of the University of Maryland shall be vested
in the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland. The Board
shall consist of eleven members, citizens of this State, who shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. They shall serve without compensation but shall be paid
their reasonable and necessary expenses while engaged in the dis-
charge of their official duties. The present members of the Board
shall serve the terms for which appointed, and these members shall
each be eligible for one additional term of seven years [.] , except
that the term expiring as of the first Monday in June, 1961, shall be
filled only for a three year period, beginning the first Monday in June,
1961; thereafter the term for this appointment shall be seven years
from the first Monday in June, 1964, and the appointee holding said
three year term shall be eligible to succeed himself for one additional
seven year term. The terms of all members appointed in 1960, and
thereafter, shall be for seven years from the first Monday in June
of the year of appointment [.] , except that one of such terms, to be
determined by the Governor, and expiring as of the first Monday in
June, 1967, shall be extended for an additional three year period,
such extended term to expire as of the first Monday in June, 1970,
and such appointee shall be eligible to succeed himself for one addi-
tional seven year term. Except as herein otherwise provided, [No]
no person originally appointed to the Board in 1960, and thereafter,
shall serve more than two full terms. Members appointed to fill
vacancies occurring during a term shall serve for the remainder of
the term, and they shall be eligible for reappointment to two full
terms on the Board. Two members shall be selected from lists of
nominees, which shall be submitted to the Governor by the Maryland
State Grange and the Maryland Farm Bureau, respectively, and shall
contain the names of at least two nominees for each office to be filled.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.