The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-11-17
Public Local Laws
Passed at the 1922 Session Of
the Maryland Legislature
CHAPTER NO. 496


AN ACT to create an Immigrant I
Commission for the counties 81
Charles, Prince Georges. st. M irE 5
and Calvert; to provide for adveft's-
ing the resources and for the enCour-
agement of immigration in said coun-
ties, in cooperation with the State
Board of Agriculture; and to dt fine
the duties and powers of said Com
mission.
Section / Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, that an lmm.-
grafton Commission for the counties Of
Charles. Prince Georges, St Mar =
and Calvert, in Southern MaryIan j, be
and the same is hereby created and
constituted, TO be composed of the Pres
| ident af the University of Maryland,
and Joseph A. Wilmer, of Charles
Cannty; William S. Chichester, OF
| Prince Georges County; Truea- al
Thomas Parran, of Calvert County,
who are hereby designated as members
| of said Commission for the term begin
ming on the first day Of June, in the
year 1922, and ending on the first day
of O..t, Der, in the year 1924, or until
their successors are appointed and
qualified. as hereinafter provided.
In case Of any vacancy occurring in
the membership of said Commission,
such vacancy shall be filled by the ap
nointment, by the Governor of Mary
land Of some suitable person from the
same county and for the uncXDrtd
tenn Of such member, toithe end that
each Of the counties aforesaid shall. AT
all times, be represented upon said
Board. And upon the expiration OF
the rms of all members Of said Com
mission, and b-ennuallv thereafter, the
Governor of M lryIand shall appoint
members thereof, having due regard
for the county representation herein
before provided.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, |
That the members constituting the Com /!
mission hereby created shall, before |
the 18th day Of June, 1922. meet NJ |
some convenient place in some of sthe |
counties aforesaid, the time and place |
of said meeting to be designated by the |
President of the University Of Mary
land, and organize by the election OF |
one of it's members as Chairman of So ID |
Commits sion. Said Commission shall |
thereaft er elect a secretary and Treas
urer thereof, who may or who may |
not be member of said Commission.
/, shall have full power to fix the salary
of said Secretary and Treasurer, who
shall give bond for the faithful per-
formance of his duties as such, in the
penalty of ten thousand 100000 dol
lars, to be approved by. aud deposited |
With, said Commission. The said Com
mission shall have full power and auth
GRITTY to appoint such other employees
and fix their compensation, as may be |.
necessary to fully and etfectually carry |
out the purpose of this Act.
The members constituting said Com
mission shall serve without compensa- |
ton. The principal office of said Com
mission shall be established at some |
point within one of the counties afore-
said, to be designated by said Com
mission.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of said Com |
mission to advertise the resources of |
the counties aforesaid and to encour-
age immigration therein in co-oPera-
ton with the State Board of Agricul-
ture. for which purpose 1T shall have |
full power and authority to |
make all necessary contracts and re- |
gulations for the listing, appraisal. adj
vertising and sale of lands located in |
said counties, and to make such other |
expenditures as said Commission may
deem necessary, within the limits of |
the amounts appropriated therefor BY |
the General Assembly in the State |
Budget; the same to be payable upon
the order of the Commission and on |
warrants signed by the Chirman and
Secretary of said Commission.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted |
That this Act shall take effect June |
l, 1922.
True copy of an Act of the General
Assembly, approved by the Governor.
April ID, 1929.
A. ]. ALMONEY, Chief Clerk.