Owen E. Hitching.............. 1945................ Cumberland
(Appointed by Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County)
George Warnick. ................ 1943............... Bloomington
(Appointed by Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County)

The Commission is composed of three members, one appointed by
the County Commissioners of Garrett County, one by the County Com-
missioners of Allegany County, and the third by the Governor, who
also designates the Chairman. The terms of the Commissioners are
six years from May 1, 1935, except those first appointed by the County
Commissioners of Garrett County and Allegany County serve for two
and four years, respectively, and their successors for six years, so
that the term of one Commissioner shall expire biennially.

The purpose of the law creating the Commission is to conserve,
regulate and control water resources within the Upper Potomac River
District, consisting of Allegany County and Election District No. 4
of Garrett County; and the Commission is authorized to acquire
lands, structures or buildings, or any stream bed, waterway, water-
shed or water rights, for the construction, operation and maintenance
of any dam, reservoir, etc. The County Commissioners of Allegany
County are authorized to levy taxes for the operation, maintenance,
regulation and control of works purchased, acquired or constructed
under the Act.

By Chapter 6 of the Acts of the Special Session of 1936, the County
Commissioners of Allegany County were authorized to issue bonds or
to borrow from any governmental agency any amount up to $200,-
000, to aid said Commission in the acquisition of lands or for the con-
struction or maintenance of lands, dams, reservoirs, etc., whenever
deemed advisable or expedient, without submitting the question of
advisability to the voters of the County, and to make a special tax
levy for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of the bonds
or loan.

"By Chapter 143 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
for 1939, the County Commissioners of Allegany County are authorized
to issue bonds in the amount of One Million Dollars for the purpose
of constructing said dam without submitting the same to a referen-
dum".

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR OTHER STATES AND

COUNTRIES RESIDENT IN MARYLAND

Name. Postoffice.
Arthur Buxbaum, 1206 Hollins St........................... Baltimore
For District of Columbia and Porto Rico.

MARYLAND COOPERATION COMMISSION
(Ch. 331..Acts of 1937)

This Commission, established under provisions of Chapter 331,
Acts of 1937, consists of three committees, in addition to Governor
Herbert R. O'Conor, Honorable Arthur H. Brice, President of the
Senate, and Honorable Thomas E. Conlon, Speaker of the House,
who are Ex-Officio, honorary non-voting members.
Governor's Committee on Intergovernmental Cooperation:
Secretary of State, Chairman of the Committee and Ex-Officio
Chairman of the Commission.