HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

1.

(b) The Workmen's Compensation Commission,
hereinafter referred to as the Commission, shall be composed
of [eight] 10 members, of whom one shall be chairman and
[seven] 9 shall be associate commissioners, all of whom
shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. [The initial appointments of a
chairman and four associate commissioners shall date from
February 1, 1958, and be for periods of eight, nine, ten,
eleven and twelve years respectively, or until their
successors have been appointed and have qualified. The
additional appointment of two associate commissioners shall
date from February 1, 1961, and shall be for periods of four
years each, or until their successors have been appointed
and have qualified. The further additional appointment of
one associate commissioner shall date from August 1, 1969
and shall be for a term of twelve years.] THE ADDITIONAL
APPOINTMENT OF THE 2 ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS SHALL DATE FROM
JULY 1, 1982 AND SHALL BE FOR A TERM OF 12 YEARS. As each
[such] term expires, the Governor shall appoint a person to
a full term of twelve years, or until his successors shall
have been appointed and shall have qualified. A person may
be appointed to successive or additional terms. Vacancies
shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.

17.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

(3) Expenses of the Workmen's Compensation

Commission. Salaries, COST OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; and administrative expenses of the
Workmen's Compensation Commission, including the costs of
administering the occupational safety program under the
Commissioner of Labor and Industry, as provided for in
Article 89 of this Code, and including any employer's
contribution or other costs incurred by the State by virtue
of participation of any commissioner in the judicial pension
system of the State.

2.

The Governor shall designate one member of the
Commission as the chairman thereof, and he shall be the
administrative and executive head of the Commission and
shall have the final authority in all matters relating to
the assignment of cases for trial and the administrative
work of the Commission and its employees, except in the
promulgation of rules and regulations wherein the Commission
shall act as a body, and in the trial and determination of
cases, as hereinafter provided. The members are hereby