Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1783

major political parties in the State, and the other of the opposite
major political party in the State. The members of said board shall
receive no compensation, but shall be entitled to necessary expenses
in connection with their duties. Of the members first appointed, one
shall serve a term of two years from June 1, 1967, one shall serve
a term of three years from June 1, 1967, the third shall serve a term
of four years from June 1, 1967, and their successors shall fill the
unexpired portion of the term or four years for such new term as
the case may be. The advisory board shall report to the County
Council periodically but at least semiannually on recommendations
for the improvement of the operations of county liquor dispensaries
from the standpoint of efficiency, profit and convenience to the con-
sumers. [If there is no resident Senator from Caroline County in
the Senate of Maryland at the time of the appointment, the appoint-
ment in that county shall be with the advice and consent of the
House of Delegates of Maryland.]

(d)     Time for appointment.—In computing the time at which
appointments to the several boards normally expire, and when new
terms of office begin, the following dates shall be used:

[(˝) Caroline County—May 1, 1964; provided, that initial ap-
pointments shall be for terms expiring respectively on May 1, 1964,
May 1, 1965, and May 1, 1966.]

(1)    Harford County—First Monday in April, 1941. One ap-
pointment shall expire each year.

(2)    Montgomery County—May 1, 1945. Provided that the mem-
bers whose terms expire on May 1, 1951, shall continue in office until
July 1, 1951, or until the department of liquor control is established.

(3)    Somerset County—June 1, 1943.

(4)    Wicomico County—June 1, 1935.

(5)    Worcester County—June 1, 1945.

(6)    Garrett County—June 1, 1966. Initial appointments shall
be for two, four and six years.

(e)    Members of the boards shall serve for a term of two years,
except that in Harford County the term shall be three years, [in
Caroline County it shall be three years,] and in Somerset County it
shall be four years and in Worcester County it shall be ten years.
Terms of members of the board in Garrett County shall be for six
years.

(f)    Members appointed to the several boards shall be residents
and voters of the county in which appointed, and shall be persons
of high character, integrity, and recognized business capacity. In
Harford County they shall also be taxpayers of said county. In
Montgomery County, qualifications of the director of the department
of liquor control shall be determined by the county manager with
the approval of the County Council. [In Caroline County one mem-
ber appointed to the board shall be a resident of either the first,
second, or seventh election district of the county; one member shall
be a resident of either the third or the sixth election district; and
one member shall be a resident of either the fourth, fifth, or eighth
election district.] In Garrett County no person may be appointed to
the board who is then serving as a County Commissioner for the
county and no person may be appointed to the board who is receiving
any other compensation from the county.