1214                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 566

board as of September 30, 1970, shall constitute the board of license
commissioners and shall serve on this board until the expiration of
their individual terms when they will be reappointed or replaced as
provided by this section. The terms of office for the members of the
Caroline County board shall be three years. In Caroline County ap-
pointments to the board of license commissioners shall be made by
the Governor with the advice and consent of the House of Delegates,
if in session, and if not in session, the Governor shall make the ap-
pointments which shall continue in force until the end of the next
session of the General Assembly.

(c)    Prince George's County.—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 gen-
eral election in the county, and the third commissioner shall be ap-
pointed 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 par-
ties 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 expira-
tion of the terms of the present commissioners in office, on June 1,
1971, the Governor shall appoint in the manner hereinabove pro-
vided, 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.

(d)    St. Mary's County.—In St. Mary's County the board of li-
cense commissioners as it existed prior to June 1, 1963 is abolished
and a new board shall be appointed as of that date, as provided in
subsection (a) of this section which shall be styled notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection (a) "the alcoholic beverage board of St.
Mary's County," but which in all other respects shall be the same as
a board appointed under subsection (a). The members of said board
shall organize by electing their own chairman. They shall meet at
least once during each calendar month, and as frequently in addition
thereto as in their discretion is required by the duties of their office.
All hearings held by the board shall be open to the public. The board
is authorized to appoint advisory committees composed of respon-
sible persons in the county for the purpose of advising the board on
any matters relating to administration of the alcoholic beverage
laws. One member of the board shall always be a member of that
political party which at the last preceding gubernatorial election
polled the second highest number of votes throughout the State for
that office.

(d-1) Somerset County.—In Somerset County as of June 1, 1967,
the Governor shall appoint three persons who shall constitute the
board of license commissioners for the county, who shall hold office