1970                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 584

until their successors are duly appoints and qualified.]
Bach member of the Board [thereafter] shall receive a
certificate of his appointment from the Governor and
before beginning his term of office shall file with the
Secretary of State his written oath or affirmation for
the faithful discharge of his official duty. On the
expiration of the term of any member, the Governor, with
the advice of the Secretary of Licensing and Regulation,
shall, in the manner hereinbefore provided, appoint for a
term of five years a professional engineer, or a
professional land surveyor, having the qualifications
required by § 4 OR A MEMBER FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS
THE CASE MAY BE. Each member shall hold office until the
expiration of the term for which [such member] HE is
appointed or until a successor [shall have been] IS duly
appointed and [shall have qualified] QUALIFIES.

4.

Each member of the Board shall be a citizen of the
United States and a resident of this State, and EXCEPT
WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC MEMBER, shall have been
engaged in the practice of the profession of engineering,
or land surveying, for at least twelve years, and shall
have been in responsible charge of important engineering
work or important land surveying work for at least five
years.

7.

The Board shall hold [a meeting within thirty days
after its members are first appointed and thereafter
shall hold] at least two regular meetings each year.
Special meetings shall be held at such time as the bylaws
of the Board [may] provide. Notice of all meetings
shall be given in such manner as the bylaws [may]
provide. The Board shall elect annually from its
membership [the following officers: ] a chairman, a
vice-chairman, and a secretary. THE PUBLIC MEMBER OF
THE BOARD SHALL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE EXCEPT WITH
RESPECT TO THE EXERCISE OF THE BOARD'S POWERS UNDER § 17.
A quorum of the Board [shall consist] CONSISTS of [not
less than] three members EXCEPT THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE
EXERCISE OF THE BOARD'S POWERS UNDER § 17, A QUORUM
CONSISTS OF FOUR MEMBERS.

8.

(a) The Board [shall have] HAS the power
to adopt and amend [all] bylaws and rules of procedure[,
not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this
State, which may be] reasonably necessary for the proper
performance of its duties and regulation of its
proceedings, meetings, records, examinations and the