Ch. 331

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SUBSECTION, THE board shall consist of ten members; and the initial members shall
be appointed by the county commissioners or county council; three members to be
appointed for three years, three for two years, three for one year.

(2)     (I) IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF AT
LEAST 10, BUT NO MORE THAN 15, MEMBERS.

(II) NEW POSITIONS, AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, SHALL BE INITIALLY FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR TERMS TO ENSURE BALANCED STAGGERING OF THE
EXPIRATION OF TERMS OF ALL MEMBERS, BUT NOT TO EXCEED THREE YEARS.

(3)      Members shall be chosen from among the residents of the county.

[(3)] (4) One member of the board of county commissioners or county
council shall be a member of the board, ex officio, as chosen by the board of county
commissioners or county council from time to time.

[(4)] (5) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this
paragraph, as the terms of the initial appointees expire or as vacancies occur, their
successors shall be elected by a majority vote or quorum of the board for terms of
three years or the remainder thereof; and hereafter, these positions shall be so filled.

(ii) In St. Mary's County, as the terms of the initial appointees
expire or as vacancies occur, their successors shall be appointed by the County
Commissioners of St. Mary's County for a term of 3 years if a term expires, or the rest
of the term if a term is vacated.

(iii) In Frederick County, as the terms of the initial appointees
expire or as vacancies occur, their successors shall be appointed by the County
Commissioners of Frederick County for a term of 3 years if a term expires, or the rest
of the term if a term is vacated.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved May 13, 2003.

CHAPTER 331
(House Bill 861)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore County - Property Tax - Credit - The Maryland State Game and
Fish Protection Protective Association, Inc.

FOR the purpose of requiring authorizing the governing body of Baltimore County to
grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county tax imposed on real
property owned by The Maryland State Game and Fish Protective Association,
Inc.; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to a

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