Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1489

the election, tenure, duties, and operations of the Board, and sub-
mitting this Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of Wash-
ington County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 34(b) 35(B) of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1970 Supplement), title "Public Education," subtitle
"Chapter 4. County Boards of Education," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments; and that new Section 36A be and
it is hereby added to said article, title and subtitle of the Code, to
follow immediately after Section 36 thereof, and to read as follows:

35.

(b) The members of the boards, except in Montgomery [County]
and Washington Counties, shall be appointed from the citizens of the
county by the Governor for overlapping terms of five years from
the first day in July next succeeding their appointment, and they
shall hold office until their successors 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, incom-
petency, 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 so 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 statement of all
charges made against such member, and his findings hereon, together
with a complete record of the proceedings. Vacancies on any of the
county boards except in Montgomery [County] and Washington
Counties for any cause shall be filled by the Governor for the unex-
pired 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:

(1)    That no person shall be eligible to serve more than two
consecutive terms and

(2)    That an incumbent member of a county board serving a full
term as of July 1, 1969, shall be eligible for one additional full term.

36A.

(A)(1) After January 1, 1972 JANUARY 1, 1975, the Board
of Education of Washington County shall be composed of five mem-
bers. The office held by incumbent members of the Board of Edu-
cation of Washington County originally appointed by the Governor
shall continue until January 1, 1978 1975, and thereafter are abol-
ished.

(2) The members of said board shall be elected at the general
election in November, 1972 1974. The three members who receive the

highest number of votes shall hold office for terms of four years