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HOWARD COUNTY

provision, sentence, clause, section or part thereof is
held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional or inapplicable
to any person or circumstances, such illegality,
invalidity or unconstitutionality, inapplicability shall
not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions,
sentences, clauses, sections or parts of the Act or their
application to other persons or circumstances. It is
hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this
act would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or
unconstitutional provision, sentence, clause, section or
part had not been included therein, and if the person or
circumstance to which the Act or any part thereof is
inapplicable had been specifically exempted therefrom.

SECTION 3. THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That this Act shall
take effect sixty (60) days after enactment.

Approved: February 5, 1974

Council Bill No. 3

AN ACT [[to amend Article 7 of the Charter of Howard
County, Title "Appeal Boards," Section 501, subtitle
"The County Board of Appeals,"]] to allow additional
compensation to the members of the Board for the
holding of all official public sessions.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, [[(two thirds of the members
elected to the Council concurring) that Section 607 of
the Howard County Charter be and is hereby repealed and
reenacted with amendments, the same if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters of the County as herein
provided to become a part of the Howard County Charter
and to read as follows:

Section 501(a) Appointment; Term; Compensation

The County Board of Appeals shall consist of three
qualified voters of the County appointed by the Council.
Appointees shall serve for three years from the first day
of January of the year of their appointments, or until
successors are appointed. Vacancies, except those at the
expiration of a term, shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment and for the unexpired term.
Appointments shall be made so that not more than two
members of the Board shall be members of the same
political party.]] PURSUANT TO SECTION 501 OF THE
HOWARD COUNTY CHARTER THAT THE SALARY FOR THE COUNTY