Ch. 861                          MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              1765

ADVISORY COMMISSION SHALL SERVE FOR TWO YEAR TERMS
AND SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. EACH MEMBER OF
THE COMMISSION SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE FOR TWO
CONSECUTIVE TERMS. THE ROLE OF THIS COMMISSION SHALL BE
ADVISORY ONLY, AND NO DECISION OR RECOMMENDAION OF
THE COMMISSION SHALL BE BINDING IN ANY WAY UPON THE
CARROLL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 862
(House Bill 1327)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 16 of the St. Mary's
County Code (1965 Edition and 1972 Supplement), being Article 19 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "St. Mary's County," subtitle "County
Commissioners," to change the number of County Commissioners elected from
certain districts, at large and to make certain provisions in regard to the
commissioners, including terms of office, residency and voter qualifications and
to provide certain qualifications [[and duties]] in regard to the President of the
Board and his election and generally relating to the Commissioners [[and to
provide for a referendum]].

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 16 of the St. Mary's County Code (1965 Edition and
1972 Supplement), being Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title St. Mary's County," subtitle "County Commissioners," is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

16.

(a) St. Mary's County shall be divided into three commissioners' districts as
follows: The first, second, eighth and ninth election districts shall compose the first
commissioner district. The third and sixth election districts shall compose the
second commissioner district, and the fourth, fifth and seventh election districts
shall compose the third commissioner district, and each commissioner shall be
elected as hereinafter provided by the general vote of the county from each of said
commissioner districts, who shall serve for four years from the date of his election,
and shall be eligible to succeed himself, EXCEPT THAT NO COUNTY
COMMISSIONER IS TO BE ELECTED TO SERVE MORE THAN THREE
(3) FULL FOUR (4) YEAR CONSECUTIVE TERMS, a majority of said
commissioners constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. FIVE (5)
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TO BE ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF
THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF WHOM TWO (2) COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ARE TO BE ELECTED FROM THE FIRST (1ST) COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT, ONE (1) COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS TO BE ELECTED
FROM THE SECOND (2ND) COMMISSIONER DISTRICT AND ONE (1)
COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS TO BE ELECTED FROM THE THIRD
(3RD) COMMISSIONER DISTRICT.