MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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they shall be appointed by the [Board of County
Commissioners] COUNTY EXECUTIVE WITH THE ADVICE AND
CONSENT OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL. In Garrett County, the
members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor.
He shall appoint two members of the board who are members
of that political party which has elected a majority of
the members of the Board of County Commissioners and one
member of the board from that political party other than
the one electing a majority of the Board of County
Commissioners. The appointments shall be confirmed by
the House of Delegates if there is no resident Senator
elected from the county. In Kent County the County
Commissioners shall be ex officio members of the liquor
control board. In Garrett and Harford counties [said]
THE board shall also be known as the board of license
commissioners of these respective counties, upon which
shall be devolved all the duties and rights given
elsewhere in this article. In Montgomery County, the
director of the department of liquor control shall be
appointed and removed by the county executive with the
approval of the County Council. In Montgomery County
there shall also be an advisory board which shall consist
of three members who shall be appointed and removed by
the county executive with the approval of the County
Council. All members shall be residents of Montgomery
County, and of the three members, one shall be a bona
fide holder of a liquor license in Montgomery County.
Of the other two members, one shall be a member of one of
the two major political parties in the State, and the
other of the opposite major political party in the State.
The members of said board shall receive no compensation,
but shall be entitled to necessary expenses in connection
with their duties. Of the members first appointed, one
shall serve a term of two years from June 1, 1967, one
shall serve a term of three years from June 1, 1967, the
third shall serve a term of four years from June 1, 1967,
and their successors shall fill the unexpired portion of
the term or four years for such new term as the case may
be. The advisory board shall report to the county
executive periodically but at least semiannually on
recommendations for the improvement of the operations of
county liquor dispensaries from the standpoint of
efficiency, profit and convenience to the consumers.

(j) In case of a vacancy on an appointive board
for any reason whatever, it shall be filled for the
unexpired term in the same manner as the original
appointment; except that in Worcester County the vacancy
shall be filled by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and in Harford County the vacancy
shall be filled by the [Board of County Commissioners]
COUNTY EXECUTIVE WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL.

(k) In Harford County the members of the board
shall each give a bond to the county in an amount to be
prescribed from time to time by the County
[Commissioners] EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY COUNCIL for the