SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                     1025

for each succeeding term, the Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint a successor who shall hold office
for the term of six years and until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified. Any vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled
by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
for the unexpired portion of the term. The Executive Director shall
receive remuneration in such amount or amounts as may be fixed
by the Standard Salary Board.

(2) There is hereby created a Board of Appeals consisting of
three members, a chairman and two associate members, who shall
each take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution before
entering upon the duties of office.

Effective June 1, 1957, the Governor shall, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, appoint a full-time chairman of the Board
of Appeals, whose term shall expire May 31, 1961, an associate
member of the Board of Appeals, whose term shall expire May 31,
1963, and an [association] associate member of the Board of Ap-
peals, whose term shall expire May 31, 1959. Upon the expiration of
each of said terms, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall appoint a successor who shall hold office for the
term of six years, and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified. Any vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the
unexpired portion of the term. If there is a vacancy in the position
of Chairman of the Board the Governor may appoint one of the
associate members to be chairman, to serve as such for the remain-
der of the term to which he was appointed as an associate member.
, SUCH APPOINTMENT TO BE SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND
CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

The chairman and associate members of the Board of Appeals
shall receive remuneration in such amount or amounts as may be
fixed by the Standard Salary Board.

Any two members of the Board of Appeals shall constitute a
quorum. No vacancy shall impair the right of the remaining mem-
bers to exercise the powers conferred upon the Board of Appeals
under the provisions of this article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 441
(Senate Bill 205)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1 of
Article 21 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume), title "Conveyancing," subtitle "Conveyances in General,"
to provide for the right to record, in lieu of an entire Lease, a
Memorandum or short form thereof, and setting forth therein the
requisites to qualify such Memorandum or short form of Lease for
such recording, and further therein providing for the Clerk's
examination of the entire Lease, prior to recording of the Memo-