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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(B) WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(1)       THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY

SHALL BE     GOVERNED BY THE REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS

PERTAINING   TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE LIBRARY AS PROVIDED

IN CHAPTER   511 OF THE ACTS OF 1898 AND ANY OTHER LAWS

APPLICABLE   TO THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

(2) THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE WASHINGTON - COUNTY FREE LIBRARY ARE AS PROVIDED IN
CHAPTER 511 OF THE ACTS OF 1898 AND THE CHARTER, ARTICLES OF

INCORPORATION, AND OTHER LAWS__APPLICABLE TO THE BOARD OF

TRUSTEES OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE LIBRARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §171(c) and (d).

The only changes are in style.

23-303. BOARDS OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.

(A)       COMPOSITION.

(1)    EACH BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES CONSISTS OF

SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY FROM
NOMINEES SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.

(2)    A BOARD THAT EXISTED BEFORE 1945 UNDER A
CORPORATE CHARTER MAY CONTINUE AS CONSTITUTED IF:

(I)   IT HAS AT LEAST SEVEN MEMBERS;

(II)   THE MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF
CHARACTER, ABILITY, AND DEMONSTRATED INTEREST IN LIBRARY
MATTERS; AND

(III)    THE MEMBERS MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(B)   QUALIFICATIONS.

THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE:

(1)    REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AREA THE LIBRARY
SERVES; AND

(2)   RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY THAT THE LIBRARY
SERVES.

(C)   TERM AND VACANCIES.

(1) EACH MEMBER OF A BOARD SERVES FOR A TERM OF
5 YEARS AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.
THESE TERMS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF THE
MEMBERS SERVING ON THE BOARD AS OF JULY 1, 1978.

(2) A MEMBER MAY BE REAPPOINTED BUT MAY NOT
SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS.