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(d)   Reports.—The Commission shall make annual reports of the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene [Governor], the Board of
Medical Examiners, and the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the
State of Maryland.

(e)   Removal of members.—Any member of the Commission may
be removed by the Governor , upon recommendation of the Secretary
of Health and Mental Hygiene, for neglect of duty, misconduct, or
malfeasance or misfeasance in office.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 150 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition, 1965 Replacement Volume), title "Health,"
subtitle "State Board of Veterinary Examiners," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

150.

(a)  The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is hereby
created. The said Board shall consist of five members who shall be
licensed veterinarians of this State, and in active practice in this
State for five years, and in good standing and who shall be appointed
and qualified, but of those first appointed, one shall be for a term of
one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years
and one for five years, from June 1, 1949.

(b)   The Governor shall appoint the members of the Board upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Each appointment on the Board shall be made from a list of at least
three names for each vacancy submitted to the Governor or to the
Governor-elect and to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene,
by the Maryland State Veterinary Medical Association.

Recommendations shall be by vote of a majority present at some
regular or special meeting of the Association membership and shall
be certified to the Governor by the president and secretary of the
Association.

The Governor shall notify the Association promptly of any vacancy
other than by expiration and like nominations may be made for the
filling of the vacancy.

(c)   Terms shall continue after July 31, 1963, as constituted on
that date, with each member serving for the remainder of the time
for which selected, and, shall serve for a term of five years and or
[and/or] until their successors are elected and qualified. Present
members to complete terms to which they were previously appointed.

Limitations of terms:

1.  No member shall be eligible to serve for or during more than
two full successive terms.

2.  Ceasing to legally and physically reside in State vacates office.
If any member of Board ceases to reside in this State, his office shall
be deemed vacant.

(d)  Removal: Any member of the Board shall be removed by the
Governor , upon recommendation of either the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene or the Maryland State Veterinary Association,
for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance after hearing as pro-