MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          .91.1

35. County boards generally.

(a) Compositions. The county board of education for any school
system with an enrollment of fifty thousand (50,000) or more pupils
shall be composed of seven members. The county board of education
for any school system with an enrollment of less than fifty thousand
(50,000) pupils shall be composed of five members, except any county
already having a board consisting of more than five members.

(A) COMPOSITION. THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION FOR ANY SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL BE COMPOSED OF
THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF MEMBERS:

(1)    FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH AN ENROLLMENT
OF LESS THEN FIFTY THOUSAND (50,000) PUPILS, FIVE
MEMBERS; EXCEPT THAT ANY COUNTY HAVING ON THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION MORE THAN FIVE
MEMBERS SHALL RETAIN SUCH EXISTING NUMBER OF
MEMBERS;

(2)    FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF
MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND (50,000) PUPILS BUT LESS
THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000) PUPILS, SEVEN
MEMBERS;

(3)    FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000) PUPILS,
NINE MEMBERS; EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
SECTION 36 OF THIS ARTICLE FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(b) Appointment, removal, vacancies. The members of the
boards, except in Baltimore County and Montgomery County, shall be
appointed from the citizens of the county by the Governor for over-
lapping terms of seven FIVE years from the first day in July next
succeeding their appointment, and they shall hold office until their suc-
cessors qualify. The members of the boards shall be appointed solely
because of their character and fitness and without regard to political
affiliation, but no person shall be appointed to a board who is in any
way subject to its authority. The State Superintendent of Schools, by
and with the approval of the Governor, may remove any member of a
board appointed under the provisions of this section for immorality,
misconduct in office, incompetency, or wilful neglect of duty, giving to
him a copy of the charges against him, and an opportunity of being
publicly heard in person or by counsel, in his own defense, upon not
less than ten days' notice. If any member of a county board shall
be removed, the State Superintendent of Schools shall file in the
office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county for which the
member was appointed, if the member so requests, a complete state-
ment of all charges made against such member, and his findings
hereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings. Vacan-
cies on any of the county boards for any cause shall be filled by the
Governor for the unexpired term and until a successor shall qualify.
Any member of a board shall be eligible for reappointment unless
otherwise disqualified by the provisions of this section; provided
however: