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State Division of Parole and Probation, the chairman of the State
Parole Board, the Director of the Administration, and the mayor
of the City of Baltimore, each to serve as permanent ex officio mem-
bers and nine members to be appointed by the Governor, [with the
advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene,] from the
general public. One of the members from the general public shall
serve as chairman and one such member shall serve as vice-chairman
upon designation by and at the pleasure of the Governor. Each
of the ex officio members may designate a representative to act on
his behalf on the Council.

(b) The term of office of each of the appointive members of, the
Council shall be for three years, provided, however, that of the
members first appointed three shall be appointed for terms which
will expire on December 31, 1970; three for terms which will expire
on December 31, 1971; three for terms which will expire on De-
cember 31, 1972. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the
unexpired terms. The appointive members shall continue in office
until their successors are appointed and have been qualified. An
appointee shall be eligible for reappointment. [Any appointed mem-
ber shall during his term serve at the Governor's pleasure, and such
member may be removed by the Governor at any time prior to the
expiration of his term.]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect on May 1, 1971.

Approved May 28, 1971.

CHAPTER 795
(House Bill 1316)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 13A of
Article 10 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement
Volume), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact,"
subtitle "Misconduct of Attorneys—Negligence—Disbarment—
Suspension," providing that, as to Howard County, in determining
the meaning of the term "bar association" as used in Rule BVI b
of the Maryland Rules, "practice of law" shall mean "the full-time
practice of law in Howard County."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 13A of Article 10 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 Replacement Volume), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys
in Fact," subtitle "Misconduct of Attorneys—Negligence—
Disbarment—Suspension," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: