724                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 516

CHAPTER 516
(Senate Bill 441)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 6 (a) of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Supplement),
title "Public Education", sub-title "Formation of Boards", and to
add a new Section 14A to Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1964 Supplement), under the title "Public Education",
sub-title "Board for Kent County", to include Kent County in the
list of excepted counties provided for in Section 6 (a) and to add
a new section especially providing a County Board of Education
for Kent County, and providing an allowance for its members.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6 (a) of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Supplement), title "Public Education", sub-title "Formation
of Boards", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments; and to add a new Section 14A to said Article of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1964 Supplement), under the title "Public
Education", sub-title "Board for Kent County", and to read as
follows:

6.

(a) County boards of education shall be composed in the counties
of Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, and Washington, of six members;
in Baltimore, Prince George's and Somerset counties of seven mem-
bers, and in each of the other counties (except Allegany, Anne
Arundel, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Howard, Kent, Mont-
gomery, St. Mary's, Wicomico, Worcester and Talbot for which
separate provisions are made in this article), of three members, who
shall be appointed from the citizens of the county by the Governor
for a term of six years from the first Monday in May next succeed-
ing their appointment, and they shall hold office until their succes-
sors qualify. Provided that the terms of office of persons who are
members of the county boards on passage of this section shall not
be affected by its provisions, except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided; and provided further that on or before the first Monday in
May of 1929, the Governor shall appoint in the counties of Balti-
more, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington and Somerset,
two members, one for a term of five years and one for a term of six
years from the first Monday in May, 1929. Thereafter the term of
each member appointed to the boards from each county (except
Anne Arundel and Allegany counties) shall be six years.

14A.

On and after May 1, 1966, the County Board of Education of Kent
County shall be composed of five members. The present members of
said Board, (at the time of the passage of this section), shall con-
tinue to hold their offices for the terms for which they were ap-
pointed. However, the vacancy on the present board expiring in
1965 shall be filled for a six-year term. The Governor shall appoint
two persons on May 1, 1966, to serve on said Board for terms of
two and four years respectively. At the expiration of the terms of
office above mentioned, including two of the incumbent members,