242                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 77

Board shall consist of a majority of its members. The secretary of
the Board shall be appointed by the Board; and the Board may
employ such other persons as it deems necessary or desirable to
carry out the provisions of this subtitle, all of whom shall receive
such compensation as may be fixed in the budget from time to time.
The Board shall adopt and employ an official seal.

626.

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the Board
shall submit a report to the [Governor] Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene concerning the work of the Board during the pre-
ceding fiscal year.

628.

The Governor , upon the recommendations of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene, may remove any member of the Board
for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty after giving the
member a written statement of the charges and an opportunity to
be heard thereon. Any vacancy in the membership of the Board
occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by the
Governor , upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene, for the unexpired term.

Sec. 23. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 686 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1965 Replacement Volume),
title "Health," subtitle "Radiation Control," be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

686.

(a)   Creation; composition; appointment of members; qualifica-
tions; chairman.—The Radiation Control Advisory Board is created ,
as part of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It shall
have ten (10) members, all to be appointed by the [Governor] Secre-
tary of Health and Mental Hygiene. Appointments shall be made on
the basis of recognized knowledge in the field of radiation; and the
Board shall be so constituted as to be fairly representative of busi-
nesses and professions interested in the subject of radiation. The
chairman of the board shall be appointed by the [Governor] Secre-
tary of Health and Mental Hygiene from time to time.

(b)   Terms of members; vacancies.—The members of the Advisory
Board shall be appointed for terms for four (4) years each, except
that of the members first appointed three shall be appointed to serve
for one year, two shall be appointed to serve for two years, three
shall be appointed to serve for three years, and two shall be appointed
to serve for four years. Thereafter, vacancies on the Board shall be
filled by appointment by the [[Governor] Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene as they occur. A member may be appointed to suc-
cessive terms. The initial appointments to the Board date from June
1, 1960.

(c)   Compensation; expenses.—Members of the Advisory Board
shall receive no compensation for their services, but they may be
reimbursed for necessary an