Marvin Mandel, Governor                         597

appointed by the State Senator representing Calvert County; to study
the feasibility of establishing a merit system for the employees of
Calvert County. The appointment shall be made within thirty (30)
days of the date on which this act becomes law. The chairman of the
commission shall be elected by the members of the commission. The
failure of any of the parties designated herein to make appointments
mandated by law shall not affect the establishment or work of the
commission which shall proceed with the number of members ap-
pointed according to the provisions of this section. Such a study shall
include a determination of which employees of the county shall be
included in the merit system. The report of the committee shall be
completed and delivered to the county commissioners and the mem-
bers of the General Assembly representing Calvert County prior to
the 1971 regular session of the General Assembly. There is hereby
created in Garrett County a commission of seven persons, two of
whom shall be appointed by the County Commissioners of Garrett
County, two of whom shall be appointed by the Garrett County dele-
gation in the House of Delegates and the State Senator representing
Garrett County; one of whom shall be appointed by the judge of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County; one of whom shall be appointed by
the Garrett County Roads Employees Association; and one of whom
shall be selected from the other Garrett County appointed employees
by the Governor; to study the feasibility of establishing a merit
system for the employees of Garrett County. The appointment shall
be made within thirty (30) days of the date on which this article
becomes law. The failure of any of the parties designated herein to
make appointments mandated by law shall not affect the establish-
ment or work of the commission which shall proceed with the num-
ber of members appointed according to the provisions of this sub-
section. Such a study shall include a determination of which em-
ployees of the county shall be included in the merit system. The
report of the committee shall be completed and delivered to the
county commissioners and the members of the General Assembly
representing Garrett County prior to the 1969 regular session of the
General Assembly.]

The County Commissioners of Garrett County shall institute a merit
system for all county employees pursuant to the final reports and
recommendations of the Merit System Commission and Governmen-
tal Study Commission of Garrett County, the system to be effective
as of January 1, 1972.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly, That
this Act shall take effect on July 1, 1971.

Approved April 29, 1971

CHAPTER 287
(House Bill 320)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3-7 of
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Election Code," subtitle "Registration of