856                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 402

four of whom shall be of the same political party, and one of whom
shall be designated by the Governor, with the advice of the Secre-
tary of Licensing and Regulation, to be the chairman of the said
Commission. Each commissioner at the time of his appointment and
qualification shall be a resident of the State of Maryland and shall
have resided in said State for a period of at least five years next
preceding his appointment and qualification, and he shall also be a
qualified voter therein and not less than twenty-five years of age.
One of said commissioners shall hold office for one year from the
beginning of his term of office, and until his successor shall qualify.
One of said commissioners shall hold office for two years from the
beginning of his term of office and until his successor shall qualify.
One of said commissioners shall hold office for three years from the
beginning of his term of office and until his successor shall qualify.
One of said commissioners shall hold office for four years from the
beginning of his term of office and until his successor shall qualify;
and one of said commissioners shall hold office for five years from
the beginning of his term of office and until his successor shall
qualify. The term of office of each commissioner shall begin within
thirty days from June 1, 1959. The Governor, with the advice of
the Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, at the time of making
and announcing the appointment of said five commissioners, as well
as in the commission issued by him to each of them, shall designate
which of said commissioners shall serve for the terms as herein-
before provided, and also which shall be the chairman of said Com-
mission.

Upon the expiration of each of said terms, the term of office of
each commissioner thereafter appointed shall be five years from
the time of his appointment and qualification and until his successor
shall qualify. A commissioner shall be appointed each and every year
to fill the term of office then expiring. In case any commissioner
shall be allowed to hold over after the expiration of his term, his
successor shall be appointed for the balance of the unexpired term.
Vacancies in said Commission shall be filled by the Governor, with
the advice of the Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, for the
unexpired term. Each commissioner shall be eligible for reappoint-
ment in the discretion of the Governor, with the advice of the Secre-
tary of Licensing and Regulation.

[In the event that the term of office above ascertained and pre-
scribed for each of said commissioners shall in respect to any of
said commissioners be held and decided by the courts, and par-
ticularly by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, to be in excess of
the period or term of office allowed or permitted by the Constitu-
tion of Maryland, then, in such event, the term of office of each of
said commissioners shall, and this article hereby declares and deter-
mines that the term of office of each of them shall be for the period
of two years from and after the date of appointment, unless re-
moved from office, and until their successors respectively qualify
according to law.]

The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary of Licensing and
Regulation, may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect
of duty, or misconduct in office, 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 such commissioner shall be removed, the Governor shall file in