TALBOT COUNTY. 4657

Each member of the said Commission so appointed shall give bond with
approved corporate security in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500)
for the faithful compliance with the provisions of this Act, the cost of said
bonds to be paid out of the said St. Michaels Electric Commission's funds,
each member of said Commission (except the President aforesaid) to take
an oath of office such as is required of other officers of said town of St.
Michaels.

On or before the first day of July, 1916, the said Commissioners of St.
Michaels shall appoint the members of the St. Michaels Electric Commis-
sion qualified as aforesaid, to build, construct, operate, manage and main-
tain said electric plant and all appurtenances thereto belonging, said mem-
bers to serve for two, four and six years respectively, accounting from the
first day of July, 1916. They shall draw lots for the different terms, the
highest number to take the longest term and so on down to the lowest.
Their successors shall be appointed one every two years each for a full
term of six years during the month of June. In the event of a vacancy
by reason of death, resignation, removal from office, or otherwise, said
vacancy shall be filled by the said Commissioners of St. Michaels for the
remainder of the term for which said Electric Commissioner was ap-
pointed.

Said St. Michaels Electric Commission shall have full power to con-
tract in the name of the Commissioners of St. Michaels, for all materials
of every kind and all labor, skilled or unskilled, for building, maintain-
ing, and operating said electric plant, to make all rules and regulations
for the management and operation thereof, including the fixing and revis-
ing of rates, all of which powers and duties, however, to be subject to the
approval of the said Commissioners of St. Michaels aforesaid.

The Treasurer of said Commission shall give bond in a sum to be fixed
and approved by the Commissioners of St. Michaels.

1916, ch. 461, sec. 7.

476. The said Commission shall keep an accurate account of receipts
and disbursements and a record of its proceedings and reports the same
to the Commissioners of St. Michaels every six months, or oftener if
demanded by said Commissioners of St. Michaels.

1916, ch. 461, sec. 8.

477. For the purpose of carrying out this Act, the right to use the
streets, avenues, lanes, alleys and ways of the town of St. Michaels and to
plant or contract for the use of necessary poles thereon is hereby granted
to said St. Michaels Electric Commission.

1918, ch. 49, sec. 1.

478. The Commissioners of St. Michaels are hereby authorized and
empowered to purchase of Thomas E. Harrison, Norman M. Shannahan,
Sol Caplan and H. Clay Dodson, trading as the "St. Michaels Utilities
Commission," all their electric lighting plant and appurtenances, includ-
ing real estate, capital, stock, poles, wires, meters and all machinery and