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Garrett, Harford, Howard, St. Mary's and Wicomico counties, five
dollars per day for each and every day they shall attend the several
courts of this State as jurors and fifteen cents for each mile over
five miles for going to and returning from the court, once in each
term, to be paid by the counties, respectively, in which courts are
held. In Baltimore County, jurors shall receive per diem compensa-
tion in such amount as shall be set, from time to time, by the judges
of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County. Jurors in Frederick County
shall receive at least eight dollars per day for each and every day
they shall attend the Circuit Court of Frederick County as jurors and
a reasonable amount in the discretion of the County Commissioners,
for each mile going to and returning from the court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 213
(House Bill 238)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 17A of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement
Volume), title "Public Education," subtitle "Chapter 2. Formation
of Boards" to provide an amount of compensation for other ex-
penses separate from and in addition to travel expenses and to
abolish political distinction of members of the Board of Education
for Talbot County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 17A of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Public Education"
subtitle "Chapter 2. Formation of Boards" be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

17A.

The Board of Education of Talbot County shall be composed of
seven persons [Four of the said members shall be from the political
party registering the largest number of votes in the most recent
gubernatorial election, and the remaining three shall be selected
from the political party registering the second largest number of
votes in the most recent gubernatorial election.] The Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint to said
Board seven persons who are resident citizens and qualified voters of
Talbot County and who shall be chosen as follows: One from each
of the five election districts, which said districts are known as
Easton No. 1, St. Michaels No. 2, Trappe No. 3, Chapel No. 4 and
Bay Hundred No. 5; and two additional members who shall be ap-
pointed from the county at large. In case of the need of designating
or appointing these two said appointees they shall be termed "at
large." Of the persons first appointed, five shall have terms of one,
two, three, four and five years, respectively, and the other two shall
have terms of six years, all dating from the first Monday in May,