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erty acquired by Prince George's County subsequent to the effec-
tive date of this Act.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 15, 1970

CHAPTER 179
(House Bill 432)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 148(c) of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement
Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitle "Boards of License
Commissioners," to provide staggered terms for the members of
the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George's County
and providing that not more than two members shall belong to the
same political party.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 148(c) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Alcoholic Beverages," sub-
title "Boards of License Commissioners," be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

148.

(c) In Prince George's County, the Governor shall appoint two
of the three said commissioners from the political party obtaining
the highest number of votes in the last general election in the county,
and the third commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor from
the political party obtaining the next highest number of votes in said
county election. Before making said appointments and before filling
any vacancy as hereinabove provided, the Governor shall request the
State central committees for Prince George's County representing
each of the two leading political parties of the State to designate at
least four eligible candidates for each position; and the Governor
shall appoint one of the persons so designated unless in his judgment
all of said persons shall be unfit or incompetent, in which case he
shall file a written statement to that effect with the Secretary of
State, setting forth such facts and the grounds therefor and shall
call upon the said committees for Prince George's County for another
list of six names for each position to be filled, from which list and the
original list he shall make the appointments. Provided, in Prince
George's County, upon the expiration of the terms of the present
commissioners in office, on June 1, 1971, the Governor shall appoint
in the manner hereinabove provided, one commissioner for a term of
one year, one for a term of two years and one for a term of three
years. Thereafter all terms shall be for three years and not more
than two of said appointees shall belong to the same political party.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 15, 1970