130                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 116

CHAPTER 116
(House Bill 760)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 6 (a)
and (b) of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965
Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement), title "Public Edu-
cation," subtitle "Chapter 2. Formation of Boards," to increase
the size of the County Board of Education in Somerset County and
to provide for the appointment, term and qualifications of the
additional number of the Board.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6 (a) and (b) of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement), title
"Public Education," subtitle "Chapter 2. Formation of Boards," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

6.

(a)    County boards of education shall be composed in the counties
of Carroll and Dorchester, of six members; in Baltimore, Prince
George's [,] and Frederick [, and Somerset] counties of seven
members [,]; in Somerset County, of eight members and in each of
the other counties (except Allegany, Anne Arundel, Caroline, Cecil,
Charles, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, St. Mary's, Washing-
ton, 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 succeeding their
appointment, and they shall hold office until their successors 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 provided; and provided
further that on or before the first Monday in May of 1929, the
Governor shall appoint in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll,
Frederick, Dorchester, 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 Arundel and Allegany counties)
shall be six years.

(b)    And provided, further that in Somerset County, the members
of the Board shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter described
from the following election districts of said county; one member
from Tangier, Damesquarter and St. Peters; one member from Mt.
Vernon, Princess Anne No. 1 and Princess Anne No. 2; one member
from Dublin, Westover and Fairmount; one member from Brinkleys
No. 1, Brinkleys No. 2 and Lawsons; one member from Crisfield No. 1,
Crisfield No. 2 and Ashbury; one member from Deals Island and one
member from Smiths Island. The eighth member of the Board
appointed in 1967 shall be appointed for the county at large.

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

Approved March 24, 1967.