HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 893

term by the agency making the original appointment. All
members shall serve without compensation but they shall
be allowed any reasonable expenses incurred m the per-
formance of their duties under this Act. The Governor
shall designate the Chairman of the Commission. In the
event that either or both Boards of County Commissioners
shall fail or neglect to appoint a member to the Upper
Potomac River Commission, as hereinbefore provided, then
the Governor shall make such appointment or appoint-
ments for the full term or terms of such member or mem-
bers. The Commission shall appoint, discharge at pleas-
sure, and fix the compensation of such engineering, legal,
clerical and other force and help as, from time to time,
in its judgment may be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act. The Commission for the conveni-
ence of the citizens of said District may establish an office
at a convenient place in the District. The Commission
shall annually publish in at least one newspaper in Alle-
gany County a full and true account of its receipts, ex-
penses and expenditures. Prior to said publication, said
accounts shall be fully audited by the State Auditor of the
State of Maryland, who shall be paid such compensation
by the Commission as is paid the Auditor for auditing
other State Accounts; provided, however, said Commission
may in addition to said State Auditor, employ a certified
public accountant to audit its books and accounts. The
Commission shall always keep available and open to public
inspection during business hours, at its principal office, a
detailed audit and financial statement of its accounts and
shall furnish upon request copies of its actual statement
of receipts, expenses and expenditures, at a nominal
charge to cover the actual cost of preparing such a state-
ment.

Any member of the Commission appointed by the re-
spective County Commissioners may be removed from
office for misfeasance or nonfeasance by vote of the County
Commissioners of either county concurred in and approved
by the Commissioners of the other County and any member
appointed by the Governor may be removed by the Gov-
ernor 'for like cause provided, however, that reasonable
notice of charges and opportunity for hearing shall first
be given any member of the Commission sought to be
removed.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the mem-
bers of said Commission shall be a body corporate, by the
name of the "Upper Potomac River Commission, " with
the right to use a common seal, to sue and be sued, and to