326                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 122

HELD, FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS IM-
MEDIATELY PRIOR TO THEIR APPOINTMENT, AND SHALL
NOT HOLD OFFICE WHILE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, ANY
OFFICE OR DIRECTORSHIP IN ANY ASSOCIATION. A prac-
ticing attorney may be a member of the Board unless he is or has
been within the twelve-month period next preceding his appoint-
ment regularly employed by an association or a title company. The
term of office of the members of said Board shall be four (4) years,
commencing on the first day of June next ensuing their respective
appointments, except as hereinafter provided, and such members,
shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed
and qualified. Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled by the Gov-
ernor for the unexpired term created thereby. Initially, three (3)
of the members shall be appointed to serve from the first day of
June, 1961, through the 31st day of May, 1963, and four (4) of the
members shall be appointed to serve from the first day of June, 1961,
through the 31st day of May, 1965. All members of the Board shall
serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary
and proper expenses incurred while actually engaged in the perform-
ance of their duties as members.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964 1965.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 122
(House Bill 252)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Subsection (c)
of Section 217 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Licenses," subtitle "Real Estate Brokers,"
requiring applicants for licenses as real estate brokers to have
five THREE years' experience in selling real estate as a licensed
real estate salesman, of which three years must have been under the
supervision of one estate broker.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Subsection (c) of Section 217 of Article 56 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Licenses," subtitle "Real Es-
tate Brokers," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

217.

(c) The Commission shall have the power to require all applicants
for a license under this subtitle to act as real estate broker or as a
real estate salesman, including members of copartnerships and as-
sociations and officers of corporations, to present reasonable proof
of graduation from a recognized elementary school, or that they have,
in the judgment of the Commission, acquired comparable educational
qualifications through other sources and in either event that they
are trustworthy and qualified to perform the functions authorized