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".

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, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
House, who are Ex-Officio, honorary non-voting members.

Governor's Committee on Intergovernmental Cooperation:
Thomas Elmo Jones, Secretary of State, Chairman of the Committee

and Ex-Officio Chairman of the Commission.
Walter N. Kirkman, Director of Budget and Procurement

(Ex-Officio).

William C. Walsh, Attorney General, (Ex-Officio)
Abell Wolman, Chairman State Planning Commission,
(Ex-Officio)

Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Cooperation:
Harold L. Sothoron (Chairman) Brentwood
Wilmer C. Carter Baltimore
E. Milton Altfeld Baltimore
Wilbur R. Dulin Annapolis
James W. Hughes Elkton
House Committee on Intergovernmental Cooperation:
Charles Carroll, Jr„ (Chairman) Ellicott City
John S. White Brentwood
J. Howard Johnson Salisbury
J. Harry West Baltimore
Albert L. Sklar Baltimore
The function of this Commission is to carry forward the partici-
pation of the State as a member of the Council of State Governments,
to encourage and assist the legislative, executive, administrative and
judicial officials and employees of this State to develop and maintain
friendly contact with officials and employees of the other States, of
the Federal government and of local units of government; to endeavor
to advance cooperation between this State and other units of govern-
ment, whenever it deems it advisable to do so, formulating proposals
for, and by facilitating, the adoption of compacts, the enactment of
uniform or reciprocal statutes or administrative rules or regulations,
cooperation of governmental officials and officers with one another
and to take such other steps as it may deem advisable to assist in