862                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 296

veterans, one of whom shall be designated by the Secretary of Em-
ployment and Social Services as chairman. Each congressional dis-
trict shall be represented, and one member shall be an at-large mem-
ber. The Maryland Veterans Commission shall be part of the State
Department of Employment and Social Services. Members shall be
eligible for reappointment to the Commission. All persons who are
members of the Commission as of August 31, 1970, shall continue to
serve as members until the expiration of the terms to which they were
appointed. All appointments to the Commission shall be for seven-
year terms. The department commander of the American Legion,
the department commander of the Marine Corps League, the de-
partment commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the depart-
ment commander of the Disabled American Veterans, the depart-
ment commander of the Spanish-American War Veterans, the de-
partment commander of the World War I Veterans, the department
commander of the Catholic War Veterans and the department
commander of the Jewish War Veterans shall constitute an ad-
visory committee to the Commission, who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Secretary of Employment and Social Services, without vote.

The members of the Commission as thus constituted shall serve
without pay; members of the Commission shall be paid actual travel-
ing expenses necessitated by their duties, when authorized and ap-
proved by the Commission.

The Maryland Veterans Commission, subject to the provisions
of Article 41, Section 205C of this Code, shall make such rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary for administration and dis-
bursement of such veterans' relief funds as are provided for in the
budget, and the State Service Officer, hereinafter provided for, shall
approve all bills and vouchers before payment by the Comptroller.

There shall be a committee of [eight] nine persons, to be known
as the advisory Maryland veterans committee, composed of the current
department commanders, respectively, of the American Legion,
the Marine Corps League, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Dis-
abled American Veterans, the Spanish-American War Veterans, the
World War I Veterans, the Catholic War Veterans, the Jewish
War Veterans and the designee of the Fleet Reserve Association
as determined by its board of directors of Branch 6. The members
of such committee shall serve without pay and the committee shall
advise and work with the Maryland Veterans Commission in the
duties imposed upon them by this subtitle, but shall not be mem-
bers of the Commission.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 5, 1972.

CHAPTER 296
(House Bill 673)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 700D of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1971 Replacement
Volume), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "III Places of
Reformation and Punishment," subheading "Prisoners," to add