WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 3

[(c)] (R) (1) [In] THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES IN Prince George's County.

(2)      (I) [the] THE Board of License Commissioners consists of 5
members.

(II)     The Governor shah appoint 4 of the 5 commissioners from the
political party obtaining the highest number of votes in the last gubernatorial general
election in the County, and the Governor shall appoint 1 commissioner from the political
party obtaining the next highest number of votes in [said] County election.

(III)   Before making the appointments or filling any vacancy, the
Governor shall request the central committees for Prince George's County representing
each of the 2 leading political parties of the State to designate at least 4 eligible
candidates for each position; and the Governor shall appoint one of the persons so
designated unless in his judgment all of [said] THE persons [shall be] ARE unfit or
incompetent, in which case he shall file a written statement to that effect with the
Secretary of State.[, setting] THE STATEMENT SHALL SET forth the facts and the
grounds therefor and shall call upon the [said] committees for Prince George's County
for another list of 6 names for each position to be filled, from which list and the original
list [he] THE GOVERNOR shall make the appointments.

(3)      [In Prince George's County, the] THE term of a member is 3 years. The
terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the
Board on July 1, 1985.

(4)     Not more than 4 of the appointees shall belong to the same political
party.

(S) THE PROVISIONS OF § 150 OF THIS ARTICLE APPLY IN QUEEN ANNE'S
COUNTY.

(T) THE PROVISIONS OF § 148A OF THIS ARTICLE APPLY IN ST. MARY'S
COUNTY.

[(d-1)] (U) (1) [In] THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION APPLY ONLY IN
Somerset County, [as of June 1, 1967, the]

(2)     THE Governor shall appoint three persons who [shall] constitute the
Board of License Commissioners [for the county,] AND who [shall] hold office for
terms of [two] 2 years each.

(3)     The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate of
Maryland.

(4)     One of the members of the Board shall be designated as its chairman,
and not more than two members of the Board shall belong to the same political party.

[(e)] (V) In Talbot County the appointments shall be for terms of [six] 6 years.
The Board shall organize by electing its own chairman.

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