1570                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 721

Park and Planning Commission from Prince George's County solely
within the discretion of the County Commissioners for Prince
George's County County TITLE, "PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY," SUB-
TITLE "59. PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION," AS LAST
AMENDED BY CHAPTER 173 OF THE ACTS OF 1965, TO
CHANGE THE METHOD OF APPOINTMENT AND THE
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND-
NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION.

SECTION 1. AND BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL AS-
SEMBLY OF MARYLAND, THAT SECTION 59-2 OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
(1963 EDITION, BEING ARTICLE 17 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
LOCAL LAWS OF MARYLAND), TITLE "PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY," SUBTITLE "59. PARK AND PLANNING COMMIS-
SION," AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 173 OF THE ACTS
OF 1965, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY REPEALED AND
RE-ENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

59-2. Composition; appointment and qualifications of members.

The Commission shall be composed of ten members, five of whom
shall be resident of Montgomery County and five of whom shall be
residents of Prince George's County. Of the members of the Com-
mission from each county not more than three shall be members of
the same political party. At least one member from each shall be a
resident or a predominantly agricultural portion of the county which
lies within the Regional District. All members shall be persons of
ability, experience and integrity and shall not be selected as rep-
resenting or supporting any special interest or interests. All members
of the Commission to be appointed from [Montgomery County] each
county shall be appointed respectively by the governing body of that
county. [The members of the Commission to be appointed from
Prince George's County shall be appointed by the Governor of Mary-
land with the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland from a
list of not fewer than four names for each member submitted by the
governing body of Prince George's County.]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 4, 1967.

CHAPTER 721
(House Bill 201)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 19 (a)
and (n), 20(n) and 148(g), 148(G), 154, 175(A) AND 177(B)
of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 EDITION