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mission", said new sections to be known as Sections 380A
to 381M, inclusive, and to follow immediately after Section
380 of said Article, to create a sanitary district within
Allegany County, Maryland, and to incorporate the same;
to provide for the government thereof; to provide for the
construction, maintenance, operation, purchase, condemna-
tion or acquisition by gift of water supply, sewerage and
drainage systems; and the purchase or condemnation, ex-
cept property belonging to the State of Maryland or
any political sub-division thereof and property, real
or personal, or water rights wheresoever situated,
of any incorporated municipality located in Allegany
County, Maryland of any land, structures or build-
ings or any stream bed, water way, water rights, or
watershed or any rights therein required for use in the
construction, maintenance or operation of water supply,
sewerage and drainage systems in Allegany County, Mary-
land, to provide for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of
such construction and the levy of taxes, assessments and
benefits, water charges and rates for the payment of said
bonds in such district; to provide for the operation, mainte-
nance, regulation and control of said systems; and to pro-
vide penalties for certain offenses defined herein, and for
other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That 40 new sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Allegany County", to be under sub-title
"LaVale Sanitary Commission", said new sections to be known
as Sections 380A to 381M, inclusive, to follow immediately
after Section 380 of said Article, and to read as follows:.

LAVALE SANITARY. COMMISSION.

380A. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this sub-title, the sanitary district created hereafter shall be
under the jurisdiction of a Commission of three persons, all
of whom shall be appointed by the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Allegany County, and all of whom shall reside in
Allegany County, within the limits of Election District 29,
be resident taxpayers of said county and qualified voters
thereof. The term of each of the three members shall be six
years or until their successors are appointed and have quali-
fied, except that the first Commissioner named by said Board
of County Commissioners shall serve for two years, the second
for four years, and the third for six years from the date of
their appointment; and as to the term of each Commissioner
expires, his successor shall be appointed by the Board of
County Commissioners of Allegany County. Any vacancy in
the personnel of the Commission shall be filled by appoint-