928                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 342

VETERINARIANS OF THIS STATE, AND IN ACTIVE PRAC-
TICE IN THIS STATE FOR FIVE YEARS, AND IN GOOD
STANDING AND WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED AND QUALI-
FIED, BUT OF THOSE FIRST APPOINTED, ONE SHALL BE
FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR, ONE FOR TWO YEARS, ONE
FOR THREE YEARS, ONE FOR FOUR YEARS AND ONE FOR
FIVE YEARS, FROM JUNE 1, 1949.

(B)    THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF [HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE] AGRICUL-
TURE. EACH APPOINTMENT ON THE BOARD SHALL BE
MADE FROM A LIST OF AT LEAST THREE NAMES FOR EACH
VACANCY SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR OR TO THE
GOVERNOR-ELECT AND TO THE SECRETARY OF [HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE] AGRICULTURE, BY THE MARY-
LAND STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE BY VOTE OF A MAJORITY
PRESENT AT SOME REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND SHALL BE CERTI-
FIED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE PRESIDENT AND SECRE-
TARY OF THE ASSOCIATION.

THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ASSOCIATION
PROMPTLY OF ANY VACANCY OTHER THAN BY EXPIRA-
TION AND LIKE NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE FOR THE
FILLING OF THE VACANCY.

(C)    TERMS SHALL CONTINUE AFTER JULY 31, 1963, AS
CONSTITUTED ON THAT DATE, WITH EACH MEMBER
SERVING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME FOR WHICH
SELECTED, AND, SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FIVE
YEARS AND OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED
AND QUALIFIED. PRESENT MEMBERS TO SHALL COM-
PLETE TERMS TO WHICH THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY AP-
POINTED.

LIMITATIONS OF TERMS:

1.    NO MEMBER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE FOR OR
DURING MORE THAN TWO FULL SUCCESSIVE TERMS.

2.    CEASING TO LEGALLY AND PHYSICALLY RESIDE IN
STATE VACATES OFFICE. IF ANY MEMBER OF BOARD
CEASES TO RESIDE IN THIS STATE, HIS OFFICE SHALL
BE DEEMED VACANT.

(D)    REMOVAL: ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BE
REMOVED BY THE GOVERNOR, UPON RECOMMENDATION
OF EITHER THE SECRETARY OF [HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE] AGRICULTURE OR THE MARYLAND STATE VET-
ERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, FOR MALFEASANCE,
MISFEASANCE, OR NONFEASANCE AFTER HEARING AS
PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 152 TO 156 INCLUSIVE, OR IF THE
LICENSE OF SUCH MEMBER HAS BEEN REVOKED ON ANY
GROUND SET FORTH IN SECTION 156.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That Section 201 of Article 41 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1917