MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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to commerce, agriculture, forestry, transportation,
travel, tourism and recreation, and to cooperate and
offer assistance to existing industries and businesses,
and to promote and encourage the establishing and
locating of new industries and businesses in St. Mary's
County and other matters intended to foster and develop
gainful employment and the pursuit of happiness of all
who are now or may hereafter be residents of St. Mary's
County.

(b)    The commission shall consist of [not less than
seven nor more than eleven] NINE Members, who shall be
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. [The
members shall represent a cross section of the economic
composition of the county and shall be selected because
of their known experience and interest in the development
of the county. Those organizations representing the same
categoric interest shall jointly send to the county
commissioners a list of not less than two nor more than
three names of persons duly qualified and interested in
serving on the commission.] There shall be on the
commission one member chosen from each of the following
categories: Agriculture, banking, [contracting, real
estate and retailing, and two from the public at large.
The county commissioners shall not select any person not
on a list submitted by interested organizations except
for the two positions representing the public at large.
The public at large positions on the commission can be
made by any resident of the county by submitting in
writing to the county commissioners nominations and the
county commissioners shall give all reasonable and fair
consideration to the nominations submitted but are not
required to choose from names submitted for the public at
large positions on the commission. The commission when
it deems necessary for the successful operation of its
program shall determine what other categoric interests
should be represented on the commission, and shall ask
the county commissioners to select a person to represent
the said categoric interest by following the procedure as
outlined in this section and provided that no more than
the maximum number of members as set forth in this
section shall be appointed to the commission.] SEAFOOD,
AND GOODS AND SERVICES.

(c)    The members of the commission shall serve for
[two] THREE years [from June 1, 1961], EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
IN THIS ACT, and are eligible for reappointment. THOSE
PERSONS SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION IMMEDIATELY
PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1975, SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE POSITIONS UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR TERNS,
AS OF JULY 1, 1975, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL
STAGGER THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS FOR PERIODS OF
ONE, TWO AND THREE YEARS IN ORDER TO INSURE THE
EXPIRATION OF TERMS ON THE BASIS OF NO MORE THAN THREE