376 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Council shall require, the cost of which shall be paid by the
Commission, and at the expiration of his term of office shall
turn over all money, books and papers belonging to his office
to his successor.

97-FF. The salary of each Commissioner as such shall be
$250 per annum, but the President shall receive $50 additional,
and such salaries shall be payable in quarterly installments and
at the close of the fiscal year, shall be apportioned on the books
and in the report to the various plants or systems in proportion
to the gross income of the respective systems, and each Commis-
sioner, before assuming the duties of his office, shall take the
same oath as is now prescribed for other officers of the town of
Easton, and said Commission shall meet for the transaction of
business at least twice a month and at such other times as it
may be deemed necessary.

97-GG. The said Easton Utilities Commission shall be and
they are hereby directed and required to apply all the water
rents and other revenues which may be derived from the water
works and the revenue from the sewers, electric plant and other
utilities to pay the expenses of properly keeping up and oper-
ating said works, as directed by this Act and shall pay over
the surplus, if any remains, to the Mayor and Council of the
town af Easton semi-annually on or before the 20th day of
March and the 20th day of September in each and every year,
to be used by the Mayor and Council for the payment of interest
and for the redemption of the bonds bearing against
each system; and if at any time the revenues shall be
insufficient for conducting and operating the said water works,
sewerage system or lighting plant or other utilities, until the
same shall become self-sustaining, then said Easton Utilities
Commission shall have authority and are hereby empowered to
draft upon the Mayor and Council to meet such deficiency and
said Mayor and Council shall honor the same out of any funds
in their hands unappropriated to special purposes, and should
the Mayor and Council not have the necessary funds or pro-
vision therefor to meet such drafts, then the Mayor and Council
are authorized and empowered to borrow on the faith and credit
of the town or raise by a special tax the funds necessary to meet

the deficiency.

97-HH. That any person or persons designedly or negli-
gently injuring the water works, sewerage system or lighting
plant, or any part thereof, or attachment thereto, or obstructing