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216 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. XXVII
shall be known as "The State Board of Prison Control." The said
State Board of Prison Control shall consist of three members, who shall
be appointed without regard to political affiliation, who shall each be not
less than thirty years of age, and who shall each have been for four
years next preceding his appointment a resident and qualified voter of
the State of Maryland. The first appointments hereunder shall be
made by the Governor as soon as this sub-title becomes effective, without
the necessity of confirmation by the Senate, but subsequent appoint-
ments shall be by and with the advice and consent of the Senate as
aforesaid. One of said Board shall hold office for two years from the
beginning of the termof his office and until his successor shall qualify;
and one of said Board shall hold office for four years from the begin-
ning of his term of office and until his successor shall qualify; and one
of said Board shall hold office for six years from the beginning of his
term of office and until his successor shall qualify.
The Governor, at the time of making and announcing the appoint-
ment of the said three members of the Board of Prison Control, as well
as in the commission issued by him to each of them, shall designate
which of said Board shall serve for the term of two years and which
shall serve for the term of four years, and which shall serve for the
term of six years, and also which shall be Chairman of said Board.
Upon the expiration of each of said terms, the term of office of each
member of said Board shall be six years from the time of his appoint-
ment and qualification, and until his successor shall qualify.
Vacancies in said Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unex-
pired term, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
In the event that the term of office above ascertained and prescribed
for each of said members of the Board shall, in respect to any of said
members, be held and decided by the Court of Appeals of Maryland to
be in excess of the period or term of office allowed or permitted by the
Constitution of Maryland, then in such event the term of office of each
of said members shall be, and this sub-title hereby declares and deter-
mines that the term of office of each of them shall be, for the period of
two years from and after the date of their appointment, and until their
successors respectively qualify according to law; and in such event, the
term of office of each succeeding member of said Board shall be for two
years and until his successor qualifies.
The Governor may remove any member of said Board for inefficiency,
neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of the
charges preferred against him, and the opportunity of being publicly
heard in person or by counsel in his own defense, upon not less than
ten days' notice. If such member shall be removed, the Governor shall
file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all
charges made against such member and his findings thereon, together
with a complete record of the proceedings.
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