1564                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [Ch. 387

Article 56 — Licenses
109.

The State Athletic Commission shall be a part of the
Department of Licensing and Regulation. The members of
the State Athletic Commission as at present constituted
shall hold office for the period of their appointment.
Thereafter their successors shall be appointed by the
Governor with the advice of the Secretary of Licensing
and Regulation for a term of six years. The Commission
shall maintain general offices for the transaction of its
business in the City of Baltimore. The members of the
Commission shall, at their first meeting after their
appointment, elect one of their number chairman of the
Commission and shall adopt a seal for the Commission, and
make such rules for the administration of their office,
not inconsistent herewith, as they may deem expedient;
and they may hereafter amend or abrogate such rules.
Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
to do business; and the concurrence of at least two
commissioners shall be necessary to render a choice or
decision by the Commission, and each member of the
Commission shall be entitled to receive his actual and
necessary traveling expenses and other expenses incurred
by him in the performance of his official duties, and in
addition thereto , the chairman of [said] THE Commission
shall receive an annual salary of [fifteen hundred
dollars ($1,500.00)] $3,500, and each of the other
commissioners shall receive a salary of [twelve hundred
dollars ($1,200.00) ] $2,500, [said] THE expenses and
[said] salaries shall be payable out of the license fees
hereinafter provided. Each of [said] THE commissioners
shall, upon entering the performance of his duties, be
covered by surety bonds in accordance with the provisions
of §§ 46 through 50 of Article 78A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland.

[[SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
provisions of this Act shall not be construed to extend
or apply to the salary of the Chairman and members of the
State Athletic Commission in office on the effective date
of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning
the salary of the Chairman and members of the State
Athletic Commission shall take effect at the beginning of
the next following term of office.]]

SECTION [[3]] 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That
this Act shall take effect July 1, 1971.

Approved April 30, 1974.